Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"

Western Digital
59 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

SanDisk
95 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"

78 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

Users are generally satisfied with this WD Blue SSD, praising it as a cost-effective way to revive older laptops and desktops with faster boot times and improved performance. Some note that write speeds are a bit slow and the technology feels dated, but overall it's seen as a great value. A few Q&A entries are unanswered, leaving some compatibility questions unresolved.

Pros
  • Fast boot times
  • Revives old laptops
  • Affordable price
  • Large storage capacity
  • Easy installation
Cons
  • Slow write speeds
  • Outdated technology
👍 Performance improvement 4
👍 Value for money 3
🤔 Compatibility 2
👎 Write speed 1
👍 Reliability 2

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Workstation
Western Digital
61
SanDisk
95
Console
Western Digital
23
SanDisk
92
Gaming
Western Digital
48
SanDisk
92
Budget
Western Digital
79
SanDisk
70
Laptop
Western Digital
55
SanDisk
72
Portable
Western Digital
15
SanDisk
26

Specifications

Western Digital Blue SA510SanDisk 8TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
1,000
8,000
Form Factor2.5"M.2 2280
InterfaceSATA IIIPCIe 4.0
ProtocolSATANVMe
PCIe Generation—4★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)
560
7,200
Sequential Write (MB/s)
520
6,600
Random Read (IOPS)
90,000
1,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)
82,000
1,200,000
Hardware
NANDTLCTLC
DRAM Cache✓✓
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)
400
4,800
MTBF (hours)
1,750,000
1,750,000
Warranty (years)55
Features
Heatsink—✓★

Pros & Cons

Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"

  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong endurance (79th percentile)

SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe

  • Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
  • Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD

Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 8 of 16 specs.

Western Digital Blue SA510 Better at:

Budget

SanDisk 8TB SSD Better at:

GamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation