SANDISK Optimus 5100 500GB

Written analysis

SANDISK Optimus 5100 500GB at a glance

The SANDISK Optimus 5100 500GB is a 500 GB M.2 2280 SSD using PCIe 4.0 x4, NVMe 2.0. The controller is WD Polaris 3. Flash type is 3D QLC NAND (BiCS8). Cache is listed as Host-Memory-Buffer (HMB).

Rated sequential throughput is 6600 MB/s read and 5600 MB/s write. Random throughput is 660K read IOPS and 1100K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 67.9.

Best fit: General storage workloads where compatibility and price matter more than peak transfer rates.

Endurance and thermals

Rated endurance is 300 TBW, or approximately 600 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years.

Current value

At $141, the drive costs $281.26 per TB. Performance / price is 72.4 and capacity value is 36.2. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.