WD Blue SN5000 Spec and Price in Germany
Released June 18, 2024
Sitting a full tier below the WD_BLACK models, the SN5000 tops out at 5,150/4,850 MB/s and roughly 650K/770K random IOPS, relying on host memory buffer rather than onboard DRAM. Its 900TB endurance rating and 5-year warranty are respectable for everyday computing, but the random-IOPS gap versus the SN7100 signals a controller built for cost efficiency rather than chart-topping load times. It fits users upgrading from SATA to NVMe for general desktop or laptop use rather than gaming rigs.
47th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential read. 45th of 106 models in the SSD catalog on Sequential write.
Prices include VAT.
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Specifications
- Capacity
- 2TB
- Interface
- NVME
- Sequential read
- 5150 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 4850 MB/s
- Random read
- 650000 IOPS
- Random write
- 770000 IOPS
- PCIe generation
- 4
- Form factor
- M.2 2280
- NAND type
- TLC
- DRAM cache
- Controller
- Western Digital in-house Polaris 3 (4-channel, HMB)
- Endurance (TBW)
- 900 TB
- Warranty
- 5 years
Capacities
| Configuration | Part number | Endurance (TBW) | Sequential write | Sequential read | Current best price | Price per TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500GB | WDS500G4B0E | 300 TB | 4000 MB/s | 5000 MB/s | — | — |
| 1TB | WDS100T4B0E | 600 TB | 4900 MB/s | 5150 MB/s | 161,00 € at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-04 | 161,00 €/TB |
| 2TB | WDS200T4B0E | 900 TB | 4850 MB/s | 5150 MB/s | 247,29 € at Amazon.de · captured 2026-09-15 | 123,65 €/TB |
| 4TB | WDS400T4B0E | 1200 TB | 5000 MB/s | 5500 MB/s | — | — |
Guides for this category
What owners and reviewers say
Summarised from 2 source(s), reviewed September 13, 2026. A source is counted only where it names this model exactly. How we track prices
Commonly praised
- Single-sided even at the largest capacity, with performance mostly good where it matters.
- Owners consider it affordable and good value, especially on sale, as a secondary or budget drive.
- It is fast enough for gaming and PS5 expansion and has been reliable in regular use.
- Owners like the large SLC cache, which keeps writes from slowing for a long time.
Commonly criticised
- Pricing is uncertain, and only the largest capacity has new hardware.
- Being DRAM-less, it relies on host memory and SLC cache, which owners note.
- Thermal reports are mixed, with one owner seeing idle temperatures in the 70s and over 100 under load until adding a heatsink.
- One owner received a dead-on-arrival unit.
Sources behind this summary
- Newegg — 5 out of 5 (78 ratings), as of September 15, 2026
- Tom's Hardware — review
Sources
Every spec above was pulled from one of these — a field a source didn't state was left off rather than estimated.