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Western Digital Blue SA510 250GB SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 250GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 555 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 100 TBW
37 Overall Score
Price $149
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong endurance (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong affordability (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average user sentiment (1st percentile)
- Below average capacity (13th percentile)
- Below average speed (22nd percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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Owner sentiment has improved over time
18/100Our AI sentiment read
Based on 10 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 250 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 555 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 440 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 80000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 78000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 100 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Hardware Encryption | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital Blue SA510 | Crucial T500 | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Lexar NM790 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 250GB | 1TB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 555 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | false | false | false |
| Endurance | 100 TBW | 600 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1000 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | User Sentiment | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Blue SA510 | 21.5 | 40.9 | 53.8 | 12.5 | 1.2 | 79.3 | 55.8 | 73.1 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.3 | 96.7 | 99 | 55.3 | 94.6 | 83 | 95.3 | 56.5 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 93.9 | 55.3 | 78.5 | 98.7 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 86.1 | 55.3 | 78.5 | 87.4 | 95.3 | 43.6 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.4 | 90.5 | 79 | 78.5 | 78.5 | 83 | 95.3 | 55.6 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 89.7 | 93.3 | 53.8 | 55.3 | 0 | 93.9 | 95.3 | 50 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $149
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Usage Scores
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