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Wd Blue 3d Nand Vs 860 Evo M2

[SOLVED] Samsung 860 Evo 500gb vs WD Blue SATA SSD 500gb

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I volition be using my pc for 2d/3d animation, Programming, Aftereffects, blender, Video editing, Photoshop and some gaming. Gaming is final priority.

SSD will be the os drive.

I will use WD Blue 1tb 7200rpm HDD for storage.

My question is what'south the difference between the both??

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Functioning is similar.
v year warranty on both.

Toss upward, or whichever is less expensive.

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Operation is like.
5 twelvemonth warranty on both.

Toss up, or whichever is less expensive.

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I'd toss Crucial's MX500 into the consideration list as well...currently at about $64 or then in 500 GB variations...

(A 1 TB MX500 model I but installed scored 563 MB/sec reads on CrystalDiskMark...the highest I've seen for a SATA interface)

If your mainboard has an NVME Grand.2 slot available, you'd certainly want an Intel 660P instead...just equally cheap every bit SATA variants, but, 3x faster...

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So you are telling that, the simply departure which I will witness is write speeds. The build quality is great right? Is the WD SSD durable?
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Aye, all three are from reputable brands with good reviews and similar manufacturer warranties. From what I usually run into the pricing is usually Samsung 860 evo > Crucial MX500 > WD blue (might vary depending on where you alive and what retailer y'all buy from), and performance is pretty like. Just get what is cheapest and information technology should exist fine.
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It should exist fine. It has a small emulated SLC buffer but can still write at ~400MB/southward one time its exhausted that.
The 860Evo & MX500 uses a variable SLC buffer size based on the free space the bulldoze has left.
I know the 860 min/max size is 6gb/42GB . I'1000 non sure on the MX500.
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Just in example anyone else will come by months/years later looking for TBW info (similar me):
Those TBW ratings in mail service #7 above are incorrect.

For 500 GB models, the right TBW ratings are:

WD Blue: 200
Crucial MX500: 180
Samsung 860 EVO: 300

For 1TB (g GB) models, the correct TBW ratings are:

WD Blue: 400
Crucial MX500: 360
Samsung 860 EVO: 600

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Just in case anyone else will come by months/years later looking for TBW info (like me):
Those TBW ratings in mail service #vii above are incorrect.

For 500 GB models, the correct TBW ratings are:

WD Bluish: 200
Crucial MX500: 180
Samsung 860 EVO: 300

For 1TB (1000 GB) models, the correct TBW ratings are:

WD Bluish: 400
Crucial MX500: 360
Samsung 860 EVO: 600

Cheers for communicable that. I must have been reading values for larger drives.
Edited my mail above.
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i take booth.
i own WD Bluish for i twelvemonth. blackout is then often in my state but the WD Blue still have 100 health. never met read/write issue its just perfect.
as for Evo 860 its still new and its in my laptop so i cant requite much impression.
i think both is good make, compared to Adata or other
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Thank you for the word above! (y)

Purchased the 500GB 860 EVO, the price was most $14 higher ($67.95 shipped, yet my Amazon rewards dollars earned as a Prime member with their card (five%) was virtually $18, so the cost ($67.95 shipped, will go far tomorrow) was less than WD Blueish, of which was because likewise. Accept several Samsung SSD's (plus 5-6 of their HDD's before Seagate took over the make), all except one has ran perfect.

The 1 which gave problem with read speeds, a 250GB Samsung 840 EVO, I run their tool on it once monthly, or when I notice slowness. Although the free Disk Fresh tool ran with Read Just option checked gives better results, takes longer. Oddly, the 120GB of the same model runs perfectly fine. Dorsum then, 500GB SDD's were expensive & somehow managed to clone the 1TB HDD installed in XPS 8700 when new to that 120GB model, fifty-fifty recovery partition & left 10GB for over provision. A week or and then later, Dell sent me at no cost a reinstall DVD, this helped greatly. Back and so, a 120GB 840 EVO SSD price more than a 500GB 860 EVO of today, a lot more, I believe $119 on Newegg promo.

Didn't really want another 2.5" SSD, but the laptop doesn't accept a NVMe choice, otherwise wouldn't had to purchase annihilation, every bit I accept a couple spares. Equally far equally 'wearing out' goes, my first SSD, purchased in 2012, the 128GB Crucial m4, still has 98% lifespan left, and 2nd a few months afterwards, a 180GB Intel 330, amazingly shows 100% past their Intel SSD tool. And then these drives aren't fragile anymore by a longshot! Hopefully the trend volition continue.

Also didn't desire to be stuck with another DRAM-less SSD past Crucial which I assumed to be on promo. Although the Crucial BX300 hasn't given me any issues & is OK in a rarely used SATA-2 notebook, never occurred to me that Crucial, ane of the leading manufacturers of RAM, would sell a SSD w/out physical DRAM. In fact, up to that betoken, had never heard of such, and then sure wanted to avert it this time & also no QLC. I expect MLC to go the same route equally SLC & TLC to be on most premium drives, QLC for upkeep. Speaking of which, when the 840 EVO was purchased, TLC wasn't favored by many, so QLC has a year or longer to go before widely adopted. Hopefully Samsung will keep MLC in their Pro series ii.5" & NVMe lineup, if not, customers won't pay the markup.

Once again, thanks, this article guided me on making the right decision!:D

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