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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 134% (173rd of 1072)

Based on 10,140 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002
Poor: 60%Average: 134% Great: 189%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB averaged 34.1% 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 439MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,184MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB is 129%. 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 199MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 91.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10,140 samples)
Rank 173134%
Min Avg Max
531 Read 1,184 1,484
207 Write 744 924
319 Mixed 764 979
130 SusWrite 199 255
160% 723 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.2 4K Read 42 51.9
20.9 4K Write 91.5 174
13.5 4K Mixed 45.9 72.5
171% 59.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
176 DQ Read 549 684
107 DQ Write 474 917
129 DQ Mixed 439 579
349% 487 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 217 214 220 219 218 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 1,203
Write 924
Mixed 907
SusWrite 235
182% 817 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 74
4K Mixed 55
171% 56.6 MB/s
DQ Read 204
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 284
199% 248 MB/s
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 195 87 87 84 84 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 1,134
Write 694
Mixed 789
SusWrite 148
153% 691 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 75.3
4K Mixed 38.7
133% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 529
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 438
327% 439 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 204 154 140 139 131 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 752
Write 505
Mixed 649
SusWrite 173
116% 520 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 48.2
4K Mixed 31.7
95% 33 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 111
DQ Mixed 130
98% 132 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation 92%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G10DK_G10DK

CPU
Ryzen 7 5700GAMD  $178Bench 88%, 17,091 samples679x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples218x
Ryzen 5 3400GAMD  $98Bench 68%, 93,718 samples211x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples803x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples171x
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia  $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples120x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GBWDCBench 134%, 10,140 samples548x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples504x
HMAA2GU6AJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 51%, 2,876 samples171x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 2,460 samples153x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $457

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