Western Digital Blue SN550 500Gb SSD detailed specs
Western Digital's Blue SN550 NVMe SSD use PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4. Read below about this NVMe SSD in our article.
Western Digital's 500Gb Blue SN550 works on SanDisk 20-82-01008-A1 controller. The Blue SN550 comes equipped with SanDisk 3D TLC memory. SSD besides, available in 250 Gb and 1 Tb capacities.
Performance and benchmarks
SSD works on PCIe M.2 3.0 x 4 interface with read speeds 2400 Mbps, and maximum write speeds 1950 MB/s. It also has IOPS 410000 on reading and 405000 on writing operations per second.
Endurance and warranty
Manufacturer provide 5 years of warranty limited by endurance 600 TBW.
Specs
| Category | Value |
| Capacity | 500 Gb |
| Interface | M.2 3.0 x 4 |
| Controller | SanDisk 20-82-01008-A1 |
| Memory type | SanDisk 3D TLC |
| DRAM | n/a |
| Read speed (Mb/s) | 2400 |
| Write speed (Mb/s) | 1950 |
| Read IOPS | 410000 |
| Write IOPS | 405000 |
| Endurance (TBW) | 600 |
| MTBF (million hours) | n/a |
| Warranty (years) | 5 |
Conclusion
Western Digital Blue SN550 500Gb may work on PCIe 3 that is twice slower than PCIe Gen4. The maximum write speed is 1950 Mb/s, that is slower than has most of competitors. The Internal SSD can write 600 TBW, that is pretty good compared to nearest competitors. Overall, Western Digital Blue SN550 500Gb has more minuses and our site strongly do not recommend to spend money for it.
+ Pros
- Endurance
- Cons
- Slow writing speed
- PCIe 3.0
- Capacity
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