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General

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Series

SSD PLUS2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026The product name reads SanDisk SSD PLUS M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 Internal SSD. The SATA drive of the same family is the SanDisk SSD PLUS

WD Blue1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Page title reads WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD

Model numbersiMaker identifiers for this exact model and its listed variants. Excludes sibling models and other generations.

SDSSDA3N-250G-G26, SDSSDA3N-500G-G26, SDSSDA3N-1T00-G26, SDSSDA3N-2T00-G261Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Product specifications table: 250GB SDSSDA3N-250G-G26, 500GB SDSSDA3N-500G-G26, 1TB SDSSDA3N-1T00-G26, 2TB SDSSDA3N-2T00-G262Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Model Numbers block: 250GB SDSSDA3N-250G-G26, 500GB SDSSDA3N-500G-G26, 1TB SDSSDA3N-1T00-G26, 2TB SDSSDA3N-2T00-G26

WDS500G4B0E, WDS500G4B0E-00CNZ0, WDS100T4B0E, WDS100T4B0E-00CNZ0, WDS200T4B0E, WDS200T4B0E-00CNZ0, WDS400T4B0E, WDS400T4B0E-00BKY01Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Model Numbers block: WDS500G4B0E-00CNZ0 (500GB), WDS100T4B0E-00CNZ0 (1TB), WDS200T4B0E-00CNZ0 (2TB) and WDS400T4B0E-00BKY0 (4TB). The specification blocks print the short codes WDS500G4B0E, WDS100T4B0E, WDS200T4B0E and WDS400T4B0E2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Specifications table: WDS500G4B0E, WDS100T4B0E, WDS200T4B0E and WDS400T4B0E

GTIN / EAN

619659208318, 619659208264, 6196592083013Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B0CN3PBS2ZRead 15 October 2026The Amazon US listing of the 500GB model (SDSSDA3N-500G-G26) shows UPC 619659208264. The listing of the 250GB model (SDSSDA3N-250G-G26, ASIN B0CN3LQSBZ) shows UPC 619659208318. No UPC was found for the 1TB and 2TB models. The listings' other attributes, such as a 2.5 inch form factor and a SATA connector, are wrong and are not used. The 1TB UPC comes from the French price comparator listed below4Spec databaseachatmoinscher.com/comparateur-de-prix-Memoire-vive/sandisk-ssd-plus-ssd-1-to-interne-m-2-2280-pcie-3-0-nvme.htmlRead 15 October 2026Spec sheet of the 1TB model (shop title SDSSDA3N 1TB SSD M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen3 3200MB/s) reads EAN 0619659208301, which is UPC 619659208301. The comparator also says the product was listed on 2025-10-24, which is not a launch date

718037894850, 718037894843, 718037893228, 7180378983841Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026UPCs in the page's product data: 718037894850 (500GB), 718037894843 (1TB), 718037893228 (2TB) and 718037898384 (4TB). All four are valid UPC-A codes

AnnouncediThe maker's first announcement of this model. This is separate from first retail availability.

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Status

Available3Retailer pageamazon.com/dp/B0CN3PBS2ZRead 15 October 2026Amazon US lists the family in stock and ranks it #235 in Internal Solid State Drives on 2026-10-15

Available1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page still lists the four capacities with their specifications. Retailers still stock the drive and a later model, the WD Blue SN5100, is sold next to it. The page does not show a current stock level

PredecessoriThe model this one directly replaced, in the same line, tier and size, as the maker or a trusted review names it.

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SuccessoriThe model that directly replaced this one, in the same line, tier and size. A revision such as a Slim or OLED model does not count when a next generation exists.

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Launch price (US)iThe maker's US launch MSRP for the stated configuration, excluding tax. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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$139.996Press articleblocksandfiles.com/flash/2024/06/21/wd-mixes-tlc-and-qlc-nand-in-sn5000-gumstick-product-line/1601906Read 15 October 2026Article of 2024-06-21: Western Digital set the prices at 69.99 (500GB), 79.99 (1TB), 139.99 (2TB) and 279.99 dollars (4TB). The article does not name the country or the tax treatment. US list prices exclude sales tax. Guru3D's rounded 70, 80, 140 and 280 dollars and PCGamesN's 279.99 dollar MSRP for the 4TB agree. The same article prints TBW figures of 150, 300, 600 and 1,200 that conflict with the data sheet, so only its prices are used

Launch price (EU)iThe maker's euro launch price for the stated configuration, including VAT as published. Current store prices and later discounts do not qualify.

