Western Digital WD Blue 500GB SATA III 2.5"
The 560 MB/s read and 530 MB/s write speeds, paired with 95K random read IOPS, make this 2.5-inch SATA III drive a solid performer for everyday tasks. Its 600 TBW endurance and 1.75 million hour MTBF, backed by a 5-year warranty, offer dependable longevity, while WD F.I.T. Lab certification ensures broad compatibility. This is best for budget-conscious desktop builders upgrading from a hard drive who need a reliable, straightforward SSD for general use and light workloads.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong user sentiment (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average capacity (26th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 560 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 530 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 95000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 84000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital WD Blue | Samsung 9100 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T4X0E | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 560 MB/s | 14,700 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD Blue | 38.1 | 42.4 | 53.7 | 26.4 | 78.5 | 95.2 | 95 | 46.6 |
| Samsung 9100 PRO Compare | 98.7 | 99.8 | 99.7 | 78.4 | 56.7 | 85.9 | 95 | 18.3 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 82.9 | 95 | 19.9 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 94 | 93.6 | 78.4 | 66.6 | 93.9 | 95 | 16.4 |
| SanDisk WD_BLACK WDS200T4X0E Compare | 91.5 | 96 | 53.7 | 78.4 | 78.5 | 88 | 99.5 | 37.2 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.4 | 0 | 90.9 | 52.5 | 24.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 1 offer From $185
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Usage Scores
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