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Compare Western Digital SN720 512GB vs SN850 500GB

Western Digital SN720 512GB and Western Digital SN850 500GB are both solid state drives with the same Form Factor (M.2-2280). The main differences are in Capacity, Interface, SSD Controller and Max Sequential Read.

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Western Digital SN720 512GB

Western Digital SN850 500GB

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Brand

Western Digital

Brand

Western Digital

Model

SDAQNTW-512G-1022

Model

WDS500G1X0E

Release Date

📅 November 2020

Release Date

📅 October 2020

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Performance (Charts)

51st / 1746

Effective Value

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Effective Value

13th / 336

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Price/GB

$0.32

Price/GB

$0.12

GB/$1

3.14

GB/$1

8.33

Series

PC SN720

Series

BLACK SN850 NVMe

Capacity

512 GB

Capacity

500 GB

Interface

PCIe Gen3 x4

Interface

PCIe Gen4 x4

NVME

Yes

NVME

Yes

Form Factor

M.2-2280

Form Factor

M.2-2280

SSD Controller

SanDisk

SSD Controller

WD/SanDisk NVMe G2

NAND Flash Type

-

NAND Flash Type

3D NAND

Max Sequential Read

Up to 3300 MB/s

Max Sequential Read

Up to 7000 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 2300 MB/s

Max Sequential Write

Up to 4100 MB/s

MTBF

-

MTBF

1.75M Hours

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Options (3)

	1TB Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Special Edition $69.99
	1TB Standard Edition $187.61
	2TB Standard Edition $291.00

Comparison and key differences summary

Reasons to buy the Western Digital SN720 512GB:

More Capacity (+12 GB available)

Reasons to buy the Western Digital SN850 500GB:

4% cheaper, you can save $6.48
Newer interface (PCIe Gen4 x4)

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