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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 159% (132nd of 1058)

Based on 6,097 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002
Poor: 95%Average: 159% Great: 197%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB averaged 58.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 503MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 607MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 216MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 831MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,097 samples)
Rank 132159%
Min Avg Max
657 Read 1,300 1,488
343 Write 831 926
423 Mixed 848 985
159 SusWrite 216 254
177% 799 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 44 53.9
52.8 4K Write 134 202
26.6 4K Mixed 59.8 78.8
214% 79.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
329 DQ Read 622 684
195 DQ Write 607 924
219 DQ Mixed 503 580
408% 577 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 224 224 223 222 212 MB/s
202% Outstanding
Read 1,487
Write 922
Mixed 994
SusWrite 253
203% 914 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 81
299% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 916
DQ Mixed 579
499% 726 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 215 200 236 194 197 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,464
Write 914
Mixed 976
SusWrite 232
199% 897 MB/s
4K Read 50.7
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 70
249% 91.9 MB/s
DQ Read 673
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 578
496% 721 MB/s
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 254 216 214 207 205 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 1,464
Write 909
Mixed 940
SusWrite 233
197% 887 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 94.3
4K Mixed 61.1
194% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 225
DQ Mixed 550
378% 480 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 170 195 187 195 201 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 812
Write 770
Mixed 765
SusWrite 188
142% 634 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.2
164% 61.1 MB/s
DQ Read 520
DQ Write 214
DQ Mixed 232
208% 322 MB/s
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Gaming 97%
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Desktop 97%
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Workstation 100%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G10DK_G10DK

CPU
Ryzen 7 5700GAMD  $270Bench 95%, 20,425 samples763x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $200Bench 97%, 306,408 samples192x
Ryzen 5 3400GAMD  $150Bench 71%, 86,811 samples176x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 146,838 samples229x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 153%, 369,988 samples124x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GBWDCBench 159%, 6,097 samples652x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 4,731 samples607x
HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 53%, 1,660 samples182x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 50%, 1,052 samples141x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $600

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