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MarketsiISO country or region codes where this exact model or variant is sold. A source page's language does not establish availability.

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ColoursiThe maker's own colour names

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Blue1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Product data gives the color as Blue

Form factoriPhysical size of the drive. External is any drive in its own case that connects by cable. A drive sold in two M.2 lengths is two products. Xbox expansion card is a card for the storage expansion slot of an Xbox Series console.

M.2 22801Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads M.2 22802Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Form Factor row reads M.2 2280 for every SKU

M.2 22801Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Form Factor M.2 2280 on every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026

CapacityiNominal capacity before formatting, in decimal GB. A published 1 TB is 1000 GB. A published 1024GB stays 1024. The marketed capacity is stored, not a raw or usable figure from the same table, such as OWC's 2048 GB total and 1920 GB usable for a 2.0TB drive.

250 GB, 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Formatted capacities 250GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. Footnote 2 says 1GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes and 1TB equals 1,000,000,000,000 bytes2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Capacity row per SKU: 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB. Disclosure: 1GB equals 1,000,000,000 bytes

500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, 4 TB1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Specification blocks for 500GB, 1TB, 2TB and 4TB2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026

Interface

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InterfaceiFastest host connection the drive is rated for. The PCIe generation of an NVMe drive is its own field. A Thunderbolt drive that also works over USB uses its Thunderbolt version.

PCIe NVMe1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen 3.0 8GB/s, up to 4 lanes. The maker's page says NVMe in the product name and a PCIe 3.0 x 4 interface2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe 3.0 x 4

PCIe NVMe1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Interface PCIe 4.0 x4 on every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen4 16GT/s, up to 4 Lanes. It is backward compatible with PCIe Gen4 x2 and Gen3, Gen2 slots

PCIe generationiHighest PCIe generation the drive supports, e.g. 5 for PCIe 5.0. NVMe drives only. A drive rated for PCIe 4.0 x4 or 5.0 x2 is 5 with 2 lanes, and the source note names both modes.

31Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026PCIe Gen 3.0 row text2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe 3.0 x 4

42Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen4 16GT/s, up to 4 Lanes

PCIe lanesiLanes the drive uses at its highest PCIe generation, usually 4. NVMe drives only.

41Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Up to 4 lanes2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe 3.0 x 4

42Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Up to 4 lanes, so 4 is the top width

NVMe versioniVersion of the NVMe specification as published. A revision letter is left out, so 2.0d is stored as 2.0.

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1.43Reviewservethehome.com/wd-blue-sn5000-1tb-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Review of the 1TB, dated 2025-01-26. The CrystalDiskInfo screenshot confirms PCIe 4.0 x4 and NVMe 1.4

Detachable cableiExternal drives. No means the cable is fixed to the drive.

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Hardware

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ControlleriController maker and model as named by the maker or a review. On an external drive, the controller of the SSD inside, not the USB or Thunderbolt bridge chip. The bridge chip goes in the source note.

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Sandisk in-house3Reviewservethehome.com/wd-blue-sn5000-1tb-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text: WD manufactures the NAND and the controller, there is no DRAM cache, and the controller is an in-house controller proprietary to WD. No chip name is given. Sandisk in-house follows the other Sandisk and WD drives in the catalog. Blocks and Files says the 4TB uses a second controller, while KitGuru says one controller serves all capacities. Both fit the in-house name5Press articlekitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/joao-silva/western-digital-launches-new-and-improved-wd-blue-sn5000-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026News of 2024-06-21, citing AnandTech: a WD PCIe 4.0 controller with a four-channel, DRAMless architecture, consistent across all capacities

Flash typeiBits stored in each flash cell. TLC stores three and QLC stores four. A maker can use another flash type in some capacities, so it is per variant.

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TLC2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026NAND Type row: Western Digital 3D NAND TLC for 500GB, 1TB and 2TB and Western Digital 3D NAND QLC for 4TB. The flash maker and generation are not named

Flash memoryiFlash maker and generation as named by the maker or a review.

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Kioxia BiCS5 TLC3Reviewservethehome.com/wd-blue-sn5000-1tb-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026Text: the NAND of the 1TB is Kioxia 112-layer TLC, and the 4TB model is understood to use Kioxia 162-layer QLC5Press articlekitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/joao-silva/western-digital-launches-new-and-improved-wd-blue-sn5000-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026500GB, 1TB and 2TB use WD and Kioxia 112-layer BiCS 5 TLC. The 4TB uses BiCS 6 in QLC form

Flash layersiStacked layers of the 3D flash, from the maker or a review.

