Western Digital Red SA500 2TB
The current Western Digital Red SA500 2TB price from retailers, its key specifications, and how it performs for each job.
Western Digital · SSD · SATA
Retailer photo of Western Digital Red SA500 2TB. View this offer in Where to buy
Works well for: System Drive, Game & File Storage
Trade-offs: you want strong value with Balanced priorities specifically
- Capacity
- 2 TB
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 530 MB/s
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Form factor
- 2.5"
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What does it cost today, and is that a good price?
Market confidence: LowAt CAD 847 the Western Digital Red SA500 2TB is priced in line with its CAD 847 representative market level. Only one retailer currently backs that price, so the level is a single data point rather than a market.
Limited market: only one retailer currently has a verified offer, so treat this price as a single data point.
Prices & availability
Western Digital Red SA500 2TB: current price and offers
Compare the offers we track for this model, across variants and retailers.
1 tracked offers · 1 retailers
| Variant | Store | Condition | Price (snapshot) | Value · Balanced | Checked | Offer link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital Red SA500 2TB | Newegg | New | CAD 847 | 11 | 2026-11-09 | View offer → |
| Western Digital Red SA500 2TBMultiple variants available | Amazon Affiliate | Varies | Find on Amazon | Not tracked | No price snapshot | Find on Amazon → |
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Performance and where it ranks
Two different questions, side by side. Performance compares what the hardware can do; Value compares what that capability costs at today’s price. A product can rank high on one and low on the other — that gap is the point.
Performance Balanced
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#132 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #129 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 4TB 4
- #130 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 4
- #131 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 4
- #132 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 4
- #133 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #134 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 1TB 4
- #135 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
Value Balanced
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#175 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #172 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 1TB 13
- #173 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 13
- #174 CrucialCrucial MX500 250GB 12
- #175 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 11
- #176 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 11
- #177 TranscendTranscend SSD230S 512GB 11
- #178 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 250GB 10
Performance System Drive
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#132 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #129 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 4TB 4
- #130 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 4
- #131 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 4
- #132 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 4
- #133 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #134 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 1TB 4
- #135 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 1TB 4
Value System Drive
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#177 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #174 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 4
- #175 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 3
- #176 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 4TB 3
- #177 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 3
- #178 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 3
- #179 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 4TB 2
- #180 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 4TB 1
Performance Game
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#71 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #68 TeamGroupTeamGroup MP33 2TB 25
- #69 Western DigitalWestern Digital Blue SA510 2TB 25
- #70 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 25
- #71 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 25
- #72 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 25
- #73 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 25
- #74 TeamGroupTeamGroup CX2 2TB 25
Value Game
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#167 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #164 MSIMSI SPATIUM M450 1TB 31
- #165 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 1TB 30
- #166 SamsungSamsung 980 500GB 29
- #167 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 29
- #168 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 28
- #169 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 4TB 28
- #170 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 27
Performance Heavy Creative Work
How much it can do. Price plays no part in this ranking.
#130 of 182 graded solid state drives
- #127 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 4TB 4
- #128 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 4TB 4
- #129 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 4
- #130 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 4
- #131 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 4
- #132 Silicon PowerSilicon Power A55 1TB 4
- #133 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 1TB 4
Value Heavy Creative Work
How much of that you get for today’s price.
#171 of 182 currently priced solid state drives
- #168 KingstonKingston KC600 2TB 9
- #169 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 500GB 9
- #170 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 1TB 9
- #171 Western DigitalWestern Digital Red SA500 2TB 9
- #172 SamsungSamsung 870 Evo 2TB 9
- #173 Western DigitalWestern Digital Green 1TB 8
- #174 SamsungSamsung 870 QVO 2TB 8
These ladders follow the preset scenario shown above. Your own weights re-score this product, not the whole field.
