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WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB

WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -13%Read -5%, Write -10%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -11%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -37%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +0%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -29%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 89.2% (341^st of 1072)

Based on 553 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0

Poor: 61%Average: 89.2% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB averaged just 10.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB is 47.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 252MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 553 samples)

Rank 34189.2%

Min	Avg	Max
312	Read 436	502
242	Write 368	479
186	Mixed 282	373
165	SusWrite 252	283
74.9% 335 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.2	4K Read 31.4	39.7
38.1	4K Write 78.3	113
21.7	4K Mixed 40.5	52.5
141% 50 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.1	DQ Read 323	388
84.5	DQ Write 249	323
40.5	DQ Mixed 202	257
174% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

RUS-User, 18 days ago.

55GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 255 260 260 259 259 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 352

SusWrite 263

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 49.7

187% 69.8 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 252

212% 310 MB/s

RUS-User, 12 days ago.

36GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 257 256 175 169 183 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 392

Mixed 259

SusWrite 221

76% 342 MB/s

4K Read 26.6

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 53.5

171% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 236

205% 306 MB/s

IRL-User, 1 month ago.

312GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 297 251 251 247 247 251 MB/s

96.9% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 346

SusWrite 257

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 34.6

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 43

149% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 244

211% 314 MB/s

DNK-User, 27 days ago.

415GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 260 259 260 260 260 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 324

Mixed 283

SusWrite 268

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 36.6

146% 60.6 MB/s

DQ Read 341

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 196

182% 280 MB/s

FRA-User, 21 days ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 167 185 193 180 154 MB/s

90.9% Outstanding

Write 436

Mixed 293

SusWrite 184

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 85.7

4K Mixed 43

151% 54.1 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 247

199% 283 MB/s

GRC-User, 4 hrs ago.

177GB free

Firmware: 411010WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 259 257 255 255 255 MB/s

62.6% Good

Write 286

Mixed 193

SusWrite 260

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 44.9

4K Mixed 12.7

81% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 55.4

DQ Mixed 51.5

47% 74.4 MB/s

DEU-User, 7 days ago.

264GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 218 235 226 211 219 MB/s

52.8% Above average

Write 310

Mixed 203

SusWrite 215

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 25.3

4K Mixed 20.6

59% 19.6 MB/s

DQ Read 81.1

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 137

105% 138 MB/s

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Desktop 61%

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Workstation 2%

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CPU
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	2,027x
Core i7-2600Intel $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	1,573x
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	936x

GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples	1,143x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1,043x

SSD
WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GBWDCBench 89%, 553 samples	1x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	517x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	297x

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Value: 68% - Good

Total price: $297

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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WDS500G1R0A-68A4W0 500GB

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