500GB Storage Drives

4 500GB storage drives from Samsung, Western Digital, SanDisk and more. Prices run $97 to $169.

Western DigitalSpec score 8.9

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 500GB

+Read speeds up to 3,500 MB/s over PCIe Gen3

+Compact M.2 2280 form factor

+NVMe interface for faster transfers than SATA

−PCIe Gen3 is slower than Gen4 drives

$145.91

as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details

WD_BLACKSpec score 8.9

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 500GB

+NVMe interface with PCIe Gen3 for fast internal storage

+Up to 3,430 MB/s read speed for quick load times

+M.2 2280 form factor fits compact internal slots

−500GB fills quickly with large modern games

$169.99

as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details

Western DigitalSpec score 8.7

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 500GB

+500GB capacity: the highest capacity of the 37 here

−3 pcie generation: 14 of the 18 here have a higher pcie generation

$96.99

as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details

Western DigitalSpec score 8.7

SSD, NVMe, M.2, 500GB

+500GB capacity: the highest capacity of the 37 here

−3 pcie generation: 14 of the 18 here have a higher pcie generation

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Compare specs

Kind	Interface	Form	Capacity	Spec score	Price
SSD	NVMe	M.2	500GB	8.9	$145.91 as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details
SSD	NVMe	M.2	500GB	8.9	$169.99 as of 11/04/2026 08:09 PST - Details
SSD	NVMe	M.2	500GB	8.7	$96.99 as of 11/04/2026 08:10 PST - Details
SSD	NVMe	M.2	500GB	8.7	No current price

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