Western Digital · 2025
Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1TB
The Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1TB is an NVMe M.2 2280 solid-state drive released in 2025, featuring PCIe 4.0 x4 interface and TLC NAND.
The Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1TB is an internal solid-state drive in the M.2 2280 form factor, using the NVMe protocol over a PCIe 4.0 x4 interface. It has a capacity of 1024 GB and utilizes TLC NAND flash memory with a Western Digital Polaris 3 controller. The drive does not include a DRAM cache. Sequential read speeds are up to 5150 MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 4900 MB/s. Random read performance reaches 550824 IOPS and random write performance 636638 IOPS. The drive is rated for 600 TB total bytes written and comes with a 5-year warranty. It was released on October 9, 2025 with a launch MSRP of 181 USD.
Specifications
| Form factor unverified | M.2 2280 |
|---|---|
| Interface unverified | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol unverified | NVMe |
| Capacity unverified | 1024 GB |
| NAND type unverified | TLC |
| Controller unverified | Western Digital Polaris 3 |
| DRAM cache unverified | No |
| Sequential read unverified | 5150 MB/s |
| Sequential write unverified | 4900 MB/s |
| Random read unverified | 550824 IOPS |
| Random write unverified | 636638 IOPS |
| Total bytes written unverified | 600 TB |
| Warranty unverified | 5 years |
| Release date unverified | 2025-10-09 |
| Release year unverified | 2025 |
| Launch MSRP unverified | 181 USD |