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WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 187% (111th of 1072)

Based on 114 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC WDBA3V5000AN
Poor: 134%Average: 187% Great: 221%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB averaged 87.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 800MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,014MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB is 86.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 458MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 114 samples)
Rank 111187%
Min Avg Max
627 Read 1,346 1,684
554 Write 1,495 1,687
601 Mixed 1,216 1,425
290 SusWrite 458 513
253% 1,129 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.5 4K Read 44.3 52.8
76.9 4K Write 129 181
42 4K Mixed 62.1 77.4
215% 78.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
541 DQ Read 1,014 1,260
161 DQ Write 730 1,133
316 DQ Mixed 800 998
617% 848 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
316GB free
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 434 435 435 435 436 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 1,712
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 517
248% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 55.4
183% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 1,094
DQ Write 786
DQ Mixed 895
681% 925 MB/s
317GB free
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 434 434 435 436 436 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 904
Write 1,740
Mixed 1,122
SusWrite 520
243% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 89.5
4K Mixed 54
176% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 1,029
DQ Write 784
DQ Mixed 877
664% 897 MB/s
308GB free
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 435 432 433 434 435 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 918
Write 1675
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 518
243% 1,071 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 52.8
174% 60.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 774
DQ Mixed 872
658% 887 MB/s
317GB free
Firmware: 10WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 939 434 435 432 434 434 MB/s
162% Outstanding
Read 934
Write 1,718
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 518
244% 1,075 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 50.6
172% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,016
DQ Write 781
DQ Mixed 875
661% 890 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,792,690 SSDs tested

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Gaming 39%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 33%
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System: Acer Nitro N50-600

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,901x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples1,324x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples422x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples884x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples548x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples531x
SSD
WDC WDBA3V5000AN 500GBNvmeBench 187%, 114 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,517 samples333x
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 6,043 samples315x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 44%, 10,608 samples199x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $253

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