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PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GB

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Effective Speed -49%Effective Speed -49%Average Score -54%Read -19%, Write -44%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -88%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -67%, SusWrite -48%Peak Score -38%Read -6%, Write -18%, 4K Read -35%, 4K Write -64%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -45%, SusWrite -70%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -34%, ADQ Read -33%, ADQ Write -44%, ADQ Mixed -50%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total -11%

Average Bench: 66% (731^st of 1072)

Based on 405 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006

Poor: 49%Average: 66% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GB averaged 33.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 173MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.9MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GB is 38.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 200MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 405 samples)

Rank 73166%

Min	Avg	Max
285	Read 384	479
195	Write 281	412
155	Mixed 236	323
112	SusWrite 200	228
61.4% 275 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.3	4K Read 21.7	31.8
24.2	4K Write 46.6	74.8
12.4	4K Mixed 26.9	40.2
92.1% 31.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
135	DQ Read 245	378
109	DQ Write 201	298
95.2	DQ Mixed 173	247
143% 206 MB/s

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FRA-User, 2 months ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40211006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 169 160 155 144 77 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 345

Mixed 261

SusWrite 149

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 48.3

4K Mixed 32.5

108% 35.9 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 225

187% 269 MB/s

TUR-User, 1 month ago.

197GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40211006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 217 214 217 222 221 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 351

Mixed 206

SusWrite 219

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 32.8

4K Mixed 25.4

84% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 257

DQ Write 225

DQ Mixed 200

161% 227 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40211006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 231 233 229 230 230 MB/s

68% Good

Write 309

Mixed 216

SusWrite 230

67% 301 MB/s

4K Read 15.2

4K Write 34.9

4K Mixed 26.5

76% 25.5 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 196

167% 245 MB/s

TUR-User, 14 days ago.

105GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40211006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 168 143 67 0 117 MB/s

62.2% Good

Write 227

Mixed 229

SusWrite 117

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 23

4K Write 39.8

4K Mixed 29.7

94% 30.8 MB/s

DQ Read 248

DQ Write 182

DQ Mixed 70.8

92% 167 MB/s

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Desktop 44%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP Laptop 14-dk0xxx

CPU
Ryzen 3 3200UAMDBench 41%, 21,522 samples	124x
Ryzen 5 3500UAMDBench 48%, 78,189 samples	64x
A9-9425 APU (2016 M.SR)AMDBench 27%, 15,014 samples	61x

GPU
Radeon Vega 3 GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 27,821 samples	129x
Radeon Vega 8 GraphicsAMDBench 10%, 115,953 samples	64x
Radeon R5 GraphicsAMDBench 3%, 31,419 samples	61x

SSD
PC SA530 SDASN8Y-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 66%, 405 samples	1x

RAM
M471A5244CB0-CTD 1x4GBSamsungBench 30%, 48,985 samples	45x
4ATF51264HZ-2G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 32%, 18,494 samples	25x
M471A5244CB0-CTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 54,777 samples	13x

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