WD Blue SN5100
The WD Blue SN5100 is an NVMe SSD sold in Germany in 4 capacities, from 500GB to 4TB. Right now the 2TB is the cheapest per gigabyte at €0.139/GB. It scores 79 to 90 out of 100 among NVMe SSDs, depending on capacity.
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Prices include 19% VAT. Shipping is shown under each price, and offers are listed by price plus shipping.
Every capacity compared
Capacity changes more than space: price per gigabyte, rated write speed and endurance usually improve as the drive gets bigger.
| Capacity | Price | Per GB | Read / write | Endurance | Score | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500GB M.2 2280 | €113.90 + €5.99 shipping | €0.228/GB | 6,600 / 5,600 | 300 TBW | 79 |  |
| 1TB M.2 2280 | €172.27 + €4.99 shipping | €0.172/GB | 7,100 / 6,700 | 600 TBW | 90 |  |
| 2TB M.2 2280 | €277.62 + €4.99 shipping | €0.139/GB LOWEST PER GB | 7,100 / 6,700 | 900 TBW | 87 | |
| 4TB M.2 2280 | €575.94 + €4.99 shipping | €0.144/GB | 6,900 / 6,700 | 1,200 TBW | 82 | |
Read and write are the maker’s rated sequential speeds in MB/s. Open a capacity for every offer, price history and the full spec sheet.
What every WD Blue SN5100 shares
Drive
- Interface
- PCIe 4.0 x4
- Protocol
- NVMe
- NAND type
- QLC
- Cache
- DRAM-less (HMB)
- Warranty
- 5 years
No DRAM of its own; borrows a little system memory (HMB). Fine for games, slower when heavily loaded.
Inside
- NAND maker
- SanDisk
- Also sold as
- SanDisk Optimus 5100
Compare the WD Blue SN5100 with every other drive on the NVMe SSDs comparison table.
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