Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD

Here you will find a detailed speed, performance and benchmark test review. Tested was the M.2 NVMe SSD WD Blue SN550 with 2TB (WDS200T2B0C) from the brand Western Digital.

Performance score 
3657
Price/GB
0.17 $
Read
2,600 MB/s
 Write
1,800 MB/s
Connector
M.2 2280
Interface
PCIe 3.0 x4
Technical specifications (manufacturer information)
Product image Product image WD Blue SN550
Manufacturer Western Digital  
Model number WDS200T2B0C
Capacity 2048 GB (1863 GiB)
Read speed 2600 MB/s
Write speed 1800 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Connector M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM cache No
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 900 terabyte
Warranty 5 Years
Controller WD 20-82-01008-A1
  Current price
~ 350 $
(= 0.17 $ / GB)
Compare product Compared to the test winner*
Read speed
42 %
Write speed
32 %
*) Test result rated by AS SSD score within the same capacity.

We put the Western Digital NVMe M.2 SSD through a detailed test. You can find the test result / test report here:


AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. A total score of 3657 points was achieved.

AS SSD Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2,331.36 MB/s
1,807.95 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
46.55 MB/s
172.29 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
893.90 MB/s
1,546.70 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0.022 ms
0.224 ms
Score
1174
1900
Total score 
3657

Copy performance test

A common everyday scenario 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 (cache remains enabled). The real-world test from 22 February 2021 shows performance during simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD
AS SSD Copy Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
1,641.26 MB/s
1.40 s
Program
typical program folder with many small files
709.01 MB/s
9.93 s
Game
a game folder with small and large files
1,398.63 MB/s
4.94 s

Compression performance test

Here, speed is measured depending on how compressible the data is.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are carried out here and the write and read speed (manufacturer specs: 2600 MB/s and 1800 MB/s) the Western Digital SSD is measured.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark Screenshot: TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,597.87
1,890.68
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,938.77
1,893.47
RND4K
Q32T16
899.22
1,596.16
RND4K
Q1T1
44.05
181.21

IOPS (Input/Output operations per second)

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2,477.50
1,803.10
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1,849.00
1,805.80
RND4K
Q32T16
219,537.00
389,687.00
RND4K
Q1T1
10,754.40
44,240.70

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
3,226.48
4,428.72
SEQ1M
Q1T1
540.39
553.22
RND4K
Q32T16
2,329.81
1,311.61
RND4K
Q1T1
92.74
22.44

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written to the Western Digital NVMe M.2 SSD multiple times. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster writing and reading usually becomes.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital NVMe M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more consistent the line, the better. Unfortunately, the tool no longer works correctly from around 4,000 MB/s and no line is displayed (and sometimes incorrect min/max data is shown).

SSD-Z TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 2TB M.2 SSD


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