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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 188% (111th of 1072)

Based on 12,375 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002
Poor: 111%Average: 188% Great: 237%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB averaged 88.1% 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 824MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 994MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB is 126%. 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 417MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,375 samples)
Rank 111188%
Min Avg Max
878 Read 1,417 1,589
614 Write 1,402 1,659
629 Mixed 1,111 1,295
281 SusWrite 417 500
243% 1,087 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.7 4K Read 44.8 54.2
40.6 4K Write 137 229
26.3 4K Mixed 60.9 82.6
218% 80.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
419 DQ Read 994 1,257
220 DQ Write 753 1,190
333 DQ Mixed 824 1,006
630% 857 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 414 416 414 370 300 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,415
Write 1,555
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 452
257% 1,145 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 54.7
187% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,261
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 1,007
807% 1,133 MB/s
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 598 395 338 300 306 300 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 1,396
Write 729
Mixed 871
SusWrite 373
187% 842 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 11.3
4K Mixed 14
56% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 464
DQ Write 46.8
DQ Mixed 85.7
106% 199 MB/s
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Typical PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GB Builds (Compare 3,414 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 150%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 150%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G15CE_G15CE

CPU
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples1,863x
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples1,270x
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples66x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,228x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,225x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples136x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1002 512GBWDCBench 188%, 12,375 samples1,458x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples1,447x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples104x
8ATF2G64AZ-3G2E1 1x16GBMicronBench 50%, 1,784 samples88x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $640

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