Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Western Digital
84 Overall Score
vs
Silicon Power A55
Silicon Power
35 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | Silicon Power A55 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | 2.5" |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | SATA III |
| Protocol | NVMe | SATA |
| PCIe Generation | 4★ | — |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | TLC | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 1 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✓★ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
- Strong social proof (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong random (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong endurance (88th percentile)88th %ile
- Strong speed (86th percentile)86th %ile
Silicon Power A55
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
- Below average speed (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average random (21st percentile)
- Below average endurance (33rd percentile)
- Below average capacity (34th percentile)
Pricing
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
