WD Blue 500GB SATA Internal Solid State Drive, 2.5”/7mm Cased, 560MB/s / 510MB/s Sequential Read & Write Speed, SATA III 6GB/s | WDS500G3B0A

Superior performance

A WD Blue SSD has read speeds of up to 545MB/s and write speeds of up to 525MB/s for faster application response times and boosted transfer speeds. With WD Blue SSDs, you get the speed to easily run high-end applications like video games, HD media players, or creative software.

*Read/Write speed performance is based on internal testing using CrystalDiskMark. Performance may vary based on host device. 1 MB = 1,000,000 bytes.

A leader in reliability

With a 1.75M hour mean time to failure (MTTF)1 and an endurance rating of up to 400 terabytes written (TBW)**, WD Blue SSDs are ready to run for years to come. Along with several error-correcting technologies, WD Blue solid state drives protect your data with lasting reliability.

**TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary by product capacity.

Multitasking made easy

Optimized for multitasking, WD Blue SSDs can simultaneously run several resource-heavy applications with ease. Edit a 4K video, check your email and run a virus scan in the background, all without slowing your system.

A form for every PC

Available in 2.5” 7mm and M.2 2280 versions, WD Blue SSDs are ready to accommodate most laptop and desktop PC form factors.

Certified for compatibility

WD Blue SSDs go through extensive compatibility and reliability testing, and are certified by WD FIT Labs to work with a wide range of desktop and laptop computers.

Free WD SSD Dashboard

The WD SSD Dashboard gives you a powerful suite of tools to track things like your available capacity, drive health, firmware version, SMART attributes, and more.