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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 210% (80th of 1058)

Based on 6,642 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002
Poor: 151%Average: 210% Great: 247%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB averaged 109.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 865MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,073MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB is 96.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 451MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 49.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,642 samples)
Rank 80210%
Min Avg Max
1,103 Read 1,504 1,597
990 Write 1,491 1,670
857 Mixed 1,174 1,320
342 SusWrite 451 504
259% 1,155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.3 4K Read 49.3 56.3
82.6 4K Write 174 251
45.8 4K Mixed 71.6 87.1
258% 98.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
619 DQ Read 1,073 1,262
289 DQ Write 832 1,258
362 DQ Mixed 865 1,007
671% 924 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 864 431 430 414 381 372 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,594
Write 1,634
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 482
281% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 79.5
282% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 1,040
DQ Mixed 1,005
793% 1,103 MB/s
160GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 447 295 271 293 285 MB/s
226% Outstanding
Read 1,594
Write 1,605
Mixed 1,291
SusWrite 392
273% 1,221 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 79.5
283% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 1,032
DQ Mixed 1,006
791% 1,100 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 704 490 425 409 368 382 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,422
Write 1579
Mixed 1,177
SusWrite 463
260% 1160 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 68.5
230% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,103
DQ Write 756
DQ Mixed 934
696% 931 MB/s
420GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 428 430 430 429 427 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,585
Write 1,321
Mixed 1,030
SusWrite 465
245% 1,100 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 64.1
224% 83.3 MB/s
DQ Read 838
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 839
557% 677 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 411 367 354 333 331 MB/s
149% Outstanding
Read 1,486
Write 1,337
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 431
244% 1,090 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 87.6
4K Mixed 44.6
142% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 495
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 424
314% 417 MB/s
100GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 302 294 322 296 280 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 1,054
Write 388
Mixed 561
SusWrite 301
127% 576 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 65.2
4K Mixed 31.8
112% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 619
DQ Write 205
DQ Mixed 359
279% 394 MB/s
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Typical PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB Builds (Compare 814 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 160%
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Desktop 107%
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Workstation 163%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G15CE_G15CE

CPU
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $466Bench 106%, 3,505 samples419x
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 100%, 4,256 samples376x
Core i7-11700Intel  $360Bench 102%, 4,554 samples4x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 152%, 281,761 samples337x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 204%, 177,530 samples307x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 878,504 samples11x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GBWDCBench 210%, 6,642 samples677x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 86%, 1,765 samples555x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 4x8GBHynixBench 94%, 38 samples15x
CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 2x16GBCorsairBench 85%, 17,600 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $966

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