In order to meet the needs of users for large capacity and high read and write performance, Western Digital has also followed the trend and launched a new blue disk PCIe 4.0 specification SSD - WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD.
The WD Blue SN580 is packaged in the same blue and white color scheme as the other "blue disks", and is labeled with key data such as model, capacity, and speed. Both the 1TB and 2TB versions of the SSD offer sequential read and write speeds of up to 4150MB/s and up to 900TBW of total data written (2TB version) and are backed by a 5-year warranty. It has a black single-sided PCB design, which is suitable for the expansion of most laptops. The single-sided PCB design is also good for heat dissipation, which results in better heat dissipation compared to the double-sided design. The standard specification is the common M.2 2280, which is compatible with almost all desktop and laptop hard drive bays on the market.
WD Blue SN580 uses SanDisk 20-82-10081-A1 controller chip and Western Digital original flash memory chips. It also supports Western Digital's ncache4.0 technology, with the help of a hybrid SLC caching mechanism, to ensure the high speed and stability of the transmission process. In the Crystal Diskinfo software, you can read all kinds of information of the hard disk, WD Blue SN580 firmware version is 281010WD, using PCIe 4.0×4 lanes, supporting S.M.A.R.T, and the temperature is about 50 degrees Celsius in standby mode.
We have tested the WD Blue SN580 on multiple benchmark software for read and write performance. In the empty disk test, the sequential read and write speed exceeded the nominal 4120 MB/s and reached the sequential read speed of 4223.66 MB/s and the sequential write speed of 4232.02 MB/s.
When the disk capacity reaches about 50%, the sequential read and write speed remains above the nominal speed. In the AS SSD Benchmark test, the peak sequential read was about 3870MB/s and the write was about 3960MB/s. In the ATTO Disk Benchmark test, the HDD was tested with HD Tune Pro for mixed read/write testing, and the results showed good stability.
In addition, WD Blue SN580 also features WD's SSD Dashboard tool, which can monitor the health, operating temperature, and free space capacity of the drive, and provide features such as online firmware upgrade, secure erase, hardware diagnostics, and trim optimization.
Comments: Mainstream PCIe 4.0 SSDs with high cost performance
Overall, the WD Blue SN580 NVMe SSD performed admirably in our tests. It has high-speed sequential read and write speeds and large storage space, which is suitable for designers, video and audio media workers and other users who need to work with large files. In a variety of benchmark software and real-world application tests, the WD Blue SN580 has excellent performance and good stability. In addition, its price is relatively low, the current price of 1TB is about 599 yuan, and the price of 2TB is about 1099 yuan, which is a mainstream PCIe 4.0 SSD with high cost performance. For users on a budget who need a high-quality product, the WD Blue SN580 is an option worth considering.