What it is good for
| Scenario | this productCapability grade · Value at current price | Higher capability | Higher Value with current priorities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced (all-round)Weighted all-round view | GradeNo grade Value11 | Higher capability Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB 66 +2525% capability | Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB 100 +793% capability |
| System DriveScenario capability | GradeA Value3 | Higher capability Samsung 9100 PRO 1TB S 71 +2525% capability | Higher Value with current priorities Western Digital Blue SN5100 500GB S 100 +1079% capability |
| Game & File StorageScenario capability | GradeA Value29 | Higher capability TeamGroup Force Vulcan 4TB S 93 +100% capability | Higher Value with current priorities TeamGroup MP44Q 4TB S 100 +100% capability |
| Heavy Creative WorkScenario capability | GradeB Value9 | Higher capability Higher capability · Higher Value with current priorities Crucial T710 2TB S 100 +2485% capability | |
Balanced has no letter: it is a weighting preset, not a capability rubric. A grade answers “how well does this handle that job?” — price is never part of it. Relative Value puts the current market price back in.
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Trade-offs
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value with Balanced priorities specificallycompeting products deliver so much more per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 11 with Balanced priorities. Check on Amazon.
Works well if
- System Drive is your main prioritygraded A for System Drive on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for System Drive specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for System Drive per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelWestern Digital Blue SN5100 500GB holds Relative Value 100 against its 3 for System Drive. Check on Amazon.
- You are buying for System Drive and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: sata — a perfectly fine os drive, just not a fast one
Works well if
- Game is your main prioritygraded A for Game on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Game specificallyat today's market no realistic price for this model reaches strong value for Game — the calculation only gets there near CAD 302, against a cheapest tracked CAD 847
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelTeamGroup MP44Q 4TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 29 for Game. Check on Amazon.
Works well if
- Heavy Creative Work is your main prioritygraded B for Heavy Creative Work on the same rubric as the tier list
Consider other options if
- You want strong value for Heavy Creative Work specificallycompeting products deliver so much more for Heavy Creative Work per dollar that no price this model realistically trades at reaches the strong-value mark for this job
- Value for money matters more to you than this exact modelCrucial T710 2TB holds Relative Value 100 against its 9 for Heavy Creative Work. Check on Amazon.
- You are buying for Heavy Creative Work and want no asterisksthe rubric caps this grade: the sata interface caps sustained writes near 500 mb/s, so this is graded on endurance among sata drives rather than against nvme scratch disks.
Every line states the fact it was derived from, for the scenario selected above. Thresholds are calculated points on our value curve — information about where the maths turns, not instructions about what to pay.
Similar options to the Western Digital Red SA500 2TB
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Specifications and compatibility
What this product is, and what to check before it goes into your build.
Performance
- Sequential read
- 560 MB/s
- Sequential write
- 530 MB/s
- Random read
- 0 IOPS
- Random write
- 0 IOPS
Media
- Capacity
- 2 TB
Power / Interface
- Interface
- SATA 6.0 Gb/s
- Form factor
- 2.5"
Physical / Outputs
- Heatsink included
- No
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Endurance & warranty
- Endurance
- 1200 TBW
- Warranty
- 5 years
- Manufacturer part number
- WDS200T1R0A
Hover any value to see where it came from: a manufacturer specification, or a figure The Comparator calculated.
Sources: Comparator offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09
What to check in your build
2.5"
The slot must take 2.5"
SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Does not fit the PS5 expansion bay
The PS5 bay takes M.2 2280 NVMe drives only
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Compatibility guidance is practical help, not a score. Missing data is shown as unknown, never invented.
Summary
Western Digital Red SA500 2TB offers a balanced view across an all-round mix of priorities. It ranks #132 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Red SA500 2TB offers A-grade capability for System Drive. It ranks #132 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Red SA500 2TB offers A-grade capability for Game. It ranks #71 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. TeamGroup MP44Q 2TB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
Western Digital Red SA500 2TB offers B-grade capability for Heavy Creative Work. It ranks #130 by capability in the current modelled field. Its clearest measured strength is drive capability 560. TeamGroup FORCE G50 512GB currently clears the same practical bar with stronger Relative Value.
FAQ
Why does Relative Value change when I choose another scenario?
Each scenario changes the weights applied to capability, price and the other published factors. The hardware facts stay fixed, but the value question changes, so its score and rank can change too.
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Useful links & sources
offer frame 2026-11-02–2026-11-09 · formula ssd-value-v6.1 · facts facts-2026-11-09 · Relative Value is an estimate from our current dataset, the selected weights and dated market prices — not an official product rating and not a price forecast. Target prices are calculation thresholds, not predictions. Methodology We are not a shop. Affiliate links may earn us a commission; they never change the calculations or the ranking.