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PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB

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Effective Speed -323%Effective Speed -323%Average Score -433%Read -257%, Write -537%, 4K Read -136%, 4K Write -140%, Mixed -334%, 4K Mixed -156%, SusWrite -1,469%Peak Score -532%Read -305%, Write -598%, 4K Read -303%, 4K Write -149%, Mixed -381%, 4K Mixed -230%, SusWrite -1,757%Value & Sentiment -1,466%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,894%Nice To Haves -209%DQ Read -238%, DQ Write -112%, DQ Mixed -262%, ADQ Read -215%, ADQ Write -192%, ADQ Mixed -249%, Age -192%, AS-SSD Total -213%

Average Bench: 129% (187^th of 1080)

Based on 5,242 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101

Poor: 60%Average: 129% Great: 179%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB averaged 29.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 426MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,170MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 202MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,242 samples)

Rank 187129%

Min	Avg	Max
565	Read 1,170	1,463
190	Write 729	920
273	Mixed 743	972
139	SusWrite 202	246
158% 711 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
13.4	4K Read 37.9	47.7
15.5	4K Write 86.1	153
10.9	4K Mixed 43.2	66.6
158% 55.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
181	DQ Read 543	684
96.5	DQ Write 431	896
134	DQ Mixed 426	578
336% 467 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

COL-User, 9 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21110001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 198 215 220 220 220 MB/s

190% Outstanding

Write 915

Mixed 985

SusWrite 234

198% 892 MB/s

4K Read 53

4K Write 182

4K Mixed 72

269% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 680

DQ Write 918

DQ Mixed 572

495% 723 MB/s

IRN-User, 3 days ago.

146GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21160001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 219 214 195 178 170 MB/s

189% Outstanding

Write 902

Mixed 909

SusWrite 235

191% 863 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 214

4K Mixed 75.1

269% 110 MB/s

DQ Read 684

DQ Write 911

DQ Mixed 576

497% 724 MB/s

PHL-User, 4 days ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21160001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 266 117 119 119 118 MB/s

162% Outstanding

Write 914

Mixed 948

SusWrite 169

193% 869 MB/s

4K Read 40.5

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 61.6

206% 75.7 MB/s

DQ Read 683

DQ Write 626

DQ Mixed 568

450% 626 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 days ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21160001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 215 206 210 215 215 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 907

Mixed 827

SusWrite 215

182% 818 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 53.4

182% 65.9 MB/s

DQ Read 654

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 233

232% 384 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21160001

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 201 162 147 143 135 MB/s

124% Outstanding

Write 889

Mixed 864

SusWrite 181

172% 772 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 74.5

4K Mixed 43.3

149% 51.1 MB/s

DQ Read 553

DQ Write 371

DQ Mixed 478

352% 467 MB/s

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System: Lenovo 82K2

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600HAMDBench 73%, 23,730 samples	3,378x
Ryzen 7 5800HAMDBench 75%, 19,785 samples	1,156x
Ryzen 5 5500H GraphicsAMDBench 75%, 167 samples	29x

GPU
RX Vega 8 5000 (iGPU)AMDBench 17%, 140,621 samples	2,970x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 8,686 samples	447x

SSD
PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GBWDCBench 129%, 5,242 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 39%, 19,438 samples	1,006x
M471A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 131,863 samples	514x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 66%, 21,689 samples	342x

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PC SN530 SDBPMPZ-256G-1101 256GB