Crucial T710
Crucial
93 Overall Score
vs
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Western Digital
57 Overall Score
Scores
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Laptop
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Specifications
| Crucial T710 | Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 5★ | 4 |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | ||
| Random Write (IOPS) | ||
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC★ | QLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Controller | Micron G9 | — |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✓★ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Crucial T710
- Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong social proof (84th percentile)84th %ile
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
- Strong random (91st percentile)91st %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
- Strong speed (77th percentile)
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)7th %ile
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
Pricing
Crucial T7100.267score per dollar
vs
Western Digital WD Blue SN51000.479score per dollar
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 offers 1.8x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Crucial T710
Scores 93 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 18 specs.
