Crucial T500 2 TB vs WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB

Short answer: which is best?

Crucial T500 2 TB is 111.5 % stronger than WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB. Crucial T500 2 TB ranks #7 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (14,050 Drive score over 5 verified runs). WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB ranks #43 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (6,642 Drive score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 7 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricCrucial T500 2 TBWD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)14,0506,642
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)11,4753,613
Sequential read3,672 MB/s1,669 MB/s
4K IOPS17,4469,303
4K latency, median (lower is better)48 µs96 µs
TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Size2 TB1 TB

What the numbers mean

The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for Crucial T500 2 TB · All measurements for WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB