SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB

Brand
SanDisk
Model
Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
$171–$189estimated range · from catalog price Oct 4, 2026

SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB: PCIe 4.0 up to 5,150/4,900 MB/s, 600 TBW, 5‑year warranty—solid mainstream boot and game drive.

Storage performance rankTop 3% of storage drives
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Released2023
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Capacity1 TB
TypeSSD
InterfacePCIe
Read speed5150 MB/s
Write speed4900 MB/s
Form factorM.2
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Product overview

Introduced in 2023, the SanDisk Extreme M.2 NVMe SSD (1TB, model SDSSDX3N-1T00-G26) sits in SanDisk’s Extreme client lineup as a PCIe 4.0 x4 M.2 2280 drive. It’s a mainstream Gen4 option meant to deliver dependable ~5 GB/s-class throughput without Gen5 pricing or power demands. Rated up to 5,150 MB/s read and 4,900 MB/s write with 600 TBW endurance and a 5‑year warranty, it fits modern desktops and laptops that need solid everyday speed and capacity. It’s well-suited as an OS boot drive and game library, and can double as a light video‑editing scratch disk. Western Digital Dashboard support helps monitor health over time. Not marked as discontinued as of the latest listing.

Best for
  • boot drive
  • game library
  • video-editing scratch
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At a glance iEach dot represents a catalog model. Farther right means a higher measured value, not necessarily a better fit.Measured against the storage drives catalog
Current modelCatalog models
Capacity1 TB
Higher than 9% of storage drives
Read speed5150 MB/s
Higher than 78% of storage drives
Write speed4900 MB/s
Higher than 78% of storage drives
Capacity
1 TB
Type
SSD
Read speed
5150 MB/s
Write speed
4900 MB/s
Form factor
M.2
Hardware Interface
PCIe 4.0 x4
Data Transfer Rate
8000 MB/s
Interface
PCIe
Tdp
8 W