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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
Build Comparison
Compare complete builds side by side.
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
Check specs, price, and value across parts.
Bottleneck Calculator
Measure CPU and GPU balance before you buy.
Power Calculator
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Will It Run?
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Western Digital

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB | Availability |
|---|
| Total |
|---|
Newegg | $86.06 | $0.168 | In Stock | $86.06 | Buy |
About This Product
Western Digital SN520 is a storage drive for productivity. Key specs include capacity 512 GB, type SATA SSD, form factor M.2 2280, interface M.2 PCIe 3.0 X2, and PCIe gen 3. It is a practical fit for productivity, with compatibility and pricing worth checking against the rest of the build.
Verdict
βBest for productivity when its specs and current price match the build requirements.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
1,700 MB/s
Sequential Write
1,400 MB/s
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
300 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.32 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
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