Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"
Western Digital
51 Overall Score
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
SanDisk
95 Overall Score
Scores
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Specifications
| Western Digital Blue SA510 | SanDisk 8TB SSD | |
|---|---|---|
| Drive | ||
| Capacity | ||
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 |
| Protocol | SATA | NVMe |
| 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) | ||
| MTBF (hours) | No data | |
| Warranty (years) | 5 | 5 |
| Features | ||
| Heatsink | ✗ | ✓★ |
| Hardware Encryption | ✗ | — |
Pros & Cons
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"
- Strong social proof (78th percentile)
- Strong endurance (77th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe
- Strong capacity (98th percentile)98th %ile
- Strong random (96th percentile)96th %ile
- Strong social proof (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong feature (94th percentile)94th %ile
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)4th %ile
Pricing
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5"0.181score per dollar
vs
SanDisk 8TB SSD PCIe 4.0 NVMe0.076score per dollar
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB SATA III 2.5" offers 2.4x better value for money
Verdict
Winner: SanDisk 8TB SSD
Scores 95 overall, wins 5 of 6 usage categories and 10 of 17 specs.
