Western Digital Blue SN550 500 GB

A 500GB M.2 2280 SSD on the NVMe Gen3 interface. At roughly $0.3 per gigabyte it sits in the high-end tier. Sequential throughput tops out at 3500 MB/s reads and 3000 MB/s writes. NVMe drives this fast mainly shine in game-load times and large file moves; everyday snappiness is similar across the tier.

Its $149.00 price tag places it squarely in high-end territory. Drop it into the PlanMyPC builder to check compatibility with the rest of your parts and compare current drive prices across retailers. Support and warranty service run through Western Digital, with terms that vary by region. Scroll down for the complete spec table; the builder's compatibility checker will warn you about any conflicts with components you have already picked.