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Ready for your high-performance applications. A WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD offers high storage capacity, increased reliability, and incredible speed. Thanks to 3D NAND technology, the WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD not only achieves higher capacities (up to 2 TB) than previous WD Blue SSD generations but also ensures even greater reliability through reduced interference between cells. The WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSD impresses with improved endurance and up to 25% lower active power consumption compared to earlier WD Blue SSD generations. With the lower power consumption, you can work longer without needing to recharge your laptop. Rely on WD Blue 3D NAND SATA SSDs for high-end applications such as gaming, HD playback, or creative software. The 3D NAND technology enables sequential read speeds of up to 560 MB/s and sequential write speeds of up to 530 MB/s, ensuring fast system boots, application responses, and rapid data transfers.
SSD type | M.2 SSD |
Interface | SATA III |
Protocol | AHCI (SATA) |
Write transfer speed | 530 MB/s |
Read transfer speed | 560 MB/s |
Max. random 4K read | 95000 IOPS |
Max. random 4K write | 84000 IOPS |
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Item number | 6408467 |
Manufacturer | WD |
Category | SSD |
Manufacturer no. | WDS500G2B0B |
Release date | 24.7.2017 |
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SSD type | M.2 SSD |
Form factor | M.2 2280 |
Storage capacity | 500 GB |
Interface | SATA III |
Protocol | AHCI (SATA) |
Read transfer speed | 560 MB/s |
Write transfer speed | 530 MB/s |
Memory type (NAND) | V-NAND |
Max. random 4K read | 95000 IOPS |
Max. random 4K write | 84000 IOPS |
Max. TBW | 200 TB |
Storage Cooling | without heatsink |
SSD Features | AES encryption, Password protected, PLP Security, SMART Support, SSD TRIM Support, TCG Opal, WWN support |
Power consumption (standby) | 6 W |
Power consumption | 2 W |
Manufacturer commitment | SBTi |
CO₂-Emission | |
Climate contribution |
Length | 8 cm |
Width | 2.20 cm |
Height | 0.24 cm |
Weight | 7 g |
Length | 12.60 cm |
Width | 11 cm |
Height | 3 cm |
Weight | 42 g |
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Warranty score
How often does a product of this brand in the «SSD» category have a defect within the first 24 months?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 8.Innovation IT0.7 %
- 8.Kingston0.7 %
- 8.WD0.7 %
- 11.Crucial0.8 %
- 11.Gigabyte0.8 %
Warranty case duration
How many working days on average does it take to process a warranty claim from when it arrives at the service centre until it’s back with the customer?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 13.SanDisk2 days
- 15.Synology3 days
- 15.WD3 days
- 17.Seagate4 days
- 18.Samsung5 days
Return rate
How often is a product of this brand in the «SSD» category returned?
Source: Digitec Galaxus- 13.Adata2.2 %
- 14.Verbatim2.3 %
- 15.WD2.4 %
- 16.Lexar2.5 %
- 17.Crucial2.7 %