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Western Digital WD Green SN3000

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WD Green SN3000

Released November 2024.1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026The data sheet is dated September 2024 and says copyright 2024. Some spec databases and Japanese shops report the drive from 2025, so the month is approximate Last checked 16 October 2026.

Interface
PCIe NVMe
Form factor
M.2 2280
Capacity
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
Read speed
5,000MB/s

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General

Series
WD Green1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Data sheet title reads WD Green SN3000 NVMe SSD
Model numbers
WDS500G4G0E, WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0, WDS500G5G0E-00VNF0, WDS100T4G0E, WDS100T4G0E-00CPS0, WDS200T4G0E, WDS200T4G0E-00CPS01Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Specifications table: WDS500G4G0E (500GB), WDS100T4G0E (1TB), WDS200T4G0E (2TB). The suffixed numbers are on the Sandisk product page and retailer listings2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026The page lists WDS500G5G0E-00VNF0 (500GB), WDS100T4G0E-00CPS0 (1TB) and WDS200T4G0E-00CPS0 (2TB). The 500GB WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0 is listed by retailers, for example SHI UK8Retailer pageuk.shi.com/product/49459475/WD-Green-SN3000-WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0Read 14 October 2026SHI UK lists the 500GB as WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0
GTIN / EAN
718037907154, 718037904603, 57153282617927Spec databasebuildcores.com/products/Storage/wbab0r8hy/Western-Digital-WD-Green-SN3000-1TB-SSD-M.2-2280-PCIe-4.0-x4-NVMeRead 14 October 20261TB, WDS100T4G0E-00CPS0. UPC 718037907154 and 718037904603, EAN 5715328261792. No GTINs were found for the 500GB and 2TB
Announced
Not available
Status
Available5Reviewtomshardware.com/reviews/best-ssds,3891.htmlRead 14 October 2026Tom's Hardware Best SSDs guide (updated October 2026) ranks the WD Green SN3000 14th as the best ultra-bargain M.2 SSD and links current Amazon, Walmart and Best Buy offers
Predecessor
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Successor
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Launch price (US)
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Launch price (EU)
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Markets
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Colours
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Form factor
M.2 22801Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Specifications table: Form Factor M.2 2280 S3-M2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Form Factor M.2 2280
Capacity
500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Specifications table lists 500GB, 1TB and 2TB. The footnote says 1GB equals one billion bytes. Tom's Hardware also lists 250GB in a guide, but no 250GB model was found on the maker's pages

Interface

Interface
PCIe NVMe1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Specifications table: Interface PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe
PCIe generation
41Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe. The Sandisk page says the drive also works in Gen4 x2 and Gen3 slots
PCIe lanes
41Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Interface row reads PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe
NVMe version
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Detachable cable
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Hardware

Controller
Sandisk Polaris 36Reviewchimolog.co/wd-sn3000Read 14 October 2026Japanese review of a purchased 2TB (WDS200T4G0E). Teardown reads the controller as SanDisk Polaris 3, marking A101-000101-A1. Tom's Hardware calls it a Sandisk proprietary controller. The Polaris 3 name matches the catalog's Sandisk Optimus 5100
Flash type
QLC1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Specifications table: NAND type Western Digital QLC 3D NAND. Reviewers disagree on the flash maker and generation, so those are left out. Chimolog read the chip of a 2TB sample as Kioxia BiCS6 162-layer QLC. Tom's Hardware lists Sandisk 218-layer BiCS8 QLC, which it says it is fairly confident about from its results
Flash memory
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Flash layers
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DRAM cache
None, uses host memory (HMB)3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/wd-green-sn3000-1tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Specs table lists DRAM as N/A (HMB) for all three capacities. The Chimolog teardown agrees: no DRAM chip and a host memory buffer of up to 64 MB6Reviewchimolog.co/wd-sn3000Read 14 October 2026Review says no DRAM and a host memory buffer (HMB) of up to 64 MB plus SRAM inside the controller
DRAM cache size
Not available
Component sides
Single-sided1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Highlights: the drive uses a single-sided M.2 2280. The form factor code S3-M also means single-sided2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Page text reads single-sided M.2 2280 to be compatible with thin laptops and small PCs3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/wd-green-sn3000-1tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review text: a single-sided drive with an SSD controller, a power management chip and a single NAND flash package

