WD Red SA500
The WD Red SA500 is a SATA SSD sold in 7 capacities, from 500GB to 4TB. Right now the 2TB is the cheapest per gigabyte at $0.216/GB. It scores 52 to 65 out of 100 among SATA SSDs, depending on capacity, but from only 65% of the specs the score weighs, so read it as undocumented rather than bad.
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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 2.5" | $219.99 | $0.440/GB | 560 / 530 | 350 TBW | 52 |  |
| 500GB M.2 2280 | $399.98 | $0.800/GB | 560 / 530 | 350 TBW | 52 | |
| 1TB 2.5" | $309.00 | $0.309/GB | 560 / 530 | 600 TBW | 65 | |
| 1TB M.2 2280 | $518.34 | $0.518/GB | 560 / 530 | 600 TBW | 65 | |
| 2TB 2.5" | $432.71 | $0.216/GB LOWEST PER GB | 560 / 520 | 1,300 TBW | 65 | |
| 2TB M.2 2280 | $681.00 | $0.341/GB | 560 / 530 | 1,300 TBW | 65 |  |
| 4TB 2.5" | $1,276.12 | $0.319/GB | 560 / 520 | 2,500 TBW | 65 | |
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 Red SA500 shares
Drive
- Interface
- SATA III
- Protocol
- AHCI
- NAND type
- TLC
- Warranty
- 5 years
Inside
- NAND maker
- Western Digital
Compare the WD Red SA500 with every other drive on the SATA SSDs comparison table.
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