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WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB

WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -10%Read -1%, Write -8%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -18%Peak Score -10%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -32%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -22%, Age 84%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 92.2% (303^rd of 1072)

Based on 430 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0

Poor: 68%Average: 92.2% Great: 108%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB averaged just 7.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 213MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB is 39.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 251MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 430 samples)

Rank 30392.2%

Min	Avg	Max
336	Read 452	504
236	Write 375	480
195	Mixed 282	375
157	SusWrite 251	293
76.1% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 32.7	39.9
44	4K Write 83.6	113
24.9	4K Mixed 42.1	52.8
148% 52.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 325	386
171	DQ Write 262	318
127	DQ Mixed 213	255
181% 267 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

JPN-User, 1 month ago.

257GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 255 256 258 261 242 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 269

SusWrite 253

82% 369 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 52.4

185% 66.9 MB/s

DQ Read 287

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 186

161% 238 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 month ago.

77GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 272 259 262 260 260 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 376

SusWrite 268

91% 404 MB/s

4K Read 38.3

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 48.8

168% 59.2 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 249

199% 278 MB/s

DEU-User, 27 days ago.

373GB free

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 299 261 262 261 259 261 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 335

Mixed 302

SusWrite 267

78% 347 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 52

163% 61.9 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 237

194% 277 MB/s

FRA-User, 3 months ago.

340GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 259 259 260 256 252 MB/s

86.4% Excellent

Write 344

Mixed 294

SusWrite 259

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 31.6

4K Write 82.1

4K Mixed 39.6

142% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 223

DQ Mixed 244

197% 282 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 months ago.

318GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 251 257 255 258 256 MB/s

80% Very good

Write 290

Mixed 246

SusWrite 256

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 52.7

4K Mixed 35.3

117% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 311

DQ Write 240

DQ Mixed 185

163% 245 MB/s

JPN-User, 20 days ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411010WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 267 263 266 261 263 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 278

Mixed 273

SusWrite 267

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 50.5

4K Mixed 29.9

90% 32.3 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 163

168% 277 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411000WR

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 135 126 128 128 126 MB/s

71.9% Very good

Write 184

Mixed 243

SusWrite 132

55% 248 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 53.3

4K Mixed 31.4

108% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 248

DQ Mixed 212

181% 268 MB/s

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Typical WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB Builds (Compare 930 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Asus Strix 17 GL703GE

CPU
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	856x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	73x
0000IntelBench 76%, 393 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	540x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	390x

SSD
WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GBWDCBench 92%, 430 samples	1x

RAM
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	267x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	197x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	52x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0 500GB

Average Bench: 92.2% (303^rd of 1072)

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