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PC SN530 WD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 160% (144th of 1072)

Based on 273 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PC SN530 NVMe WD
Poor: 101%Average: 160% Great: 216%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC SN530 WD 512GB averaged 60.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC SN530 WD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 645MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,305MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC SN530 WD 512GB is 115%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC SN530 WD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 437MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 106MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 273 samples)
Rank 144160%
Min Avg Max
693 Read 1,181 1,663
581 Write 1,305 1,667
581 Mixed 1,061 1,418
290 SusWrite 437 513
224% 996 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25 4K Read 41.2 52.3
35.2 4K Write 106 177
22.9 4K Mixed 53.3 74.1
187% 66.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
229 DQ Read 771 1,249
103 DQ Write 511 922
177 DQ Mixed 645 990
480% 642 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
343GB free
Firmware: 3012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 426 423 419 418 411 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,555
Write 1,516
Mixed 1,334
SusWrite 503
275% 1,227 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 61.5
210% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 963
DQ Write 718
DQ Mixed 801
610% 828 MB/s
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 497 319 313 316 291 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,615
Mixed 1,417
SusWrite 407
272% 1,209 MB/s
4K Read 48.3
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 67.4
225% 79.9 MB/s
DQ Read 498
DQ Write 532
DQ Mixed 599
428% 543 MB/s
193GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 752 390 244 234 238 236 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,288
Write 1,447
Mixed 1,205
SusWrite 349
241% 1,072 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 49.4
174% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 434
383% 583 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 380 345 317 316 307 MB/s
122% Outstanding
Read 769
Write 1,069
Mixed 808
SusWrite 394
172% 760 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 44.6
151% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 504
362% 477 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 787 420 419 418 423 364 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 828
Write 1,543
Mixed 936
SusWrite 472
214% 945 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 60.2
4K Mixed 41.2
133% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 451
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 401
302% 404 MB/s
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 736 397 393 402 393 389 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 999
Write 1,332
Mixed 993
SusWrite 452
213% 944 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 59.6
4K Mixed 34.9
118% 40.7 MB/s
DQ Read 315
DQ Write 231
DQ Mixed 265
200% 270 MB/s
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 366 345 342 279 306 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 462
Write 1,619
Mixed 1,180
SusWrite 388
209% 912 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 37.5
145% 53.5 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 530
DQ Mixed 590
443% 592 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 393 132 41 40 41 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 567
Write 517
Mixed 555
SusWrite 216
104% 464 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 15.3
4K Mixed 11.6
41% 12.9 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 106
DQ Mixed 135
98% 126 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 255 281 232 217 107 MB/s
36.3% Below average
Read 467
Write 362
Mixed 209
SusWrite 219
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 4.4
13% 4.13 MB/s
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Gaming 124%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation 123%
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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel  $225Bench 98%, 20,430 samples4,461x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples1,831x
Core i5-11400Intel  $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples1,154x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples2,421x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples1,093x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples993x
SSD
PC SN530 WD 512GBNvmeBench 160%, 273 samples1x
RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples654x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples396x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $565

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