SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB

Written analysis

SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB at a glance

The SANDISK Optimus 5100 2TB is a 2000 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 900 TBW, or approximately 450 TBW per TB of capacity. The listed warranty is 5 years.

Current value

At $335, the drive costs $167.70 per TB. Performance / price is 31.9 and capacity value is 63.8. Compare these values with nearby drives below; interface generation and headline speed alone do not determine value.