WD Red SA500 M.2 2280 NAS SATA 6Gb/s 500GB SSD

Boost your NAS system’s performance and responsiveness with the WD Red™ SA500 NAS M.2 500GB SATA SSD. Built for the always-on nature of NAS environments, this drive delivers superior endurance and reliability for demanding 24/7 workloads. Purpose-built for NAS with proven Western Digital 3D NAND, it provides reduced latency and improved responsiveness for intensive applications.

This M.2 2280 form factor SSD is optimized for caching in NAS systems, allowing rapid access to your most frequently used files. With a high-speed SATA 6Gb/s interface, it achieves sequential read speeds up to 560MB/s and sequential write speeds up to 530MB/s. Random performance reaches up to 95K IOPS read and 85K IOPS write, ensuring smooth multitasking even under heavy load.

The WD Red SA500 is engineered for continuous operation, with an endurance rating of 350 TBW and an operating temperature range of 0°C to 70°C. Its compact dimensions (2.38 x 22 x 80 mm) make it an ideal choice for space-constrained NAS builds. Whether you are upgrading a home server or a small business NAS, this SSD provides the speed and reliability you need.

Specifications

• Drive Type: Internal
• Form Factor: M.2 2280
• Interface: SATA 6 Gb/s (SATA III)
• Memory Capacity: 500GB
• Sequential Read Speed: 560MB/s
• Sequential Write Speed: 530MB/s
• Random Read: up to 95,000 IOPS
• Random Write: up to 85,000 IOPS
• Endurance (TBW): 350
• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 70°C
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 2.38 x 22 x 80 mm