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WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB

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Effective Speed -175%Effective Speed -175%Average Score -206%Read -184%, Write -225%, 4K Read -65%, 4K Write -48%, Mixed -183%, 4K Mixed -76%, SusWrite -663%Peak Score -298%Read -272%, Write -282%, 4K Read -253%, 4K Write -64%, Mixed -250%, 4K Mixed -170%, SusWrite -792%Value & Sentiment -2,479%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,922%Nice To Haves -88%DQ Read -84%, DQ Write -39%, DQ Mixed -109%, ADQ Read -60%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -72%, Age -198%, AS-SSD Total -92%

Average Bench: 198% (107^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 3,637 samples)

Rank 107198%

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

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

USA-User, 5 days ago.

328GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 803 416 312 322 331 313 MB/s

211% Outstanding

Write 1,610

Mixed 1,182

SusWrite 416

266% 1,187 MB/s

4K Read 49.7

4K Write 153

4K Mixed 69

245% 90.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,240

DQ Write 941

DQ Mixed 979

762% 1,053 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

466GB free

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 430 426 424 430 434 MB/s

195% Outstanding

Write 1,743

Mixed 1,315

SusWrite 468

284% 1,264 MB/s

4K Read 45.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 62.4

205% 71.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,024

DQ Write 843

DQ Mixed 946

705% 938 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 days ago.

383GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 920 420 315 291 285 302 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 1,503

Mixed 1,006

SusWrite 422

241% 1,076 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 79

4K Mixed 49.9

162% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 938

DQ Write 659

DQ Mixed 794

594% 797 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 211070WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 667 431 430 439 440 440 MB/s

163% Outstanding

Write 1,592

Mixed 1,327

SusWrite 474

273% 1,214 MB/s

4K Read 42.7

4K Write 97.8

4K Mixed 42.5

171% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 624

DQ Write 436

DQ Mixed 509

386% 523 MB/s

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Workstation 93%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	8,147x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $139Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,865x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $185Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,925x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,521x
RX 5700-XTAMD $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,343x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,172x

SSD
WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GBWDCBench 198%, 3,637 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	2,013x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,020x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	785x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $645

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WDBA3V5000ANC-WRSN 500GB