Guru3D.com
  • HOME
  • NEWS
    • Channels
    • Archive
  • DOWNLOADS
    • New Downloads
    • Categories
    • Archive
  • GAME REVIEWS
  • ARTICLES
    • Rig of the Month
    • Join ROTM
    • PC Buyers Guide
    • Guru3D VGA Charts
    • Editorials
    • Dated content
  • HARDWARE REVIEWS
    • Videocards
    • Processors
    • Audio
    • Motherboards
    • Memory and Flash
    • SSD Storage
    • Chassis
    • Media Players
    • Power Supply
    • Laptop and Mobile
    • Smartphone
    • Networking
    • Keyboard Mouse
    • Cooling
    • Search articles
    • Knowledgebase
    • More Categories
  • FORUMS
  • NEWSLETTER
  • CONTACT

New Reviews
Backforce One Plus Gaming Chair review
ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC review
AMD Ryzen 5 5600 review
PowerColor RX 6650 XT Hellhound White review
FSP Hydro PTM Pro (1200W PSU) review
ASUS ROG Radeon RX 6750 XT STRIX review
AMD FidelityFX Super Resolution 2.0 - preview
Sapphire Radeon RX 6650 XT Nitro+ review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6950 XT Sapphire Nitro+ Pure review
Sapphire Radeon RX 6750 XT Nitro+ review

New Downloads
GeForce 512.95 WHQL driver download
AMD Radeon Software Adrenalin 22.5.2 driver download
AIDA64 Download Version 6.70
FurMark Download v1.30
Display Driver Uninstaller Download version 18.0.5.1
Download Samsung Magician v7.1.1.820
Intel ARC graphics Driver Download Version: 30.0.101.1732
HWiNFO Download v7.24
GeForce 512.77 WHQL driver download
Intel HD graphics Driver Download Version: 30.0.101.1960


New Forum Topics
Info Zone - gEngines, Ray Tracing, DLSS, DLAA, TSR, FSR, XeSS, DLDSR etc. NVIDIA GeForce 512.95 WHQL driver download & Discussion Streacom Announces the DA6 Frame Chassis FSR Thread Review: ASUS GeForce RTX 3080 Noctua OC Apacer PCI-Express 5.0 SSD with a maximum transfer rate of 13 GB/secs [3rd-Party Driver] Amernime Zone Radeon Insight 22.5.1 WHQL Driver Pack (Released) Help my Gtx 970 fan wont slow down Dell P3223QE 31.5-inch 4K Monitor with 90W USB Type-C Windows 11 Insider Builds




Guru3D.com » Review » WD Blue SN500 NVME SSD (250GB) Review » Page 2

WD Blue SN500 NVME SSD (250GB) Review - Specifications & Features

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 04/04/2019 10:35 AM [ 4] 15 comment(s)

Tweet

Specifications and features

Much like the Black series SN750 th SN500 is using (Triple-level cell written) written 64-layer NAND flash memory from Sandisk. For those that noticed a similarity, yes this is a rebranded OEM WD SN520 making a move from SATA3 to NVMe, now brought to the consumer market. Western Digital's in-house NVMe SSD controller architecture derives from SanDisk and was cut-down into a more affordable two PCIe lanes no DRAM interface design. This allows them to offer the big storage volume at a lower price point.  In 3D NAND, NAND layers, not chips, are stacked in a single IC. The good news is continued cost reduction, smaller die sizes and more capacity per NAND chip. Also, installed NAND toolsets in the wafer fabs can, for the most part, be reused, thereby extending the useful life of the fab equipment. Though the numbers vary per model due to available NAND channels to the controller (big SSDs have more chips and channels to work with) these SSDs will be plenty fast for any regular performance metrics, offering double and even triple times the speed (depending on how you look at it) of the fastest SATA3 class SSD. As mentioned, Western Digital offers the product series in two SKUs, a 250GB and 500GB version (for now).

  

WD Blue SN500 NVMe SSD250GB500GB
Model Number WDS250G1B0C WDS500G1B0C
Form Factors M.2 2280 (80mm x 22mm x 2.38mm)
Weight 6.5 g
Operating Temperature 32°F to 158°F (0°C to 70°C)
Storage Temperature -67°F to 185°F (-55°C to 85°C)
Interface PCIe Gen3 x2 (8 Gbps)
Endurance (Terabytes Written) 150 TBW 300 TBW
Seq. Read (up to) 1,700 MB/s 1,700 MB/s
Seq. Write (up to) 1,300 MB/s 1,450 MB/s
Rand. Read (up to) 210K IOPS 275K IOPS
Rand. Write (up to) 170K IOPS
MTTF 1.75M hours
Supply Voltage 3.3V ± 5%
Power (Sleep) 2.5mW
Power (Active) 75mW
Warranty 5-year
MSRP $54.99 $77.99

 

For 4K random read and write operations the performance differs a bit here and there per model. Basically, the 500 GB version will offer the best numbers. Capacity might be the one potential drawback. At launch, only 250GB and 500GB capacities are being made available, we'd have loved to see a 1 TB version. We test the 250GB model, ergo we'll base our opinion on that one.




20 pages 1 2 3 4 next »



Related Articles
WD Blue SN550 1TB NVMe SSD review
With a rather properly volume sized 1024 GB (1 TB) size, we check out the SN550 froM Western Digital. The all Sandisk based product is plenty fast  for any modern age PC or laptop....

WD Blue SN500 NVME SSD (250GB) Review
A week or so Western Digital announced their new WD Blue SN500 series NVMe SSDs. A value NVMe proposition that is capable of rattling some cages. We had the opportunity to test the 250GB model thorou...

© 2022