Western Digital® PC SA530 3D NAND
SATA SSD
Exceptional Storage Options for a Broad Range of
Computing Applications
High Performance and High Capacity for Computing
Based on Western Digital 96-layer 3D NAND, the Western Digital PC SA530 3D NAND SATA
SSD delivers high performance, high capacity, and superior endurance. In capacities of up
to 1TB, the Western Digital PC SA530 achieves this while expending less power than our
previous generations of SATA SSDs.
The Western Digital PC SA530 combines Western Digital’s state-of-the-art 96-layer
3D NAND technology with our proven SSD platform. It also incorporates nCache™ 2.0,
a tiered caching technology designed to improve responsiveness for corporate and
consumer workloads. nCache 2.0 uses a combination of both SLC (single level cell)
and TLC flash blocks to improve endurance, increase efficiency, and boost performance.
Writing data first to the SLC cache reduces write amplification on the TLC blocks.
With on-the-fly hardware-based encryption, the Western Digital PC SA530 (SED models
only) provides complete end-to-end encryption to the storage, system and
infrastructure. It supports password protection, AES-256-bit encryption, TCG-OPAL
2.01 standard and PSID.
Lower Power, Higher Capacity and Thin Form
Factors Offers Design Flexibility
The Western Digital PC SA530 is optimized for the demanding power management
requirements of ultra-thin and small form factor products.
It features Device Sleep (DEVSLP), more frequent use of low-power modes, and faster
transitions between various power modes. Also included for superior error recovery,
DataGuard™ Client provides a robust on-the-fly error handling technology.
With a variety of design and integration options for manufacturers and systems builders,
the Western Digital PC SA530 is available in either an SATA 2.5”/7mm cased or an M.2 2280
form factor, with capacities of 256 gigabytes2 (GB), 512GB, and 1 terabyte2 (TB).
Highlights
• Western Digital 96-layer 3D NAND delivers
capacities up to 1TB for a multitude of
design options
• 2.5”/7mm cased or M.2 2280 form factors provide
needed space savings and design flexibility
• Leading edge SATA Performance up to 560MB/s
sequential read
PRODUCT BRIEF
Form Factor 2.5"/7mm cased, M.2 2280
Interface 1,2 SATA 6 Gb/s
Size & Weight 2.5”/7mm cased: 256GB – 1TB: 7.00mm x 69.85mm x 100.2mm @ 37.4g
M.2 2280: 256GB – 1TB: 2.23mm x 22.00mm x 80.0mm @ 7 ± 1g
Performance [4KB QD32] 2,3 256GB 512GB 1TB
Sequential Read up to (MB/s) 550 560 560
Sequential Write up to (MB/s) 525 530 530
Random Read up to (IOPS) 95K 95K 95K
Random Write up to (IOPS) 81K 84K 84K
Endurance (TBW) 4100 200 400
Power 5
Avg. Active Power (mW) 52 52 60
Max Read Operating (mW) 2200 2050 2550
Max Write Operating (mW) 2250 3350 3750
Slumber (mW) 56 56 56
DEVSLP (mW) 5–7 5–7 5–12
Reliability
MTTF 6Up to 1.75M hours
Environmental
Operating Temperatures 0°C to 70°C
Non-operating Temperatures -55°C to 85°C
Operating Vibration 5.0 gRMS, 10 – 2000 Hz
Non-operating Vibration 4.9 gRMS, 7 – 800 Hz
Shock 1,500 G @ 0.5 msec half sine
Certifications FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI, Morocco
Limited Warranty 75 years
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PRODUCT BRIEF
1 Backwards compatible to SATA 3 Gb/s and SATA 1.5 Gb/s.
2 As used for storage capacity, one megabyte (MB) = one million bytes,
one gigabyte (GB) = one billion bytes, and one terabyte (TB) = one
trillion bytes. Total accessible capacity varies depending on operating
environment. As used for buffer or cache, one megabyte (MB) = 1,048,576
bytes. As used for transfer rate or interface, megabyte per second (MB/s)
= one million bytes per second, and gigabit per second (Gb/s) = one
billion bits per second. Effective maximum SATA 6 Gb/s transfer rate
calculated according to the Serial ATA specification published by the
SATA-IO organization as of the date of this specification sheet. Visit
www.sata-io.org for details.
3 Measured using CrystalDiskMark, 1000MB LBA range, on Laptop Asus
N550J HM86 Express chipset, Windows 8.1 Pro with Intel iRST version
14.8.16.1063, secondary drive with Intel® Core™ i7–4700HQ 2.4GHz, 8GB
DDR3 1600MHz RAM.
4 TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload
(JESD219) and vary by product capacity.
5 Power measurements at 25°C. Based on firmware version with DIPM
enabled. Measured using MobileMark® 2014 on Lenovo T560, Intel® Core™
i5–6200U 2.30GHz Processor, DDR3L 4GB 1600MHz RAM, Windows 10
with Intel Driver iRST 14.8.0.1042.
6 MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia
stress part testing.
7 See http://www.sandisk.com/wug for regional specific warranty details.
Western Digital PC SA530 3D NAND SATA SSD Product Features and Specifications
Model SKU Form Factor Capacity Security
PC SA530 SDASB8Y-256G 2.5" 7mm 256GB None
PC SA530 SDASB8Y-512G 2.5" 7mm 512GB None
PC SA530 SDASB8Y-1T00 2.5" 7mm 1TB None
PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G M.2 2280 256GB None
PC SA530 SDASN8Y-512G M.2 2280 512GB None
PC SA530 SDASN8Y-1T00 M.2 2280 1TB None
PC SA530 SDATB8Y-256G 2.5" 7mm 256GB TCG Opal 2.01
PC SA530 SDATB8Y-512G 2.5" 7mm 512GB TCG Opal 2.01
PC SA530 SDATB8Y-1T00 2.5" 7mm 1TB TCG Opal 2.01
PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G M.2 2280 256GB TCG Opal 2.01
PC SA530 SDATN8Y-512G M.2 2280 512GB TCG Opal 2.01
PC SA530 SDATN8Y-1T00 M.2 2280 1TB TCG Opal 2.01
Contact your Western Digital sales representative regarding 128GB and 1TB capacities.