SSDs / Compare
Samsung 870 EVO vs Western Digital WD Blue SA510
Product A: Samsung
37 of 63 known
Change Samsung 870 EVO
Product B: Western Digital
29 of 63 known
Change Western Digital WD Blue SA510
27 of 55 fields differ
- 17 different values
- 10 known for one only
- 7 the same
- 21 missing for both
Biggest differences
Each bar uses the scale of all 84 SSDs.
- Power while writing (claimed)Lower is betterA: 2.5WB: 1.05WWestern Digital is 1.45 W lower.
- Power while reading (claimed)Lower is betterA: 2.2WB: 1.05WWestern Digital is 1.15 W lower.
- EnduranceA: 1,200TBB: 700TBSamsung is 500 TB higher.
- Random 4K write (claimed)A: 88,000IOPSB: 75,000IOPSSamsung is 13,000 IOPS higher.
Weight
0 to 150 g
All 63 fields
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General
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Series
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Model numbers
MZ-77E250BW, MZ-77E250B/AM, MZ-77E250B/EU, MZ-77E250B/CN, MZ-77E250B/KR, MZ-77E500BW, MZ-77E500B/AM, MZ-77E500B/EU, MZ-77E500B/CN, MZ-77E500B/KR, MZ-77E1T0BW, MZ-77E1T0B/AM, MZ-77E1T0B/EU, MZ-77E1T0B/CN, MZ-77E2T0BW, MZ-77E2T0B/AM, MZ-77E2T0B/EU, MZ-77E2T0B/CN, MZ-77E4T0BW, MZ-77E4T0B/AM, MZ-77E4T0B/EU, MZ-77E4T0B/CN, MZ-77E8T0B/AM, MZ-77E8T0B/EU1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product lineup table lists the model codes with the suffixes BW, B/AM, B/EU and B/CN for every capacity, and B/KR for 250GB and 500GB. The 8TB codes come from the Samsung pages below7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026The page URL and title give MZ-77E8T0B/EU. The Samsung US page gives MZ-77E8T0B/AM. No BW code was found for 8TB8Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-2-5-ssd-1tb-sku-mz-77e1t0b-amRead 15 October 2026The page lists MZ-77E1T0 / MZ-77E1T0B/AM for 1TB and the 8TB SKU as MZ-77E8T0B/AM
WDS250G3B0A, WDS500G3B0A, WDS100T3B0A, WDS200T3B0A, WDS400T3B0A, WDS500G5B0A, WDS100T5B0A, WDS200T5B0A, WDS400T5B0A1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sa510-sata-2-5-ssdRead 20 October 2026Spec blocks list WDS250G3B0A (250GB), WDS500G5B0A (500GB), WDS100T5B0A (1TB), WDS200T5B0A (2TB) and WDS400T3B0A (4TB). The store SKU suffixes -00AXR0, -00LMP0 and -00C7K0 are not stored. The 5B0A codes are a newer series than the 3B0A codes of the 2022 product brief. Both series are stored as variant rows because their claims differ3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026German copy of the Western Digital product brief for the WD Blue SA510 (document code 02-00-WW-04-000064-AE02, September 2022, PDF made 2023-05-18), hosted by the retailer Bechtle. The maker's own copy returned 404. It lists the 2.5 inch codes WDS250G3B0A, WDS500G3B0A, WDS100T3B0A, WDS200T3B0A and WDS400T3B0A, and the M.2 2280 codes WDS...3B0B, which are another product
GTIN / EAN
8806090545931, 8806090545924, 8806090545917, 8806090545900, 880609054589416Retailer pagecompuram.biz/ssd/client/sata/samsung-870-evo-ssd/mz-77e1t0b-eu-m10e95.htmRead 15 October 2026GTIN row reads 8806090545917 for MZ-77E1T0B/EU. The 2TB page (mz-77e2t0b-eu-m10e96) reads 8806090545900 and the 4TB page (mz-77e4t0b-eu-m10e98) reads 880609054589417Retailer pageindustry-electronics.de/samsung/mz-77e250b-eu-ssd-sata-2-5-250gb-870-evo-series-druckansicht-539215.htmRead 15 October 2026EAN-Code 8806090545931 for MZ-77E250B/EU18Retailer pageindustry-electronics.de/samsung/mz-77e500b-eu-ssd-500gb-2-5-6.3cm-sataiii-870-evo-retail-druckansicht-539209.htmRead 15 October 2026EAN-Code 8806090545924 for MZ-77E500B/EU
718037884622, 718037884639, 7180378846536Retailer pageldlc.com/en/product/PB00503709.htmlRead 20 October 2026LDLC sheet for WDS100T3B0A (1TB, 2.5 inch). The EAN 0718037884653 is the UPC 7180378846537Retailer pageldlc.com/en/product/PB00503711.htmlRead 20 October 2026LDLC sheet for WDS500G3B0A-00AXR0 (500GB, 2.5 inch). The EAN 0718037884639 is the UPC 7180378846398Retailer pagekomputronik.pl/product/773712/wd-blue-sa510-250gb.htmlRead 20 October 2026Komputronik sheet for WDS250G3B0A (250GB), EAN 718037884622. No GTIN was found for the 2TB, 4TB or the 5B0A codes
Announced
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Status
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Launch price (EU)
