Western Digital Blue 1 TB vs Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB

A side-by-side spec comparison of the Western Digital Blue 1 TB and the Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB. We line up every specification, highlight the winner of each, and tally an overall verdict so you can decide which storage is right for your build.

Side-by-side specification comparison of Western Digital Blue 1 TB and Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB.
Specification	Western Digital Blue 1 TB $182.79 Buy on Amazon	Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB $182.79 Winner Buy on Amazon
Type	HDD	SSD
Cache	64	0
Capacity	1000 GB	1000 GB
Interface	SATA	NVMe Gen4
Read Speed	550 MB/s	7000 MB/s
Form Factor	3.5"	M.2 2280
Write Speed	520 MB/s	5000 MB/s

Western Digital Blue 1 TB

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Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 1 TB

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