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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 169% (134th of 1071)

Based on 12,303 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014
Poor: 116%Average: 169% Great: 217%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB averaged 69.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 722MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,475MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB is 101%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 406MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,303 samples)
Rank 134169%
Min Avg Max
787 Read 1,262 1,606
732 Write 1,475 1,655
594 Mixed 1,109 1394
274 SusWrite 406 496
239% 1,063 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 42.8 49.4
57.4 4K Write 110 165
30.8 4K Mixed 55.5 70.8
194% 69.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
443 DQ Read 914 1,246
274 DQ Write 631 976
320 DQ Mixed 722 1,001
553% 756 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
460GB free
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 882 431 438 437 436 436 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1558
Write 1,695
Mixed 1,327
SusWrite 510
286% 1,272 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 71.4
246% 90.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,175
DQ Write 767
DQ Mixed 975
726% 972 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 757 425 398 355 325 254 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 872
Write 1,426
Mixed 1,152
SusWrite 419
219% 967 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 92.5
4K Mixed 54
178% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 621
472% 642 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 403 246 186 184 175 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 1,339
Write 1,342
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 316
228% 1,018 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 67.4
4K Mixed 40.4
138% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 695
507% 672 MB/s
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 630 471 336 312 344 323 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 993
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,122
SusWrite 402
227% 1,004 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 81.9
4K Mixed 46.3
152% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 724
DQ Write 525
DQ Mixed 620
464% 623 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 533 454 285 272 264 252 MB/s
137% Outstanding
Read 1,488
Write 1,420
Mixed 1,131
SusWrite 343
245% 1,096 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 47.5
4K Mixed 36.6
120% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 631
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 477
341% 449 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 68%
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Workstation 9%
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CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 70%, 96,815 samples9,918x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples2,888x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples32x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples6,864x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 80,155 samples1,252x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,232x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1014 512GBWDCBench 169%, 12,303 samples2,077x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,014x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,354x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,354x
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