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1123Reviewservethehome.com/wd-blue-sn5000-1tb-nvme-ssd-reviewRead 15 October 2026112 layers for the 1TB TLC. The 4TB is described as 162-layer QLC5Press articlekitguru.net/components/ssd-drives/joao-silva/western-digital-launches-new-and-improved-wd-blue-sn5000-pcie-4-0-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026112-layer BiCS 5 for the 500GB to 2TB models

DRAM cacheiDRAM is a memory chip on the drive. HMB is a drive without DRAM that borrows host memory. None has neither. HMB not stated is a drive without DRAM where no source says whether it borrows host memory. An external drive counts when a source names the cache of the drive inside.

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None, uses host memory (HMB)4Reviewgigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20240817-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd-4tbRead 15 October 2026Review of the 4TB, dated 2024-08-17. The drive has no DRAM and uses a host memory buffer. nvme-hmb.exe reports an HMB preferred size of 65536KB and a minimum of 3292KB. The 500GB to 2TB models are also DRAM-less according to ServeTheHome and the maker coverage in KitGuru, so HMB is stored for the product, but the tool was run on the 4TB only

DRAM cache sizeiSize of the DRAM on the drive. Any DRAM type counts, such as DDR4 or LPDDR4X. Host memory buffer (HMB) is not DRAM on the drive.

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Component sidesiWhether chips sit on one or both sides of the board. Thin laptops and some handhelds need single-sided drives. M.2 drives only. The M.2 module code states it: S is single-sided and D is double-sided, e.g. 2280-S3-M or 2280-D5-M.

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Performance

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Sequential read (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential read speed for this capacity. Test conditions are in the source note.

3,200MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Transfer speeds: sequential read up to 2,400 MB/s (250GB and 500GB) and 3,200 MB/s (1TB and 2TB). Footnote 3: 1 MB is 1,000,000 bytes, based on internal testing, and performance may be lower depending on host device, interface, usage conditions and other factors. The host and test tool are not named. Base value is the 2TB model2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read Performance 2400MB/s (250GB and 500GB) and 3200MB/s (1TB and 2TB). The disclosure says the speed is based on read speed and write speed is lower

5,150MB/s1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Sequential Read Performance 5,000 MB/s (500GB), 5,150 MB/s (1TB and 2TB) and 5,500 MB/s (4TB). The data sheet gives the same numbers2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Queues 32, threads 1, based on internal testing. The 2TB base value is 5,150 MB/s

Sequential write (claimed)iMaker's up-to sequential write speed for this capacity. Makers usually measure it inside the fast write cache.

3,000MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Sequential write up to 1,500 MB/s (250GB and 500GB), 2,500 MB/s (1TB) and 3,000 MB/s (2TB). Same footnote 3. Base value is the 2TB model

4,850MB/s1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Sequential Write Performance 4,000 (500GB), 4,900 (1TB), 4,850 (2TB) and 5,000 MB/s (4TB)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Queues 32, threads 1. The 2TB base value is 4,850 MB/s

Random 4K read (claimed)iMaker's up-to random read speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

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650,000IOPS1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Random Read 460K (500GB), 730K (1TB), 650K (2TB) and 690K IOPS (4TB)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Queues 32, threads 16, based on internal testing. The 2TB base value is 650K

Random 4K write (claimed)iMaker's up-to random write speed with 4 KB blocks. Queue depth and threads are in the source note. The maker's headline claim. Makers test at different queue depths, so compare with care. The queue depth 1 measured fields compare better.

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770,000IOPS1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Random Write 770K (500GB, 1TB and 2TB) and 900K IOPS (4TB)2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Queues 32, threads 16. The 2TB base value is 770K

Endurance and reliability

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Endurance (TBW)iTerabytes that can be written within the warranty, as the maker rates them.

100TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Endurance row: 250GB 40 TBW, 500GB 60 TBW, 1TB 100 TBW, 2TB 100 TBW. Footnote 7: calculated with the JEDEC client workload JESD219. Base value is the 2TB model

900TB1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Endurance (TBW) 300, 600, 900 and 1200, printed with the word units on the page2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Endurance 300, 600, 900 and 1,200 TBW, calculated with the JEDEC client workload JESD219. Warranty ends at 5 years or the TBW limit, whichever is first

MTBF or MTTF (claimed)iMean time between failures, or mean time to failure when the maker publishes MTTF. The source note says which. Some makers state it per capacity, so it is per variant.