€269.910Press releasenews.samsung.com/de/samsung-veroeffentlicht-ssd-870-evoRead 15 October 2026German press release: recommended retail prices as of January 2021 including 19 percent VAT. 250GB 39.90 EUR, 500GB 69.90 EUR, 1TB 139.90 EUR, 2TB 269.90 EUR and 4TB 549.90 EUR. The release says the 870 EVO is available from January 202111Press articlepcgameshardware.de/SSD-Hardware-255552/News/Samsung-870-Evo-SATA-8-TB-Preis-Release-1523415Read 15 October 2026PC Games Hardware update of 2026-04-09 says Samsung officially announced the 870 EVO 8TB on 2026-04-08 with a recommended retail price of 2,640.99 EUR in Germany. The article does not say whether VAT is included, and the street price was about 1,400 EUR. The figure is stored as reported
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Colours
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Form factor
Capacity
250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB, 8 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Capacity row lists 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB. Footnote 1 says 1GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Capacity row reads 8 TB (1 GB = 1 Billion byte by IDEMA). Samsung says the 870 EVO is available in capacities up to 8TB8Maker product pagesamsung.com/us/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-2-5-ssd-1tb-sku-mz-77e1t0b-amRead 15 October 2026Highlights: Storage capacities from 250GB to 8TB11Press articlepcgameshardware.de/SSD-Hardware-255552/News/Samsung-870-Evo-SATA-8-TB-Preis-Release-1523415Read 15 October 2026The 8TB model was first spotted in a Geizhals listing in March 2026, then announced by Samsung on 2026-04-08
Interface
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Interface
PCIe generation
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PCIe lanes
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NVMe version
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Detachable cable
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Hardware
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Controller
Samsung MKX1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Controller row reads Samsung MKX Controller for all capacities2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e1t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Controller row reads Samsung MKX Controller12Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-870-evo-sata-ssd-review-the-best-just-got-betterRead 15 October 2026Review: the MKX Metis SATA 6Gbps controller with eight NAND channels, the same one as in the 870 QVO. The specs table agrees with the maker's MKX name
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Flash type
Flash memory
Samsung V-NAND V6 TLC12Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-870-evo-sata-ssd-review-the-best-just-got-betterRead 15 October 2026Review: Samsung's 6th-gen 512Gb 128-layer V-NAND TLC. The specs table lists Samsung 128L TLC for all capacities13Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-ssd-870-evo-1tb-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026KitGuru calls it Samsung 6th generation 1xx layer V-NAND 3-bit MLC (TLC) with the MKX controller and LPDDR4 cache
Flash layers
12812Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-870-evo-sata-ssd-review-the-best-just-got-betterRead 15 October 2026Review and specs table both say 128-layer. KitGuru quotes Samsung's description of a 136-layer mold stack for the same flash, so 128 is the layer count of memory cells as Tom's states it13Reviewkitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/simon-crisp/samsung-ssd-870-evo-1tb-review/all/1Read 15 October 2026KitGuru says Samsung did not state a layer count and quotes a 136-layer mold stack. Tom's Hardware gives 128 layers, which is stored
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DRAM cache
DRAM1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row lists LPDDR4 for every capacity12Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-870-evo-sata-ssd-review-the-best-just-got-betterRead 15 October 2026Review opened a 1TB and a 4TB sample and found Samsung LPDDR4 next to the controller, 1GB on the 1TB and 4GB on the 4TB
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DRAM cache size
2GB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026DRAM Cache Memory row: 512MB LPDDR4 (250GB and 500GB), 1GB (1TB), 2GB (2TB), 4GB (4TB). The 8GB figure for 8TB is on the Samsung UK 8TB page2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e1t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Cache Memory row reads Samsung 1 GB Low Power DDR4 SDRAM7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Cache Memory row reads 8GB LPDDR4. The Storage Memory row reads Samsung V-NAND TLC and the Controller row reads Samsung in-house Controller, without the MKX name
