Western Digital 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
Western Digital
49 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
SanDisk
90 Overall Score
Scores
Laptop
Workstation
Gaming
Budget
Console
Portable
Specifications
| Western Digital 500GB SSD | SanDisk 2TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 | 5★ |
| External | ✗ | ✗ |
| Performance | ||
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | ||
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | ||
| Random Read (IOPS) | No data | |
| Random Write (IOPS) | No data | |
| Hardware | ||
| NAND | — | TLC★ |
| DRAM Cache | — | ✓★ |
| Reliability | ||
| Endurance (TBW) | No data | |
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 3 | 3 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | — | ✗ |
| Hardware Encryption | — | ✓★ |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (71st percentile)
- Below average feature (14th percentile)14th %ile
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
- Strong speed (100th percentile)100th %ile
- Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong feature (97th percentile)97th %ile
- Strong endurance (81st percentile)81st %ile
Pricing
Western Digital 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 22800.513score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 2TB SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe M.2 22800.226score per dollar
Western Digital 500GB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 2280 offers 2.3x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 2TB SSD
Scores 90 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 11 of 17 specs.
