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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB

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Effective Speed -268%Effective Speed -268%Average Score -385%Read -249%, Write -442%, 4K Read -112%, 4K Write -85%, Mixed -271%, 4K Mixed -98%, SusWrite -1,436%Peak Score -515%Read -302%, Write -596%, 4K Read -277%, 4K Write -143%, Mixed -369%, 4K Mixed -211%, SusWrite -1,710%Value & Sentiment -1,296%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,556%Nice To Haves -181%DQ Read -239%, DQ Write -108%, DQ Mixed -262%, ADQ Read -166%, ADQ Write -107%, ADQ Mixed -185%, Age -173%, AS-SSD Total -210%

Average Bench: 148% (166^th of 1080)

Based on 5,150 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014

Poor: 107%Average: 148% Great: 184%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB averaged 48.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 521MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 605MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB is 77.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 206MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 112MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,150 samples)

Rank 166148%

Min	Avg	Max
794	Read 1,201	1,476
678	Write 862	925
551	Mixed 873	998
151	SusWrite 206	253
175% 786 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.3	4K Read 41.4	50
55	4K Write 112	156
30.4	4K Mixed 55.8	70.1
194% 69.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
446	DQ Read 642	685
203	DQ Write 605	915
227	DQ Mixed 521	580
419% 589 MB/s

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

CAN-User, 8 days ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 210 154 155 154 148 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 922

Mixed 951

SusWrite 197

177% 795 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 53.5

179% 63.1 MB/s

DQ Read 683

DQ Write 576

DQ Mixed 578

447% 612 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 303 217 206 198 194 MB/s

139% Outstanding

Write 908

Mixed 890

SusWrite 229

170% 758 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 54.1

183% 64.9 MB/s

DQ Read 680

DQ Write 582

DQ Mixed 499

410% 587 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 226 113 114 117 109 MB/s

132% Outstanding

Write 912

Mixed 907

SusWrite 168

166% 741 MB/s

4K Read 38.9

4K Write 94

4K Mixed 54.3

178% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 682

DQ Write 544

DQ Mixed 576

441% 601 MB/s

USA-User, 27 mins ago.

95GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 255 136 131 128 127 MB/s

126% Outstanding

Write 804

Mixed 865

SusWrite 172

153% 685 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 91.4

4K Mixed 50.5

168% 59.4 MB/s

DQ Read 680

DQ Write 566

DQ Mixed 579

446% 608 MB/s

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Desktop 72%

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Workstation 9%

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System: Acer Nitro AN515-55

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples	12,771x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples	3,766x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples	43x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples	8,744x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples	1,682x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	1,590x

SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GBWDCBench 148%, 5,150 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples	2,380x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples	1,776x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples	1,667x

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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB