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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
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Part Comparison
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
Estimate wattage and PSU headroom.
Will It Run?
Test your hardware against popular games.
Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
Part Comparison
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SanDisk

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Newegg | $133 | $0.266 | In Stock | $133 | Buy |
Adorama | $199.99 | $0.400 | Out of Stock | $199.99 |
About This Product
The SanDisk WD Blue SN5100 is a 500GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD utilizing a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. While it uses the PCIe 4.0 interface, its performance metrics are closer to high-end PCIe 3.0 drives, offering sequential read/write speeds suitable for general computing and light content creation. It is a cost-effective option for users seeking an NVMe upgrade over SATA, but it does not fully leverage the bandwidth capabilities of PCIe 4.0.
Verdict
βA budget-friendly NVMe SSD for general use, not for high-performance PCIe 4.0 demands.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,740 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,618 MB/s
4K Random Read
432 IOPS
4K Random Write
1K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
150 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.16 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
No
Critical for Gen5 drives and laptops.
Max Temp
85Β°C
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