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Compare Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB and Samsung 870 Evo 2TB in Canada side by side across price, specifications, capability by use case and the price at which the answer changes.
Market snapshot Nov 9, 2026 · CAD
Specifications, performance and current prices compared in Canada · CAD · prices checked through Nov 9, 2026
Western Digital
Current comparison price
CAD 408Value · Balanced24
from 1 offer · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Samsung
Current comparison price
CAD 850Value · Balanced11
from 2 offers at 2 retailers · checked Nov 9
Capability highlights · price excluded
Capabilityprice excluded
Same grade in all 3 scenarios. View grades →
Valueunder Balanced
Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB has the higher Value under these priorities (24 vs 11).
Pricecurrent market snapshot
Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB costs less right now (CAD 408 vs CAD 850, 52% apart).
| Priority | Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB | Samsung 870 Evo 2TB | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 11 | ||
| 6 | 3 | ||
| 59 | 28 | ||
| 12 | 9 |
Pick a preset to compare under it: the whole page follows. Within 2 points counts as even.
Under Balanced, each product holds or loses the higher Value at one price, with the other held at its current price. Enter the prices you were actually offered to see the answer for your deal.
Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB
Current comparison price
CAD 408 24
Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB keeps the higher Value up to CAD 847 (with Samsung 870 Evo 2TB at CAD 850).
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB
Current comparison price
CAD 850 11
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB matches the Value of Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB (at CAD 408) at CAD 410 or less.
A crossover is a calculation under the active priorities and today's market frame, not a price forecast.
New offers we track in Canada (CAD), cheapest first, with the date each was checked. Amazon appears as a link only: its price is not shown and never enters Value.
Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB
Samsung 870 Evo 2TB
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What each product can do for a job, graded S to F with price left out, and the measured indexes behind it.
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| Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB | Samsung 870 Evo 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| System Drive | A #130 | A #133 |
| Game & File Storage | A #69 | A #72 |
| Heavy Creative Work | B #136 | B #131 |
| Drive performance | 560 | 560 |
| Sequential read | 560 | 560 |
| Sequential write | 520 | 530 |
Facts true of every board a product groups; a range or "varies" marks a fact that differs between boards.
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| Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB | Samsung 870 Evo 2TB | |
|---|---|---|
| Speed | ||
| Sequential write | 520 MB/s | 530 MB/s |
| Storage and endurance | ||
| NAND type | SanDisk 3D TLC | TLC |
| Controller | Marvell 88SS1074 | Samsung MKX |
| Product | ||
| Brand | Western Digital | Samsung |
Not tracked means the source data does not have this fact. It is not assumed to be absent.
Conditions drawn from the data above, not a universal recommendation. The better choice depends on which of these matter to you.
It depends on the question. For capability (price left out) see the grades by use case; for how good the current price is for what you get, see Value under your priorities; and for the cheapest option today, see current prices. This page keeps the three apart and does not name one overall winner.
Under Balanced, Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB has the higher Value (24 vs 11) in the market snapshot of Nov 9, 2026. Value changes with your priorities and with prices.
Under Balanced, with Western Digital Blue SA510 2TB at its current price, Samsung 870 Evo 2TB reaches equal Value at CAD 410. It is a calculation, not a price forecast.
Same grade in all 3 scenarios.
The offers section lists every new offer we track for both products in Canada, with the date each price was checked. Open in Compare to add more products.