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Western Digital 480GB SSD SATA III 2.5"
Capacity 480GB
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA III
Read Speed 545 MB/s
NAND TLC
41 Overall Score
Price $179
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (87th percentile) 87th
Cons
- Below average random (22nd percentile)
- Below average capacity (23rd percentile)
- Below average speed (24th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 480 |
| Form Factor | 2.5" |
| Interface | SATA III |
| Protocol | SATA |
| External | No |
Performance
| Sequential Read (MB/s) | 545 |
| Sequential Write (MB/s) | 480 |
Hardware
| NAND | TLC |
| DRAM Cache | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 3 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital 480GB SSD | Crucial T500 | XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS | MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 480GB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 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 4.0 x4 |
| Seq Read | 545 MB/s | 7,300 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | false | true | true | true | false | false |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 1480 TBW | 3000 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital 480GB SSD | 23.9 | 22.4 | 53.8 | 23.1 | 42.1 | 87.2 | 62.6 |
| Crucial T500 Compare | 91.4 | 96.7 | 99 | 55.3 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 56.5 |
| XPG GAMMIX S70 Blade AGAMMIXS70B-2T-CS Compare | 92.9 | 90.5 | 94 | 78.5 | 77.7 | 77.5 | 29.6 |
| MSI SPATIUM M480 PRO Compare | 94 | 81.1 | 94 | 55.3 | 98.7 | 95.4 | 43.6 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 95.1 | 97 | 86.1 | 55.3 | 87.5 | 95.4 | 43.6 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 72.5 | 90.5 | 79 | 78.5 | 83.1 | 95.4 | 55.5 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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