WD Blue SN570 1TB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. WD Blue SN570 1TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. 128KB Sequential Performance8. 4K Random Read v QD Performance9. 4K Random Write v QD Performance10. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance11. 4K QD 1-812. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. Drive Temperatures15. Performance Stability16. Real Life File Testing17. Closing Thoughts18. View All Pages

The WD Blue SN570 comes in a smallish box with a clear image of the drive on the front. Under the image is a line of text that tells you that it's an M.2 2280 drive and under this is an icon displaying the fact that the drive is supported by a 5-year warranty and the Sequential read figure (up to 3,500MB/s). The rear of the box has a small clear plastic panel through which part of the drive is visible, sitting in its protective plastic enclosure. The only other thing in the box is a Technical Support and Warranty Guide.

WD’s 1TB Blue SN570 is a single-sided PCB design, so the rear of the drive is empty, mind you, just like the previous Blue SN550, the SN570 is a DRAM-less design so with only a single NAND (the best guess is 112-layer 3D TLC ) package (coded Sandisk 014130 1T00)  and a power management chip to accompany the WD in-house controller (coded 20-82-10048-A1), the front of the PCB isn't exactly full to the brim either.

WD’s SSD management utility goes under the name of SSD Dashboard. With it, you can monitor drive status, performance, update firmware and monitor temperatures. There’s no cloning tool integrated into the utility but you can download Acronis True Image WD Edition from the WD website. There is also an option to change the layout to a dark mode.

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