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Western Digital
Western Digital Black NVMe
500GBNVMe SSDM.2 2280PCIe Gen 3
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Full Specifications
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
TypeNVMe SSD
Capacity500 GB
Form FactorM.2 2280
InterfaceM.2 PCIe 3.0 X4
PCIePCIe 3.0 x4
NVMeYes
About This Product
The Western Digital Black NVMe 500GB is an M.2 PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe SSD. It offers sequential read speeds up to 3,400 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 2,500 MB/s, suitable for general computing and gaming. This drive provides faster load times than SATA SSDs but is slower than newer PCIe Gen4 NVMe drives.
Pros
- Faster than SATA SSDs
- Reliable Western Digital brand
- Good for general use and gaming
- M.2 2280 form factor
Cons
- Slower than PCIe Gen4 NVMe drives
- Lower capacity for the price
- No DRAM cache
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