New CBA QLC NAND-powered WD Blue SN5100 drive touts ultra-fast 7100 MBps read speeds in its debut
The Western Digital (WD) Blue SN5100 NVMe SSD, a new product aimed at creators and professionals, has been unveiled by SanDisk, the company behind the WD Blue SN580 and WD Blue SN5000.
This new SSD offers improved performance compared to its predecessors, particularly for high-queue workloads and high-speed data transfers. The WD Blue SN5100 outpaces the SN5000 and SN580 on sequential and random metrics, with sequential write speeds of up to 6,700 MB/s and random performance peaking at 1M read IOPS and 1.3M write IOPS.
The WD Blue SN5100 utilizes SanDisk's nCache 4.0 and next-gen 3D CBA QLC NAND, a technology that allows for higher bit densities, with up to 2 Tb per die and over 200 layers. This results in optimized endurance and reliability, with cycle lives reaching or exceeding 3,000 writes.
The SSD also maintains the same capacity options and warranty as the WD Blue SN5000, coming in capacities ranging from 500 GB to 4 TB, and is backed by a five-year limited warranty.
Acronis True Image and the SanDisk dashboard are included with the WD Blue SN5100 for migration and monitoring purposes. The SSD's idle sleep is around 4 to 4.5 mW, which is slightly below the SN5000's 5 mW PS5 state.
The WD Blue SN5100 maintains the same TBW ratings as the WD Blue SN5000, suggesting confidence in this generation of QLC for client workloads. Users can expect faster NAND I/O speeds, with sequential write speeds up to 30% higher and improved read latency by about 15%.
The WD Blue SN5100 starts at Rs 3999 for the 500 GB variant. With its enhanced performance and reliability, the WD Blue SN5100 is a promising choice for creators and professionals seeking a high-performing SSD for their workloads.
Mithun Mohandas, an Indian technology journalist with 14 years of experience, currently employed as a Managing Editor at our platform, has covered the launch of the WD Blue SN5100. His areas of expertise include processors, graphics cards, storage media, displays, and networking devices, among others.
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