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SanDisk WD Blue 1TB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2280
Capacity 1TB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 7,100 MB/s
NAND QLC
61 Overall Score
Price $172
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong speed (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 1000 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 7100 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 6700 |
Hardware
| NAND | QLC |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk WD Blue | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T500 | Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G | Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 | Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 1TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 7,100 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,250 MB/s | 14,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | QLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | true | true | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 2000 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1400 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk WD Blue | 86.4 | 61.3 | 14.3 | 54.9 | 57 | 95.2 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.4 | 97 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 85.8 | 95.2 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 93.8 | 96.5 | 98.9 | 78.3 | 82.7 | 95.2 |
| Kingston Fury Renegade SFYRDK/2000G Compare | 92.9 | 94 | 93.5 | 78.3 | 93.9 | 95.2 |
| Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 Compare | 91.4 | 95.9 | 53.3 | 78.3 | 87.9 | 99.6 |
| Lexar Professional NM1090 PRO Compare | 97.9 | 98.2 | 97.3 | 78.3 | 90.9 | 52.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
From $172
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