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Component sides
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Performance
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Sequential read (claimed)
560MB/s2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Sequential Read up to 560 MB/s for every capacity. Footnote 2: 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second, based on internal testing. The host and the tool are not named3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Sequential reads up to 555 MB/s (250GB) and 560 MB/s (500GB to 4TB). Footnote 6: based on internal testing, 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second
Sequential write (claimed)
520MB/s2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Sequential Write up to 525 (4TB), 520 (2TB), 520 (1TB) and 510 (500GB) MB/s3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Sequential writes up to 440 (250GB), 510 (500GB) and 520 (1TB, 2TB, 4TB) MB/s
Random 4K read (claimed)
89,000IOPS2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Random Read up to 85K (4TB), 89K (2TB), 89K (1TB) and 78K (500GB) IOPS. No queue depth is named3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Random reads up to 80,000 (250GB) and 90,000 IOPS (500GB to 4TB). No queue depth is named
Random 4K write (claimed)
75,000IOPS2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Random Write up to 76K (4TB), 75K (2TB), 74K (1TB) and 73K (500GB) IOPS. No queue depth is named3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Random writes up to 78,000 (250GB), 82,000 (500GB and 1TB) and 87,000 IOPS (2TB and 4TB)
Endurance and reliability
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Endurance (TBW)
1,200TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026TBW row: 150, 300, 600, 1,200 and 2,400 TB for 250GB to 4TB. Footnote 5: tested to the JESD218 standard. Footnote 8: the warranty ends at 5 years or the TBW, whichever comes first7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Warranty row: 5 Years Limited Warranty or 4,800 TBW. The footnote lists 150 to 4,800 TBW for 250GB to 8TB
700TB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Endurance (TBW): 1000 (4TB), 700 (2TB), 400 (1TB), 300 (500GB). Footnote 4: JEDEC client workload JESD219. Footnote 5: the warranty ends at 5 years or the TBW limit, whichever comes first3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Endurance (TBW): 100 (250GB), 200 (500GB), 400 (1TB), 500 (2TB), 600 (4TB). Footnote 7: JEDEC client workload JESD219
MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
2,250,000h2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026MTTF (up to hours) 2.25M for every capacity. Footnote 4: Mean Time To Failure from Telcordia SR-332 stress testing at 25 C, not a warranty. Stored as MTTF3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026MTTF up to 1.75 million hours for every capacity. Footnote 8: Telcordia stress tests, sample based, not a warranty. Stored as MTTF
Operating temperature
Min0Max70°C2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Operating temperatures 0 C to 70 C. The non-operating range of -55 C to 85 C is not stored. Footnote 8: operating temperature is the temperature the drive reports3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Operating temperatures 0 C to 70 C. Footnote 12: the SSD box is rated up to 60 C
Power
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Power while reading (claimed)
2.2W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Active (Avg.) Read/Write: 2.0W/2.2W (250GB and 500GB), 2.0W/2.5W (1TB), 2.2W/2.5W (2TB and 4TB). Footnote 4: measured with IOmeter 1.1.0 on an Intel Core i7-7700K at 4.2GHz, Samsung DDR4 16GB, a Gigabyte GA-Z270X board and Windows 10 Pro7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Average Power Consumption (system level): Read 2.2 W and Write 2.6 W. Samsung's 8TB page gives no test conditions
Power while writing (claimed)
2.5W1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Active (Avg.) write figure from the same row7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Average write figure of 2.6 W from the same row
Max power consumption (claimed)
