Western Digital WD Green
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong capacity (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average speed (19th percentile)
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 545 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| MTBF (hours) | 1000000 |
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital WD Green | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | 2.5" | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | SATA III | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 545 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 14,900 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 4800 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital WD Green | 18.5 | 22 | 52.7 | 78.3 | 48 | 88 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 99 | 78.3 | 85.6 | 95.5 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.7 | 96.4 | 99 | 78.3 | 82.6 | 95.5 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 93.8 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 93.7 | 95.5 |
| SanDisk WD_Black SN8100 WDS100T1X0M Compare | 97.5 | 99.1 | 90.7 | 54.9 | 98.9 | 95.5 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 99.8 | 78.3 | 86.8 | 38.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Amazon 2 offers From $251
Best Buy 1 offer From $280
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Usage Scores
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