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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 148% (158th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,150 samples)
Rank 158148%
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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 23 23 24 26 22 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 3,111
Write 27
Mixed 53
SusWrite 23.2
167% 804 MB/s
4K Read 310
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 4.1
476% 106 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 20 21 22 23 20 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 2,515
Write 23.2
Mixed 46
SusWrite 20.2
135% 651 MB/s
4K Read 304
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 4.1
466% 103 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 267 213 198 179 154 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1427
Write 883
Mixed 940
SusWrite 207
192% 864 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 98.2
4K Mixed 55.2
183% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 715
DQ Mixed 576
467% 657 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 290 244 132 134 132 142 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 1,460
Write 916
Mixed 957
SusWrite 179
195% 878 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 54.3
180% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 616
DQ Mixed 577
452% 625 MB/s
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21103900
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 185 121 107 117 91 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 1,122
Write 663
Mixed 889
SusWrite 150
157% 706 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 34.6
134% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 623
DQ Mixed 562
444% 616 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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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 samples12,254x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples3,605x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples41x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples8,391x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,601x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,532x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1014 256GBWDCBench 148%, 5,150 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,333x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,699x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,625x
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