4.5W2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e1t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Average Power Consumption (system level) row: Average 2.5 W, Maximum 4.0 W (burst mode) for 1TB. Samsung gives no read and write split for the maximum, so the maximum is stored in the max field3Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e250b-euRead 15 October 2026Average 2.2 W, Maximum 3.5 W (burst mode) for 250GB4Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e500b-euRead 15 October 2026Average 2.2 W, Maximum 3.5 W (burst mode) for 500GB5Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e2t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Average 2.5 W, Maximum 4.5 W (burst mode) for 2TB. This is the base value6Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e4t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Average 2.5 W, Maximum 5.0 W (burst mode) for 4TB
2.59W2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Max Read Operating and Max Write Operating, in mW. 4TB: 1800 and 4650. 2TB: 1520 and 2590. 1TB: 1490 and 1800. 500GB: 1510 and 1700. The higher one is stored3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Max read operating and max write operating, in mW. 250GB, 500GB, 1TB: 1800 and 2000. 2TB: 1600 and 1500. 4TB: 1500 and 1500. Footnote 11: measured during continuous sequential read or write, averaged over 1 second intervals. The higher one is stored
Average power in light use (claimed)
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Idle power (claimed)
35mW1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Idle with DIPM on: 30 mW (250GB, 500GB and 1TB) and 35 mW (2TB and 4TB). DIPM is the SATA link power management that allows the Slumber state, so it is stored as low-power idle7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Power consumption (Idle): Max. 40 mW. The page does not name DIPM. The 250GB to 1TB pages give Max. 30 mW and the data sheet gives 30 mW with DIPM on, so the same kind of figure is assumed
34mW2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Slumber: 33 (4TB), 34 (2TB), 31 (1TB) and 31 (500GB) mW. Slumber is the SATA low-power idle state3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026Slumber: 36 mW (250GB to 1TB), 62 (2TB) and 63 (4TB)
Sleep power (claimed)
9mW2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026DevSlp: 10 (4TB), 9 (2TB), 10 (1TB) and 9 (500GB) mW. DevSleep is the SATA deepest sleep state3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 2026DevSlp: 12 mW (250GB to 1TB) and 5 mW (2TB and 4TB)
Measured
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Sequential read (measured)
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Sequential write (measured)
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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)
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Write cache size (measured)
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Write speed after the cache (measured)
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3DMark Storage Benchmark
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Highest temperature under load (measured)
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Idle power (measured)
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Cooling and build
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Heatsink
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RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
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Security and software
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Security
AES 256-bit hardware encryption, TCG Opal 2.0, IEEE 1667 (eDrive)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Data Security row: AES 256-bit Full Disk Encryption, TCG/Opal V2.0 and Encrypted Drive (IEEE1667)
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Software
Samsung Magician2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e1t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Management SW row: Magician Software for SSD management and Data Migration Software for SSD upgrade9Press releasenews.samsung.com/us/storage-memory-sata-ssd-870-evoRead 15 October 2026The spec table lists Samsung Magician as management software
