Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Western Digital
84 Overall Score
vs
KingSpec X400
KingSpec
73 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Budget
Gaming
Console
Workstation
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 | KingSpec X400 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 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) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5★ | 3 |
| 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
KingSpec X400
- Strong endurance (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong speed (90th percentile)90th %ile
- Strong feature (79th percentile)
- Strong social proof (68th percentile)
Pricing
Western Digital WD Blue SN51000.490score per dollar
vs
KingSpec X4000.411score per dollar
Western Digital WD Blue SN5100 offers 1.2x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: Western Digital WD Blue SN5100
Scores 84 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 6 of 17 specs.
