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PC SN530 WD 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 138% (178th of 1080)

Based on 387 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PC SN530 NVMe WD
Poor: 83%Average: 138% Great: 184%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC SN530 WD 256GB averaged 38.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC SN530 WD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 471MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,103MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC SN530 WD 256GB is 102%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC SN530 WD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 222MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 107MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 387 samples)
Rank 178138%
Min Avg Max
647 Read 1,103 1,507
496 Write 838 927
518 Mixed 841 1,043
160 SusWrite 222 259
167% 751 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.7 4K Read 40.7 52.3
39.3 4K Write 107 173
21.9 4K Mixed 51.8 72.5
185% 66.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
216 DQ Read 587 684
117 DQ Write 465 802
137 DQ Mixed 471 577
368% 508 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 215 215 215 199 180 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,324
Write 910
Mixed 1,025
SusWrite 217
193% 869 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 57.6
196% 69.8 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 610
DQ Mixed 238
290% 510 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 222 197 190 207 193 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 860
Write 907
Mixed 806
SusWrite 230
157% 701 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 53.5
182% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 322
DQ Mixed 571
405% 524 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 6012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 220 217 210 204 207 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 986
Write 823
Mixed 767
SusWrite 234
157% 703 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 91.6
4K Mixed 50.1
164% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 464
316% 392 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 182 171 164 151 142 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 846
Write 713
Mixed 660
SusWrite 188
134% 602 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 52.3
172% 59.7 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 459
317% 398 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 215 218 220 222 221 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 805
Write 700
Mixed 707
SusWrite 238
137% 612 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 54.1
4K Mixed 34.8
114% 38.5 MB/s
DQ Read 419
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 273
210% 294 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 185 213 213 204 219 MB/s
60.8% Good
Read 426
Write 297
Mixed 325
SusWrite 237
72% 321 MB/s
4K Read 17.7
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 20.6
67% 21.5 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 113
DQ Mixed 222
156% 199 MB/s
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Gaming 8%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 8%
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3080

CPU
Core i5-10500TIntelBench 78%, 1,923 samples584x
Core i5-10500Intel  $200Bench 84%, 10,180 samples568x
Core i5-10505IntelBench 85%, 1,086 samples422x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples1,772x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples40x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples36x
SSD
PC SN530 WD 256GBNvmeBench 138%, 387 samples1x
RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 941 samples99x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBUnknownBench 35%, 584 samples67x
KKRVFX-MIE 1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 1,686 samples54x
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