TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN5000 2TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Western Digital
Model number	WDS200T4B0E
Storage capacity	2048 GB (1863 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	>300 GB approx.
Read speed	5150 MB/s
Write speed	4850 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 4.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	no
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	900 Terabyte
Controller	Western Digital Polaris 3
Price	ca. 124 USD (= 0,06 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

70 %

Write speed

68 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 4778 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	4492,43 MB/s	4115,22 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	58,85 MB/s	190,29 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1041,17 MB/s	1841,66 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,018 ms	0,119 ms
Score	1549	2443
Total score	4778

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

• ISO (folder with two large files)
• Program (folder with many small files)
• Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of May 23, 2025 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	2064,39 MB/s	1,11 s
Program many small files	1118,39 MB/s	6,29 s
Game small and large files	1891,92 MB/s	3,65 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Western Digital SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 5150 MB/s and 4850 MB/s respectively ).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	5226,61	4783,04
SEQ1M Q1T1	3458,55	4707,94
RND4K Q32T16	1605,04	2568,79
RND4K Q1T1	50,31	217,62

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 300 GB was written to the medium. The exact cache size could not be determined, because the test file did not exhaust the cache (brought it to the limit). At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 4617 MB/s and written with 4344 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Western Digital M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on May 23, 2025.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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