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WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 130% (187th of 1080)

Based on 1,492 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN530 SDB
Poor: 74%Average: 130% Great: 166%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GB averaged 29.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 476MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 500MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GB is 92.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 212MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,492 samples)
Rank 187130%
Min Avg Max
589 Read 1,040 1,407
369 Write 812 922
363 Mixed 804 1,008
142 SusWrite 212 256
160% 717 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.2 4K Read 42.9 47.8
25.6 4K Write 84.6 138
15 4K Mixed 45.4 64.1
168% 57.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
255 DQ Read 575 683
164 DQ Write 500 767
168 DQ Mixed 476 575
374% 517 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3900 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 219 218 220 220 220 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 995
Write 913
Mixed 881
SusWrite 248
170% 759 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 53.8
179% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 678
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 568
445% 614 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3900 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 285 220 220 221 220 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 955
Write 915
Mixed 897
SusWrite 250
169% 754 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 99.1
4K Mixed 54.9
184% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 684
DQ Write 578
DQ Mixed 524
422% 595 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3900 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 284 220 220 219 220 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 849
Write 881
Mixed 879
SusWrite 245
160% 714 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 52.3
177% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 677
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 567
444% 612 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3900 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 276 214 210 212 215 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 875
Write 883
Mixed 783
SusWrite 237
156% 694 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 48.7
144% 52.7 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 536
418% 572 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation 8%
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System: Acer Nitro AN515-55

CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples12,357x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples3,642x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples42x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples8,468x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,616x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,543x
SSD
WDC PC SN530 SDB 256GBNvmeBench 130%, 1,492 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,342x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,716x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,635x
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