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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB

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Effective Speed +48% Effective Speed 48%Average Score +62% Read 154%, Write 113%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 23%, Mixed 140%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite -38%Peak Score +60% Read 191%, Write 91%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 27%, Mixed 135%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite -54%Value & Sentiment -110%User Rating -13%, Market Share -207%Nice To Haves +138% DQ Read 86%, DQ Write 157%, DQ Mixed 75%, ADQ Read 99%, ADQ Write 112%, ADQ Mixed 98%, Age 374%, AS-SSD Total 100%

Average Bench: 147% (147^th of 1058)

Based on 4,061 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014

Poor: 108%Average: 147% Great: 183%

Popular builds with this SSD

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB averaged 46.6% 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 516MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 607MB/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 74.5%. 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 215MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,061 samples)

Rank 147147%

Min	Avg	Max
814	Read 1,176	1,472
657	Write 868	929
560	Mixed 868	994
158	SusWrite 215	250
174% 782 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.7	4K Read 41.5	47.9
61.8	4K Write 108	152
33.2	4K Mixed 54.3	68.7
190% 67.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
483	DQ Read 645	685
208	DQ Write 607	919
210	DQ Mixed 516	580
417% 589 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 278 220 205 221 214 MB/s

181% Outstanding

Write 904

Mixed 969

SusWrite 235

198% 894 MB/s

4K Read 46.6

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 66.1

233% 86.4 MB/s

DQ Read 684

DQ Write 912

DQ Mixed 576

497% 724 MB/s

PHL-User, 6 hrs ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 269 221 223 193 198 MB/s

148% Outstanding

Write 777

Mixed 907

SusWrite 226

169% 758 MB/s

4K Read 44.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 54.9

194% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 685

DQ Write 650

DQ Mixed 581

460% 639 MB/s

PAK-User, 1 hr ago.

180GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 286 221 220 224 220 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 920

Mixed 786

SusWrite 247

166% 742 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 54.5

183% 65.3 MB/s

DQ Read 680

DQ Write 579

DQ Mixed 568

442% 609 MB/s

PHL-User, 5 hrs ago.

154GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 256 179 183 186 174 MB/s

134% Outstanding

Write 732

Mixed 881

SusWrite 203

158% 710 MB/s

4K Read 37.1

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 46.5

170% 62 MB/s

DQ Read 668

DQ Write 610

DQ Mixed 579

451% 619 MB/s

MNG-User, 27 mins ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 215 207 196 193 193 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 827

Mixed 852

SusWrite 216

172% 772 MB/s

4K Read 28.8

4K Write 86.5

4K Mixed 39.5

140% 51.6 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 517

DQ Mixed 553

424% 577 MB/s

NOR-User, 2 hrs ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21103900

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 213 221 222 221 222 MB/s

118% Outstanding

Write 954

Mixed 771

SusWrite 242

167% 747 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 89.9

4K Mixed 17.6

131% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 480

DQ Mixed 554

418% 565 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 75%

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Workstation 8%

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System: Acer Nitro AN515-55

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 80%, 45,895 samples	6,002x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 84%, 130,566 samples	2,632x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 86%, 10,800 samples	40x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 87,593 samples	4,875x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 43%, 19,671 samples	1,142x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 16,932 samples	1,057x

SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GBWDCBench 147%, 4,061 samples	1,742x

RAM
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 11,111 samples	2,327x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 8,777 samples	1,579x
HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 2,153 samples	934x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB

Average Bench: 147% (147^th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 147% (147th of 1058)

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