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PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB

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Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -35%Read -19%, Write -32%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write -43%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score -21%Read -5%, Write -1%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -16%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -37%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -30%, Age 113%, AS-SSD Total -7%

Average Bench: 77.1% (534^th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006

Poor: 56%Average: 77.1% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB averaged 22.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 200MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.4MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB is 35.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 217MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)

Rank 53477.1%

Min	Avg	Max
230	Read 384	482
230	Write 307	479
136	Mixed 239	347
122	SusWrite 217	237
64.2% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.9	4K Read 26.4	39
12.8	4K Write 61.2	95.8
5.3	4K Mixed 33.4	50.4
115% 40.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
119	DQ Read 324	370
54.6	DQ Write 249	312
62.7	DQ Mixed 200	242
173% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

SWE-User, 2 months ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 116 146 120 116 114 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 310

Mixed 212

SusWrite 130

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 69.3

4K Mixed 37.7

137% 47.1 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 252

DQ Mixed 237

196% 284 MB/s

PAK-User, 6 months ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 175 197 185 22 200 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 412

Mixed 351

SusWrite 178

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 25

4K Write 46.2

4K Mixed 29.7

100% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 352

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 240

201% 292 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 months ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 229 224 220 226 228 MB/s

64.6% Good

Write 328

Mixed 294

SusWrite 228

62% 275 MB/s

4K Read 14.8

4K Write 47.3

4K Mixed 29.9

86% 30.7 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 244

198% 282 MB/s

ARE-User, 4 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 171 221 218 178 222 MB/s

61.5% Good

Write 313

Mixed 300

SusWrite 205

64% 282 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 30.9

4K Mixed 28.6

87% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 234

DQ Write 175

DQ Mixed 165

134% 192 MB/s

IRQ-User, 3 months ago.

126GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 220 227 221 178 168 MB/s

60.8% Good

Write 253

Mixed 193

SusWrite 205

57% 254 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 36.3

4K Mixed 15.7

71% 24.2 MB/s

DQ Read 301

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 208

176% 258 MB/s

MAR-User, 5 months ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 215 191 165 224 225 MB/s

55.8% Above average

Write 268

Mixed 160

SusWrite 205

52% 230 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 30.6

4K Mixed 16.4

62% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 186

167% 255 MB/s

ROU-User, 6 months ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40213106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 216 222 170 190 156 MB/s

50.7% Above average

Write 299

Mixed 166

SusWrite 183

56% 253 MB/s

4K Read 11.6

4K Write 25

4K Mixed 12

46% 16.2 MB/s

DQ Read 292

DQ Write 196

DQ Mixed 139

132% 209 MB/s

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Typical PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB Builds (Compare 5,591 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 6%

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Desktop 43%

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Workstation 5%

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System: HP EliteBook 840 G3

CPU
Core i5-6300UIntelBench 40%, 59,619 samples	3,449x
Core i7-6600UIntelBench 45%, 31,982 samples	933x
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples	866x

GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples	5,586x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	1x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples	1x

SSD
PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 77%, 38 samples	1x

RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	723x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	708x
HMA81GS6MFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 36%, 6,703 samples	283x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SA530 SDATN8Y-256G-1006 256GB

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