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SanDisk 500GB SSD NVMe
The SanDisk Optimus GX 7100 hits 6800 MB/s reads and 5800 MB/s writes over PCIe 4.0, with 1200K random write IOPS, making it a fast DRAM-less TLC drive. Its 300 TBW endurance and 5-year warranty offer solid reliability for the price, though it lacks a DRAM cache. Best for budget-conscious desktop builders who want high sequential speeds for gaming and everyday tasks.
Capacity 500GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
Read Speed 6,800 MB/s
NAND TLC
Endurance 300 TBW
69 Overall Score
Price $120
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong random (94th percentile) 94th
- Strong endurance (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong speed (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong affordability (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average capacity (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 500 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 6800 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 5800 |
| Random Read (IOPS) | 760000 |
| Random Write (IOPS) | 1200000 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Endurance (TBW) | 300 |
| MTBF (hours) | 1750000 |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Features
| Heatsink | No |
vs Competition
| Spec | SanDisk 500GB SSD | Samsung 990 PRO | Crucial T700 | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 500GB | 2TB | 2TB | 2TB | 1TB | 1TB |
| 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 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 5.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 6,800 MB/s | 7,450 MB/s | 12,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | true | false |
| Endurance | 300 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1480 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SanDisk 500GB SSD | 80.5 | 93.8 | 53.4 | 26.7 | 88 | 50.4 | 72.7 |
| Samsung 990 PRO Compare | 93.7 | 97.4 | 98.9 | 78.4 | 85.8 | 95.3 | 23 |
| Crucial T700 Compare | 96.6 | 97.6 | 97.5 | 78.4 | 82.8 | 77.4 | 22 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.8 | 90.5 | 94 | 78.4 | 77.4 | 77.4 | 29.6 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.6 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 85.5 | 55.3 | 87.2 | 95.3 | 43.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall68.5
- Budget85.6
- Gaming52.9
- Laptop67.7
- Console49.9
- Portable15.1
- Workstation63.3
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