SanDisk Dashboard1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sa510-sata-2-5-ssdRead 20 October 2026Page: free downloadable Sandisk Dashboard (Windows only) that monitors performance, temperature and used and available space. Acronis True Image for Sandisk data migration software is also offered as a download2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Highlights name the downloadable Sandisk Dashboard application (Windows only) and the Acronis True Image for Sandisk data migration software
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Dimensions
Length100Width69.85Height6.8mm(3.9 × 2.8 × 0.3 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Dimensions row reads 100 x 69.85 x 6.8 (mm). The row does not name the axes, so 100 is the length, 69.85 the width and 6.8 the thickness
Length100.25Width69.9Height7mm(3.9 × 2.8 × 0.3 in)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Physical Dimensions row: 100.25 mm x 69.9 mm x 7 mm for every capacity. Footnote 10: length, width and thickness may vary by plus or minus 0.1 mm. The row does not name the axes, so 100.25 is the length, 69.9 the width and 7 the thickness3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 20262.5 inch size 100.2 mm x 69.85 mm x 7 mm. The axes are not named, so 100.2 is the length, 69.85 the width and 7 the thickness
Weight
46g(1.6 oz)2Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e1t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Full specifications, Weight row: Approx. 45.0g for the 1TB model3Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e250b-euRead 15 October 2026Weight row: Approx. 45.0g for the 250GB model4Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e500b-euRead 15 October 2026Weight row: Approx. 45.0g for the 500GB model5Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e2t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Weight row: Approx. 46.0g for the 2TB model. This is the base value6Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e4t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Weight row: Approx. 48.0g for the 4TB model7Maker product pagesamsung.com/uk/business/memory-storage/sata-ssd/870-evo-8tb-sata-3-2-5-ssd-mz-77e8t0b-euRead 15 October 2026Weight row: Approx. 48.0g
33.3g(1.2 oz)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Weight row: 34.5 g (4TB), 33.3 g (2TB), 33.1 g (1TB) and 33 g (500GB), plus or minus 1 g. The Sandisk page prints 34.5 g for the 500GB, 1TB and 2TB blocks. The data sheet is preferred. The base is the 2TB column3Maker spec sheet (PDF)media.bechtle.com/asrc/180712/1c4b3d4ee288fc9434f5175bf56070570/c3/-/30f4e0dd49fc49b18a552c4c9448d267/wd-blue-sa510-2-tb-ssd-datenblatt-1Read 20 October 20262.5 inch weight 34.6 g plus or minus 1 g for every capacity
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Samsung SSD 870 EVO 250GB, Samsung SSD 870 EVO 500GB, Samsung SSD 870 EVO 1TB, Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB, Samsung SSD 870 EVO 4TB, Warranty Statement1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Product lineup table, Box Contents column: the drive of that capacity and a Warranty Statement. The base lists every box, and each row lists its own
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Spec sheet
download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdf1Maker spec sheet (PDF)download.semiconductor.samsung.com/resources/data-sheet/Samsung_SSD_870_EVO_Data_Sheet_Rev1.1.pdfRead 15 October 2026Samsung V-NAND SSD 870 EVO 2021 Data Sheet, Revision 1.1, PDF created 2021-01-06. Revision history: 1.0 initial release in November 2020, 1.1 in January 2021. A later copy named Rev1.1_230509 has the same text. It covers 250GB to 4TB and not the 8TB model
documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdf2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Sandisk data sheet for the WD Blue SA510 SATA SSD, dated January 2026. It lists 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB with the 5B0A codes WDS500G5B0A, WDS100T5B0A, WDS200T5B0A and WDS400T5B0A. It has no 250GB column. The base values of this product are the 2TB WDS200T5B0A column
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Warranty
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5years1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sa510-sata-2-5-ssdRead 20 October 20265-Year Limited Warranty in every block. The data sheet adds: 5 years or the TBW limit, whichever comes first. Regional terms are on the Sandisk support site2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/sandisk/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sa510-sata-ssd.pdfRead 20 October 2026Limited Warranty row: 5 years













