• model: wd blue sn5100 (wds500g5b0e-00cpe0)
• capacity: 500 gb
• form factor: m.2 2280
• interface: pcie gen 4.0 x4, nvme
• nand flash type: sandisk 218-layer bics8 qlc 3d cba nand
• architecture: dram-less with host memory buffer (hmb) support
• performance (500gb variant):
• sequential read speed: up to 6,600 mb/s
• sequential write speed: up to 5,600 mb/s
• random read: up to 660k iops
• random write: up to 1.1m iops
• endurance: 300 tbw (terabytes written)
• warranty: 5-year limited warranty
feature overview
this drive incorporates sandisk's ncache 4.0 technology to optimize burst write tasks using a pseudo-slc caching mechanism. it is marketed heavily toward everyday creative workloads, professionals, and mainstream pc/laptop storage upgrades. the product package also in