Performance

Sequential read (claimed)
5,000MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Sequential Read 5,000 MB/s on all capacities, queue depth 8, threads 1. Based on read speed. Maker's internal testing, host not named2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Specifications: Sequential Read Performance 5000MB/s for all three capacities
Sequential write (claimed)
4,200MB/s1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Sequential Write 4,100 MB/s (500GB), 4,200 MB/s (1TB) and 4,200 MB/s (2TB), queue depth 8, threads 12Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Sequential Write Performance 4100MB/s (500GB), 4200MB/s (1TB and 2TB)
Random 4K read (claimed)
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Random 4K write (claimed)
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Endurance and reliability

Endurance (TBW)
250TB1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Endurance 100 (500GB), 150 (1TB), 250 (2TB) TBW, calculated with the JEDEC client workload JESD219. Warranty ends at 3 years or the TBW, whichever is first2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Endurance (TBW) 100 (500GB), 150 (1TB) and 250 (2TB), written 150 units and 250 units on the page
MTBF or MTTF (claimed)
1,750,000h1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Published as MTTF, 1.75M hours, from internal Telcordia SR-332 stress testing. Chimolog's table lists 1 million hours, the maker figure is used
Operating temperature
Min0Max80°C1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Operating temperature 0 C to 80 C, as reported by the drive. The non-operating range of -40 C to 85 C is not stored2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Operating Temperature 0 C to 80 C

Power

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Power while reading (claimed)
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Power while writing (claimed)
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Max power consumption (claimed)
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Average power in light use (claimed)
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Idle power (claimed)
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Sleep power (claimed)
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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

Heatsink
Without heatsink2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Only the bare drive is listed. In The Box holds the drive alone and the photos show a plain label
RGB lighting
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Dust and water rating
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Drop test height
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Security and software

Security
Not available
Software
SanDisk Dashboard3Reviewtomshardware.com/pc-components/ssds/wd-green-sn3000-1tb-ssd-reviewRead 14 October 2026Review text: Sandisk offers the SanDisk Dashboard and Acronis True Image for Sandisk. The maker's page names only Acronis True Image for Sandisk, a data migration tool

Compatibility

Platforms
PC (no OS named), Other2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Compatibility row reads M.2 NVMe PCs, laptops, and handhelds with PCIe Gen 4 x4, PCIe Gen4 x2, PCIe Gen3 x4, PCIe Gen3 x2. No operating system is named, so PC is stored, and handhelds go in other

Dimensions and weight

Front and side, drawn to scale.

Dimensions
Length80Width22Height2.38mm(3.1 × 0.9 × 0.1 in)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Physical dimensions: length max 80 mm, width max 22 mm, height max 2.38 mm. Length and width vary by 0.10 mm2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026The page lists 3.15 x 0.87 x 0.09 inches, the data sheet gives the exact millimetre maxima
Weight
5.4g(0.2 oz)1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Weight max 5.4 g, may vary by 10 percent. The Sandisk page also says 5.4 gms2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026Weight 5.4gms

In the box

In the box
WD Green SN3000 NVMe™ SSD2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 2026In The Box reads WD Green SN3000 NVMe SSD
Cables included
Not available

Warranty

Manufacturer warranty (source market)
3years1Maker spec sheet (PDF)regard.ru/api/site/files/goodspdf/download/12141Read 14 October 2026Limited warranty 3 years or the TBW limit, whichever occurs first. The warranty is by region, see support.wdc.com2Maker product pagesandisk.com/products/ssd/internal-ssd/wd-green-sn3000-nvme-ssdRead 14 October 20263-Year Limited Warranty

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Model numberModel numbersGTIN / EANCapacitySequential read (claimed)Sequential write (claimed)Endurance (TBW)Sequential read (measured)Sequential write (measured)Random 4K read at queue depth 1 (measured)Random 4K write at queue depth 1 (measured)Write cache size (measured)Highest temperature under load (measured)Idle power (measured)
WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0WDS500G4G0E, WDS500G4G0E-00CPS0, WDS500G5G0E-00VNF0Not available500 GB5,000 MB/s4,100 MB/s100 TBNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available
WDS100T4G0E-00CPS0WDS100T4G0E, WDS100T4G0E-00CPS0718037907154, 718037904603, 57153282617921 TB5,000 MB/s4,200 MB/s150 TB5,132 MB/s4,373 MB/s109.36 MB/s366.23 MB/s222 GB67 °C997 mW
WDS200T4G0E-00CPS0WDS200T4G0E, WDS200T4G0E-00CPS0Not available2 TB5,000 MB/s4,200 MB/s250 TBNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot availableNot available

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