SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB

Written analysis

SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB at a glance

The SANDISK Optimus 5100 1TB is a 1000 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 7100 MB/s read and 6700 MB/s write. Random throughput is 1000K read IOPS and 1300K write IOPS. The calculated specification score is 71.3.

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

Endurance and thermals

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

Current value

At $180, the drive costs $179.99 per TB. Performance / price is 59.4 and capacity value is 59.4. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.