WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -7%Read 0%, Write -3%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment -430%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%, Price -21%, Value 2%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -15%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 17%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 96.8% (269^th of 1072)

Based on 27,087 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 72%Average: 96.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 3.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 44.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 276MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 332MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27,087 samples)

Rank 26996.8%

Min	Avg	Max
343	Read 458	513
255	Write 393	481
158	Mixed 276	391
139	SusWrite 332	415
81.7% 365 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 32.4	40.4
41.4	4K Write 81.6	117
22.7	4K Mixed 40.4	53.8
144% 51.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 335	380
161	DQ Write 282	336
127	DQ Mixed 243	287
200% 287 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CAN-User, 4 days ago.

167GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 412 407 407 406 400 403 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 220

SusWrite 406

86% 386 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 84.8

4K Mixed 47

159% 55.8 MB/s

DQ Read 310

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 260

205% 284 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 366 357 381 386 373 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 191

SusWrite 372

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 45.9

151% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 137

137% 223 MB/s

DEU-User, 14 hrs ago.

255GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 409 414 404 410 413 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 305

SusWrite 410

88% 391 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 76.1

4K Mixed 29.2

127% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 285

233% 332 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 days ago.

236GB free

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 388 400 398 416 412 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 433

Mixed 345

SusWrite 403

90% 398 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 50

4K Mixed 30.7

109% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 285

231% 328 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 357 330 319 335 334 MB/s

85.6% Excellent

Write 419

Mixed 324

SusWrite 337

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 28.4

4K Write 54.3

4K Mixed 30.1

110% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 256

198% 271 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

245GB free

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 350 343 334 336 343 MB/s

44.1% Average

Write 312

Mixed 113

SusWrite 337

59% 260 MB/s

4K Read 0.4

4K Write 16

4K Mixed 1

10% 5.8 MB/s

DQ Read 193

DQ Write 239

DQ Mixed 128

121% 187 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,949x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $113Bench 97%, 27,087 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 69% - Good

Total price: $711

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (269^th of 1072)

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