Supercharge your NASBoost your NAS system s performance and responsiveness with the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD. Since your NAS system is always on, a reliable drive is essential. Unlike standard SSDs, WD Red NAS SATA SSDs are specifically designed and tested for 24/7 usage. This durability together with efficient caching of big files make these drives ideal for OLTP databases, multi-user environments, photo rendering, 4k and 8k video editing and other demanding applications. With 2.5 and M.2 form factors and capacities from 500GB up to 4TB1 (2.5 only), the WD Red SA500 NAS SATA SSD lets you optimize your existing or next NAS system for superior performance and endurance.The Drive For NASSpeedOptimized for caching in NAS systems to rapidly access your most frequently used contentEnduranceFor tough workloads demanded by NAS, giving you the reliability you need in a 24/7 environmentFlexibleAvailable in 2.5 and M.2 form factors so you can upgrade your existing NAS system or design a new one from scratch
| Features | |
| SSD form factor: | M.2 |
| SSD capacity: | 500 GB |
| Interface: | Serial ATA III |
| Memory type: | 3D NAND |
| NVMe: |  |
| Component for: | PC/notebook |
| Data transfer rate: | 6 Gbit/s |
| Read speed: | 560 MB/s |
| Write speed: | 530 MB/s |
| Random read (4KB): | 95000 IOPS |
| Random write (4KB): | 85000 IOPS |
| Uncorrectable Bit Error Rate (UBER): | < 1 per 10^17 bits read |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF): | 1750000 h |
| Windows operating systems supported: |  |
| TBW rating: | 350 |
| Certification: | FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI |
| Power | |
| Operating voltage: | 5 V |
| Power consumption (read): | 2.05 W |
| Power consumption (write): | 3.35 W |
| Power consumption (sleep): | 0.007 W |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating temperature (T-T): | 0 - 70 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T): | -55 - 85 °C |
| Operating vibration: | 5 G |
| Non-operating vibration: | 4.9 G |
| Operating shock: | 1500 G |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Width: | 22 mm |
| Depth: | 80 mm |
| Height: | 2.38 mm |
| Weight: | 7 g |
| Logistics data | |
| Harmonized System (HS) code: | 84717070 |
