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WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 198% (99th of 1072)

Based on 3,637 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN
Poor: 130%Average: 198% Great: 239%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB averaged 98.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 861MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,072MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 413MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,637 samples)
Rank 99198%
Min Avg Max
943 Read 1,479 1,594
496 Write 1,436 1,683
666 Mixed 1,143 1,335
243 SusWrite 413 513
250% 1,118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.9 4K Read 53.8 54.4
57.3 4K Write 140 231
33.5 4K Mixed 63 81
237% 85.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
584 DQ Read 1,072 1261
267 DQ Write 835 1,364
354 DQ Mixed 861 1,004
669% 923 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
252GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 714 424 433 434 433 434 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,568
Write 1,626
Mixed 1214
SusWrite 479
274% 1,222 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 65.3
218% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 866
629% 823 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 354 313 285 292 308 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,524
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,272
SusWrite 325
264% 1,177 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 68.7
242% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 436
DQ Mixed 397
410% 693 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 682 415 417 410 411 412 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1,433
Write 1,532
Mixed 1,157
SusWrite 458
257% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 59.6
198% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 836
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 621
463% 625 MB/s
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 404 416 411 409 409 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1,351
Write 1490
Mixed 1,097
SusWrite 446
246% 1096 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 85.3
4K Mixed 57.6
169% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 913
DQ Write 458
DQ Mixed 645
490% 672 MB/s
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Gaming 99%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,787x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,854x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,117x
SSD
WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GBWDCBench 198%, 3,637 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples754x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $468

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