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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 49.8% (888th of 1072)

Based on 1,196 user benchmarks.  Model: WD easystore 480GB
Poor: 37%Average: 49.8% Great: 62%

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Below average average bench

The WD easystore 480GB averaged 50.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 420MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 19MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD easystore 480GB is 25.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD easystore 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 98.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,196 samples)
Rank 88849.8%
Min Avg Max
331 Read 420 457
281 Write 362 402
171 Mixed 265 328
63.8 SusWrite 155 253
67.1% 301 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.8 4K Read 19 23.5
16.3 4K Write 35.6 46.5
7.05 4K Mixed 13.5 16.9
64.9% 22.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
12.2 DQ Read 98.7 121
39.6 DQ Write 89.6 110
12.9 DQ Mixed 30.8 36
40.5% 73.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
90GB free
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 235 236 174 230 208 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 420
Write 377
Mixed 175
SusWrite 222
67% 299 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 34.7
4K Mixed 15.6
71% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 35.8
47% 85.6 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 139 147 191 193 202 MB/s
52.9% Above average
Read 423
Write 368
Mixed 169
SusWrite 174
63% 283 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 33.6
4K Mixed 14.5
69% 23.2 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 35
47% 84.3 MB/s
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 35 124 6.8 59 33 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 460
Write 403
Mixed 252
SusWrite 77
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 17
80% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 18.5
38% 78 MB/s
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 61 52 31 65 62 MB/s
50.5% Above average
Read 448
Write 374
Mixed 307
SusWrite 74.1
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 23.4
4K Write 43.8
4K Mixed 15.3
78% 27.5 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 35.3
47% 85.9 MB/s
444GB free
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 212 203 229 206 203 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 402
Write 350
Mixed 248
SusWrite 223
68% 306 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 24.9
4K Mixed 9.3
50% 16.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 95.5
DQ Mixed 12.9
36% 76.1 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 54 98 21 22 27 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 442
Write 116
Mixed 316
SusWrite 66.3
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 16.4
74% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 99.4
DQ Mixed 35.6
46% 82 MB/s
410GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 119 60 150 119 198 MB/s
42.2% Average
Read 372
Write 331
Mixed 259
SusWrite 136
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 32
4K Mixed 8.9
48% 17.9 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 105
DQ Mixed 19.2
40% 81.3 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EG430400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 90 69 51 34 12 MB/s
42% Average
Read 441
Write 396
Mixed 317
SusWrite 74.2
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 8.5
51% 20 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 36.2
48% 85.7 MB/s
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Typical easystore 480GB Builds (Compare 20,174 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 141%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI Z490-A PRO - $159

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples4,706x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $139Bench 92%, 70,951 samples2,284x
Core i7-10700KFIntel  $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples1,465x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,560x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,701x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,629x
SSD
easystore 480GBWDBench 50%, 1,196 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples946x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples581x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples564x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $840

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