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PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB

PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB
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Effective Speed -16%Effective Speed -16%Average Score -25%Read -12%, Write -29%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite -38%Peak Score -16%Read -2%, Write -7%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +4% DQ Read 7%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -8%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age 85%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 84.7% (410^th of 1072)

Based on 90 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G

Poor: 58%Average: 84.7% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB averaged just 15.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 217MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 215MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 90 samples)

Rank 41084.7%

Min	Avg	Max
287	Read 410	498
227	Write 313	454
158	Mixed 249	353
166	SusWrite 215	237
66.3% 297 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11.9	4K Read 29.2	41.8
31.7	4K Write 75.3	114
15.7	4K Mixed 38.8	53
134% 47.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
137	DQ Read 346	393
117	DQ Write 267	326
82	DQ Mixed 217	266
187% 277 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 1 month ago.

163GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 225 222 224 226 227 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 368

Mixed 208

SusWrite 226

72% 326 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 48.1

179% 64.8 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 211

191% 293 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

209GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 223 221 223 220 222 MB/s

88% Excellent

Write 444

Mixed 336

SusWrite 223

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 63.1

4K Mixed 38.1

132% 44.6 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 263

216% 310 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

214GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 231 230 236 236 236 MB/s

86.7% Excellent

Write 400

Mixed 287

SusWrite 233

76% 338 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 42.5

143% 49.8 MB/s

DQ Read 243

DQ Write 228

DQ Mixed 201

160% 224 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 months ago.

86GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 184 152 156 126 138 MB/s

82.3% Excellent

Write 267

Mixed 222

SusWrite 150

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 75.9

4K Mixed 37.2

133% 47.6 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 242

207% 305 MB/s

SVN-User, 8 days ago.

202GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 222 221 206 210 227 MB/s

79.8% Very good

Write 358

Mixed 159

SusWrite 222

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 69.2

4K Mixed 35.9

123% 43.8 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 238

DQ Mixed 157

145% 223 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 months ago.

223GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40103000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 215 221 219 206 225 MB/s

79.6% Very good

Write 276

Mixed 210

SusWrite 221

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 64.5

4K Mixed 36.1

121% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 260

DQ Write 226

DQ Mixed 218

170% 235 MB/s

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Typical PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB Builds (Compare 22 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Redstonesystem VITO

CPU
Core i5-10500Intel $140Bench 84%, 10,180 samples	6x
Core i5-8500Intel $171Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	6x
Core i5-6500Intel $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples	3x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	6x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	4x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	2x

SSD
PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GBWDCBench 85%, 90 samples	5x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	4x
M378A1K43EB2-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 47%, 2,549 samples	3x
M378A5244CB0-CRC 1x4GBSamsungBench 36%, 4,338 samples	2x

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Value: 102% - Outstanding

Total price: $140

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SA530 SDASB8Y256G 256GB

Average Bench: 84.7% (410^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.7% (410th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 84.7% (410^th of 1072)