Crucial T500 vs WD Blue SN5000 at every capacity: prices, $/TB, speeds, endurance. Which to buy in July 2026 — full family comparison.
Comparing Crucial T500 against WD Blue SN5000 model-to-model means looking across the whole capacity range: the winner at 1 TB isn't always the winner at 4 TB, because per-TB pricing shifts with capacity. Here's the full picture.
The Crucial T500 posts the higher sequential read spec (7,400 MB/s vs 5,500 MB/s). Whether that shows up for you depends on workload: game load times won't change, sustained transfers will.
On value, the WD Blue SN5000 family wins at most capacities — its best configuration lands at $147.50/TB versus $184.50/TB for the Crucial T500's best. During the 2026 NAND shortage that spread compounds quickly at 2-4 TB.
The cache design differs: Crucial T500 carries on-board DRAM, WD Blue SN5000 borrows system RAM via HMB. This matters for database-style workloads and long video-editing sessions, not for everyday use.
| Capacity | Crucial T500 | WD Blue SN5000 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | $275 · $275.00/TB | — | |
| 2 TB | $369 · $184.50/TB | $295 · $147.50/TB | Full comparison → |