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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 194% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 7,562 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032
Poor: 138%Average: 194% Great: 232%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB averaged 93.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 822MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,045MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB is 94.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 422MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,562 samples)
Rank 102194%
Min Avg Max
1,060 Read 1,456 1,581
993 Write 1,452 1,646
814 Mixed 1,133 1,288
308 SusWrite 422 502
250% 1,116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.7 4K Read 45.7 54.3
73.8 4K Write 143 218
38.2 4K Mixed 65 82.2
228% 84.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
528 DQ Read 1,045 1,261
308 DQ Write 725 1,128
345 DQ Mixed 822 1006
631% 864 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
11GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 34 44 44 49 MB/s
501% Outstanding
Read 5,592
Write 45.7
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 42.4
300% 1,441 MB/s
4K Read 679
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 6.2
1,038% 229 MB/s
338GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 397 294 292 297 319 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 1,570
Write 1,612
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 388
271% 1,211 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 83.1
306% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,248
DQ Write 827
DQ Mixed 964
739% 1,013 MB/s
361GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 445 423 422 423 425 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,574
Write 1,655
Mixed 1,298
SusWrite 486
281% 1,253 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 66.5
226% 82.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,133
DQ Write 779
DQ Mixed 981
725% 964 MB/s
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 473 432 432 383 405 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,552
Write 1,600
Mixed 1,260
SusWrite 477
274% 1,222 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 57.4
187% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 785
DQ Write 498
DQ Mixed 668
491% 650 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21111000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 748 415 370 369 346 371 MB/s
160% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 1,504
Mixed 1,223
SusWrite 436
263% 1,175 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 76.4
4K Mixed 50.8
164% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 480
350% 462 MB/s
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Gaming 57%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16W1

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,725x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples1,690x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples492x
GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples1,312x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,225x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples1,136x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 194%, 7,562 samples538x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples712x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 75%, 8,097 samples433x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples314x
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