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1,750,000h2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Published as MTTF, 1.75 Million hours, from internal Telcordia SR-332 stress testing at 25 C. It is one figure for all capacities. The footnote says MTTF does not predict one drive's reliability

Operating temperatureiMaker's operating range. The storage range is not stored.

Min0Max70°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Operating temperature 32 F to 158 F (0 C to 70 C). Footnote 5: temperature as reported by the drive. The non-operating range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored

Min0Max85°C1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 85 C. The non-operating range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Operating Temperatures 0 C to 85 C, as reported by the drive. The non-operating range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential reads, including a figure given at the full read speed. A single average or active figure with no read and write split, such as Corsair's, is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Read, is a peak and is not stored.

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Power while writing (claimed)iMaker's average power during sequential writes. A single average or active figure with no read and write split is stored in both read and write, and the source note says so. A maximum figure, such as Kingston's (MAX) Write, is a peak and is not stored.

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Max power consumption (claimed)iMaker's peak or maximum power figure. Not the average while reading or writing. Kingston publishes max read and max write power apart. Store the higher one and name both in the source note.

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Average power in light use (claimed)iMaker's average over a mixed client workload such as MobileMark. Not idle power and not read or write power.

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75mW2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Average Active Power 75mW, one figure for all capacities. Footnote 4: Average Power is measured using MobileMark 2025 on Windows 11 Pro. This is the maker's mixed client workload average. The same table row lists Max Average power as 6.3mW, which is below the 75mW average and is not stored, since it looks like a unit error for 6.3 W

Idle power (claimed)iMaker's idle power in the PS3 state with APST on, or the state the maker calls low-power idle. On a SATA drive, Slumber counts as low-power idle. A plain idle figure with no low-power state, often near 1 W, is active idle and is not stored. Samsung's Idle with DIPM on is a SATA link power state, so it counts as low-power idle.

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Sleep power (claimed)iMaker's power in the deepest sleep state, PS4 or L1.2. On a SATA drive this is DevSleep.

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5mW2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Sleep (PS5) 5mW. The table names the state PS5, so it is stored as the deepest sleep figure

Measured

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Sequential read (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 read result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. KitGuru's default profile counts as SEQ1M Q8T1.

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Sequential write (measured)iCrystalDiskMark SEQ1M Q8T1 write result from a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note.

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Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 read result from a reviewer. Small reads one at a time, close to everyday use. KitGuru's 4K QD1 1 Thread test counts as RND4K Q1T1. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

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Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)iCrystalDiskMark RND4K Q1T1 write result from a reviewer. A CrystalDiskMark result printed in IOPS is stored as IOPS x 4096 / 1,000,000 MB/s, the way CrystalDiskMark converts.

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Write cache size (measured)iData written at full speed in one long sequential write on an empty drive before the speed drops.

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Write speed after the cache (measured)iWrite speed in the first state after the fast cache is full, when the drive writes straight to TLC or QLC. Tom's Hardware calls it TLC mode. The slower folding state and the lowest dip are not stored. Only from a long sequential write test.

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3DMark Storage BenchmarkiOverall score measured by a reviewer. Host and slot are in the source note. From StorageReview only. Tom's Hardware scores the same drive about 30 percent higher, so other reviewers are not mixed in.

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Highest temperature under load (measured)iHighest drive sensor reading in a sustained write test of 10 minutes or more, on the bare drive unless the row is a heatsink version. Short benchmark runs do not count. Heatsink, airflow and room temperature go in the source note.

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Idle power (measured)iReviewer's idle reading. Power-saving settings such as ASPM are in the source note. A value read from a chart image counts when the source note says "read from chart".

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Cooling and build

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HeatsinkiVersions sold. The base lists every version and each variant row lists its own. A water block or a cooler with a fan counts as a heatsink. A thermal pad or label alone is bare. A heatsink in the box that the buyer fits, as on the XPG MARS 980 BLADE, counts as with heatsink.

