SANDISK WD Blue SN5100 500GB vs WD Black 500GB WDS500G2X0C SSD Comparison

SANDISK WD Blue SN5100 500GB and WD Black 500GB WDS500G2X0C are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB) and Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Interface, Max Sequential Read and Max Sequential Write.

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SANDISK WD Blue SN5100 500GB	WD Black 500GB WDS500G2X0C
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Brand SANDISK	Brand Western Digital
Model WDS500G5B0E-00CPE0 WDS500G5B0E	Model WDS500G2X0C
Release Date 📅 August 2025	Release Date 📅 May 2018
* First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
User reviews Add a product review	User reviews ★★★★★ (141 reviews) Add a product review
Performance (Charts) n/a	Performance (Charts) 111th / 1760
Effective Value -	Effective Value 79th / 336
Price history View Details ►	Price history View Details ►
Price/GB $0.25	Price/GB $0.13
GB/$1 4.02	GB/$1 7.46
Series WD Blue	Series Black NVMe
Capacity 500 GB	Capacity 500 GB
Interface PCIe Gen4 x4	Interface PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME Yes	NVME Yes
Form Factor M.2-2280	Form Factor M.2-2280
NAND Flash Type 3D NAND	NAND Flash Type -
Cache No DRAM (HMB)	Cache -
Max Sequential Read Up to 6600 MB/s	Max Sequential Read Up to 3400 MB/s
Max Sequential Write Up to 5600 MB/s	Max Sequential Write Up to 2500 MB/s