Western Digital PC SN5000S 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
Western Digital
57 Overall Score
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Kingston
98 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Western Digital PC SN5000S | Kingston SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2230 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Controller | — | SM2508 |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | — | 5★ |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital PC SN5000S 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230
- Strong endurance (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong random (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Strong speed (79th percentile)
- Strong affordability (75th percentile)
- Below average social proof (2nd percentile)2nd %ile
- Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
- Below average capacity (35th percentile)
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong endurance (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
- Below average affordability (6th percentile)6th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital PC SN5000S 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22300.568score per dollar
vs
Kingston SSD PCIe 5.0 NVMe M.2 22800.086score per dollar
Western Digital PC SN5000S 512GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230 offers 6.6x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Kingston SSD
Scores 98 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
