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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 207% (91st of 1071)

Based on 11,835 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002
Poor: 136%Average: 207% Great: 246%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB averaged 107.1% 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 860MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,066MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB is 110%. 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 427MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 50.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,835 samples)
Rank 91207%
Min Avg Max
1,009 Read 1,487 1,597
753 Write 1,449 1,657
725 Mixed 1,144 1,304
309 SusWrite 427 503
252% 1,127 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.7 4K Read 50.3 56.8
70.5 4K Write 176 255
38.1 4K Mixed 71.2 87.3
260% 99.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
544 DQ Read 1,066 1,261
233 DQ Write 807 1,254
388 DQ Mixed 860 1,007
664% 911 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
367GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 426 427 430 430 432 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,585
Write 1,629
Mixed 1,268
SusWrite 463
277% 1,236 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 74.6
265% 100 MB/s
DQ Read 1,108
DQ Write 939
DQ Mixed 999
755% 1,015 MB/s
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 424 429 437 438 436 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,462
Write 1558
Mixed 1,238
SusWrite 491
266% 1,187 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 74.4
257% 95.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,139
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 890
678% 925 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 415 418 382 363 368 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,466
Write 1,480
Mixed 1,229
SusWrite 445
259% 1,155 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 86
4K Mixed 48.9
169% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 795
DQ Write 571
DQ Mixed 722
529% 696 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 730 420 393 430 391 357 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,394
Write 1,499
Mixed 1,141
SusWrite 454
252% 1,122 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 83.5
4K Mixed 50.8
162% 56.4 MB/s
DQ Read 771
DQ Write 545
DQ Mixed 688
506% 668 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 63,159,758 SSDs tested.

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Typical PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB Builds (Compare 2,505 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 185%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 185%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G15CE_G15CE

CPU
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $276Bench 101%, 14,927 samples1,406x
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 93%, 24,456 samples927x
Core i7-11700Intel  $266Bench 98%, 10,278 samples33x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $785Bench 187%, 424,051 samples919x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $570Bench 148%, 562,666 samples892x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $360Bench 100%, 301,333 samples84x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GBWDCBench 207%, 11,835 samples1,198x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 7,262 samples1,142x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 94%, 32,213 samples76x
8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 1x16GBMicronBench 52%, 1,222 samples64x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,061

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