Without heatsink2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026In The Box lists only the drive and the product photos show a plain label, so only the bare drive is sold

Without heatsink1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026In The Box lists the drive alone and the photos show a plain label. No heatsink version is listed

RGB lightingiAny version sold has lighting the user can set. A status LED alone does not count. Leave it out when no version has lighting. The Heatsink rows show which version has it.

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Dust and water ratingiPublished IP rating of an external drive.

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Drop test heightiMaker-published tested height. Surface and conditions are in the source note.

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Security and software

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SecurityiFeatures the maker names for the drive. Encryption done by host software does not count. ATA Security passthrough counts as password protection.

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Software

Western Digital Dashboard1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Highlights: directly access the drive's health reports using the Western Digital Dashboard2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Page text says to download the Western Digital Dashboard for updates on the drive's overall health

SanDisk Dashboard1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026The support section offers the SANDISK Dashboard, which it describes for Windows operating systems. The data sheet calls it the Western Digital Dashboard2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Highlights name the downloadable Western Digital Dashboard application

Compatibility

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PlatformsiPlatforms the maker names for this drive. A PS5 needs a heatsink on an internal drive. PC is for a maker that writes Client PCs or PC without naming an operating system. Handheld PCs go in Other with a source note.

Windows2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Compatibility row reads Windows 10+

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Dimensions and weight

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DimensionsiLength is the long side. Height is the thickness, including a fitted heatsink. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Length is the long side even when the maker lists the width first.

Length80Width22Height2.38mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Product dimensions: length 80 +/- 0.15 mm, width 22 +/- 0.15 mm, height 2.38 mm. The maker's page rounds these to 3.15 x 0.866 x 0.094 inches

Length80Width22Height2.38mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026The page prints 3.16 x 0.87 x 0.09 inches. The data sheet gives the millimetre values2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Length 80 +/- 0.15mm, width 22 +/- 0.15mm and height 2.38mm, one set for all capacities

WeightiDrive alone, with a heatsink when it is sold fitted. No cable and no packaging. As the maker publishes it. A maximum counts. Not a measured weight.

7.5g(0.3 oz)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Weight 7.5 g +/- 1 g, so the datasheet figure is stored. The maker's product page says 0.012 lbs for every capacity, which is 5.4 g, and Amazon repeats 5.44 g. The two maker figures disagree. The datasheet is the newer and more precise document

5.7g(0.2 oz)1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026Weight 5.7gms on every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Weight 5.7g +/- 0.5g, one figure for all capacities

In the box

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In the box

SanDisk SSD PLUS M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 Internal SSD2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026In The Box reads SanDisk SSD PLUS M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3.0 Internal SSD

WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026In The Box reads WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD

Cables includediCables supplied with an external drive.

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Links

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Product page

www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvme2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Sandisk product page for all four capacities. The page lists 250GB, 500GB, 1TB and 2TB, each with an M.2 2280 form factor and an M.2 connector

www.sandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 2026

Spec sheet

www.sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandler1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Sandisk data sheet for the SanDisk SSD PLUS M.2 NVMe SSD, two pages, copyright 2023. The PDF metadata shows it was created on 2023-10-04. The link is the Download button on the maker's product page

documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdf2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Western Digital data sheet for the WD Blue SN5000 NVMe SSD, dated June 2024, hosted on documents.sandisk.com

Manual

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EPREL registration numberiId in the EU energy label database. Each size or model of a series has its own id, so it is per variant.

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Warranty

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Manufacturer warranty (source market)iThe maker's warranty period for the exact SKU or configuration and market named in the source note. It applies only to that stated market, not every regional variant. Statutory consumer rights are excluded. The base term is stored. An extension that needs registration goes in the source note.

3years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)sandisk.com/tools/documentRequestHandlerRead 15 October 2026Limited warranty 3 years, with footnote 4 pointing to sandisk.com/wug. The datasheet names no market2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/sandisk-ssd-plus-m2-nvmeRead 15 October 2026Warranty row reads 3-Year Limited Warranty for every SKU

5years1Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssdRead 15 October 20265-Year Limited Warranty on every capacity2Maker spec sheet (PDF)documents.sandisk.com/content/dam/asset-library/en_us/assets/public/western-digital/product/internal-drives/wd-blue-nvme-ssd/data-sheet-wd-blue-sn5000-nvme-ssd.pdfRead 15 October 2026Limited Warranty 5 years or the Max Endurance (TBW) limit, whichever occurs first. Regional terms are on the support site

Both are also in the API. Back to all SSDs.