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Western Digital · SSD · SATA
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB
Works well for: System Drive
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 520 MB/s
- Endurance
- 600 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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Is this a good buy today?
Market confidence: MediumAt $187 the Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB is priced in line with its $189 representative market level. Only 2 verified new offers stand behind it, so the level can move quickly.
Consider: Western Digital Blue SN5100 1TB offers stronger value around $170.Compare
Prices & availability
Where to buy the Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
2 tracked offers · 2 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB | Newegg | New | $187 | 14 | 2026-09-28 | View offer → |
| Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB | CentralComputer | New | $190 | 14 | 2026-09-28 | View offer → |
| Western Digital Blue SA510 1TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Where it stands in the field
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#270 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #267 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #268 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 4
- #269 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 4
- #270 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
- #271 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 4
- #272 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
- #273 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 512GB 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#288 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #285 TeamGroupTeamGroup MS30 512GB 15
- #286 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN750 SE 250GB 14
- #287 KingstonKingston A400 960GB 14
- #288 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 14
- #289 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 256GB 14
- #290 CrucialCrucial BX500 4TB 14
- #291 PNYPNY CS900 250GB 14
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#270 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #267 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #268 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 4
- #269 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 4
- #270 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
- #271 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 4
- #272 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
- #273 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 512GB 4
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#286 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #283 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 2TB 1
- #284 TeamGroupTeamGroup Force Vulcan 4TB 1
- #285 PatriotPatriot P210 1TB 1
- #286 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 1
- #287 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 1
- #288 PNYPNY CS900 2TB 1
- #289 Silicon PowerSilicon Power Silm S55 480GB 1
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#237 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #234 CrucialCrucial P2 1TB 13
- #235 PatriotPatriot P300 1TB 13
- #236 PNYPNY CS1030 1TB 13
- #237 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 13
- #238 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 1TB 13
- #239 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 13
- #240 PatriotPatriot P220 1TB 13
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#229 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #226 SamsungSamsung 990 EVO 1TB 40
- #227 Western DigitalWestern Digital Black SN770 500GB 40
- #228 GigabyteGigabyte GP 512GB 40
- #229 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 39
- #230 GigabyteGigabyte GP 1TB 39
- #231 CrucialCrucial BX500 1TB 39
- #232 CrucialCrucial P3 1TB 39
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#277 of 359 graded solid state drives
- #274 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 4
- #275 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 2TB 4
- #276 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #277 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
- #278 KingstonKingston KC600 1TB 4
- #279 SamsungSamsung 860 Evo 1TB 4
- #280 SamsungSamsung PM893 960GB 4
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#283 of 359 currently priced solid state drives
- #280 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 4TB 0
- #281 PatriotPatriot Burst Elite 480GB 0
- #282 PatriotPatriot P210 512GB 0
- #283 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 0
- #284 PatriotPatriot P220 512GB 0
- #285 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 4TB 0
- #286 CrucialCrucial BX500 2TB 0
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value14 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB 91 +2561% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities ADATA MARS 980 BLADE 1TB 91 +2400% capability · +7% price |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value1 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB S 100 +2561% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities ADATA MARS 980 BLADE 1TB S 85 +2400% capability · +7% price |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeB Value39 | Higher capability TeamGroup QX 2TB A 63 +100% capability · +17% price | Higher Value with current priorities Crucial P510 1TB B 63 +0% capability · -4% price |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeC Value0 | Higher capability Crucial T710 1TB S 75 +2535% capability · +18% price | Higher Value with current priorities ADATA MARS 980 BLADE 1TB S 66 +1823% capability · +7% price |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Heavy Creative Work is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- Heavy Creative Work is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
- You are buying for System Drive and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: sata — a perfectly fine os drive, just not a fast one
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded B for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near $63, against a cheapest tracked $187
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial P510 1TB holds Relative Value 63 against its 39 for Game, at $180
- Heavy Creative Work is what you actually need it forit grades only C there
For the selected scenario this is not a strong fit — the grade above is the reason, and the models below suit it better.
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is not actually your main job — System Drive isit grades C for Heavy Creative Work, but A for System Drive
Consider other options if
- Heavy Creative Work is what you actually need it forit grades C there; Crucial T710 1TB grades S at $220
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB
Chosen for Balanced
Chosen for System Drive
Chosen for Game
Chosen for Heavy Creative Work
Alternatives stay near this product’s price range. Step-up options may exceed the standard budget envelope when the capability gain is meaningful.
Upgrade planner
Judge the change in the active scenario, then make the cash gap explicit.
Using page scenarioWhat are you upgrading from? These are the axes we compare on, and where this product stands in the current market.
Capability differences are expressed as tiers and index points, not as benchmark percentages we did not measure.
Specifications & compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 520 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
- Controller
- Marvell 88SS1074
Media
- Capacity
- 1 TB
- NAND type
- SanDisk 3D TLC
- DRAM cache
- 1GB LPDDR4
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 600 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- WDS100T3B0A00AXR0
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-09-28
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #270 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. Western Digital Blue SN5100 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #270 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. Western Digital Blue SN5100 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB offers B-grade capability for Game. It ranks #237 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. Western Digital Blue SN5100 1TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Blue SA510 1TB offers C-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #277 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. The C grade is the decisive limitation for this workload.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-09-28 · formula ssd-value-v1.5 · facts facts-2026-09-29 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.