Best 500GB Western Digital SSDs
There are 17 500GB Western Digital SSDs compared here. The fastest is the Western Digital Black SN7100 at 7250 MB/s read at 500GB, and the highest-rated for endurance is the Western Digital RED SA500 (2500 TBW). Sequential reads across the group span 530–7250 MB/s at 500GB.
Why this configuration
A 500GB Western Digital SSD is a capacity-first shortlist. Everything here is available at this size, across interfaces and price tiers, so the choice comes down to how fast you need it and how much rewriting it will take. Western Digital specifically tends to be chosen here for its firmware track record and warranty support.
500GB is a sensible OS-plus-a-few-games size.
Usually chosen for: buyers who have already settled on the size and are picking on specs.
Good fit: mainstream desktop and laptop builds.
Ranked list
Speeds on this page are the manufacturer's 500GB ratings where published (14 of 17 drives), not the family headline figure. Rated writes at 500GB run 530–6900 MB/s.
| # | Model | Tier | Controller | Read MB/s (at 500GB) | TBW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Digital WD BLACK™ SN850 NVMe 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Top-tier | WD_BLACK G2 | Sandisk Modelo 20-82 | 7000 | 1200 | Find on Amazon |
| 2 |  Western Digital BLACK SN750 250GB, 500GB | High-end | SANDISK 20-82-0070 10 (3 Core ARM- | 3430 | 300 | Find on Amazon |
| 3 | Western Digital Black SN7100 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | SanDisk Polaris 3 | 7250 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 4 | Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | Polaris 3 | 7100 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 5 |  Western Digital RED SA500 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | MARVEL 88SS1074 (2-Core, 4-Canais, | 560 | 2500 | Find on Amazon |
| 6 |  Western Digital BLUE 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | MARVEL 88SS1074 (2-Core, 4-Canais, | 530 | 600 | Find on Amazon |
| 7 |  Western Digital Blue™ 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Mid-range | MARVEL 88SS1074 (2-Core, 4-Canais, | 530 | 600 | Find on Amazon |
| 8 |  Western Digital BLUE M.2 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Mid-range | MARVEL 88SS1074 (2-Core, 4-Canais, | 530 | 500 | Find on Amazon |
| 9 | Western Digital Blue SN5000 500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB | Value | WD Polaris 3 | 5500 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 10 | Western Digital Black SN770 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Value | SanDisk 20-82-10081-A1 (Polaris MP | 5150 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 11 | Western Digital Black SN770M 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Value | WD 20-82-10081 | 5150 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 12 | Western Digital Blue SN580 250GB, 500GB, 1TB, 2TB | Value | SanDisk 20-82-10082 (Polaris MP16+ | 4150 | — | Check price on Amazon |
| 13 |  Western Digital SN530 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Value | — | 2400* | 400 | Check price on Amazon |
| 14 |  Western Digital BLUE SN550 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Value | SANDISK 20-82-0070 10 (3 Core ARM- | 2400 | 600 | Find on Amazon |
| 15 |  Western Digital BLUE SN500 250GB, 500GB | Value | SANDISK 20-82-0070 10 (4MB de DRAM | 1450 | 300 | Find on Amazon |
| 16 |  Western Digital GREEN 128GB, 250GB, 500GB, 1TB | Low-end | Variante 1: SILICON MOTION SM2258X | 545* | 160 | Find on Amazon |
| 17 |  Western Digital SN350 250GB, 500GB, 960GB | — | — | 2400* | 80 | Find on Amazon |
* family rating — the manufacturer does not publish a 500GB figure for this drive.
The parts, explained
500GB is a comfortable OS-and-games starting point.
Staying with Western Digital means consistent firmware, tooling and warranty handling across the range.