WD Blue SN570
Test system specs This is the system we used to test the WD Blue SN570 CPU : AMD Ryzen 5 3600X CPU Cooler : AMD Wraith Spire RAM : 32GB T-Force Vulcan Z CL18 @3,600MHz Motherboard : MSI B550 Pro VDH Wi-Fi Graphics card : Gigabyte RTX 3070 Vision OC OS SSD : Samsung 980 Pro @ 500GB Power Supply : Thermaltake Toughpower GF1 750W Case : ThermalTake Core V21 The WD Blue SN570 – almost begging to be confused with the SN750 – comes to the M.2 SSD scene to try taking the reins as the value champ. This SSD comes in capacities ranging from 250GB for $53 (about £40, AU$75) up to a 2TB capacity for $239 (about £175, AU$330), proving fairly affordable across the range. We’ve even started seeing discounts that shave 10% to 20% off. Before the value of this drive gets too hyped up, we should note that this is only a PCIe 3.0 x4 drive, so it has bandwidth limitations that see it lag far behind the many PCIe 4.0 x4 drives that are storming the market. So let’s take a look at th...