Western Digital WD_BLACK SN7100 500 GB

This is a 500GB M.2 2280 SSD on the NVMe Gen4 interface. At roughly $0.45 per gigabyte it sits in the high-end tier. Sequential throughput tops out at 7000 MB/s reads and 5000 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 $224.98 price tag places it squarely in high-end territory. PlanMyPC's builder flags compatibility problems automatically and tracks the latest drive deals from multiple stores. Western Digital backs the product through its standard warranty channels; check the listing for region-specific terms. Every published spec is tabulated below, and compatibility against your current part list is checked automatically.