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Compare WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 vs SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND

WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2 and SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND are both solid state drives with the same Capacity (500 GB), Interface (SATA 6 Gb/s) and NAND Flash Type (3D NAND). The main differences are in Performance (+2%) and Form Factor.

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WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2

SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND

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Brand

Western Digital

Brand

SanDisk

Model

WDS500G2B0B

Model

SDSSDH3-500G-G25

Release Date

📅 July 2017

Release Date

📅 July 2017

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Performance (Charts)

255th / 1746

(-2%)

Performance (Charts)

243rd / 1746

(0%)

Effective Value

178th / 336

Effective Value

148th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.11

Price/GB

$0.07

GB/$1

9.09

GB/$1

14.29

Series

Blue

Series

Ultra 3D

Capacity

500 GB

Capacity

500 GB

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

Interface

SATA 6 Gb/s

NVME

No

NVME

No

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

2.5"

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

Max Sequential Read

Up to 560 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 560 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 530 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 530 MB/s

MTBF

Up to 1.75M hours

MTBF

-

Options (3)

	1TB $89.99
	2TB $444.45
	250GB $54.99

Options (3)

	1TB 3D NAND SSD $359.50
	2TB 3D NAND SSD $764.00
	250GB 3D NAND SSD $32.99

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the WD Blue 3D NAND 500GB M.2:

Reasons to buy the SanDisk 500GB Ultra 3D NAND:

88% cheaper, you can save $252.46
Slightly better performance, around +2%
Hugely better effective value.

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