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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 176% (116th of 1058)

Based on 7,428 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006
Poor: 112%Average: 176% Great: 224%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB averaged 76.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 795MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 953MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB is 112%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 431MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,428 samples)
Rank 116176%
Min Avg Max
729 Read 1,316 1,587
572 Write 1,315 1,641
569 Mixed 1,045 1,288
304 SusWrite 431 503
230% 1,027 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.6 4K Read 42.9 53.1
45.9 4K Write 119 187
26.9 4K Mixed 58.2 78.9
203% 73.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
495 DQ Read 953 1,256
169 DQ Write 611 1,034
233 DQ Mixed 795 1,006
589% 786 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 506 437 437 437 437 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,572
Write 1,612
Mixed 1,305
SusWrite 507
280% 1,249 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 70.5
244% 90.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,166
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1,007
787% 1,082 MB/s
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 703 451 317 294 319 293 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,596
Write 1,625
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 396
270% 1,208 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 74
261% 97.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 913
680% 909 MB/s
260GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 708 428 427 436 442 439 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1,535
Write 1,536
Mixed 1,197
SusWrite 480
266% 1,187 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.7
204% 73.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 509
DQ Mixed 994
690% 876 MB/s
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 475 412 428 427 427 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,536
Write 1,526
Mixed 1,093
SusWrite 476
259% 1,158 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 57.4
183% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 879
DQ Write 502
DQ Mixed 1,002
662% 795 MB/s
435GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 473 430 431 432 433 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 883
Write 956
Mixed 853
SusWrite 489
179% 795 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 66.3
230% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1135
DQ Write 738
DQ Mixed 904
683% 926 MB/s
419GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 416 422 424 428 427 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 715
Write 602
Mixed 552
SusWrite 436
129% 576 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 57.9
4K Mixed 37
118% 40.5 MB/s
DQ Read 495
DQ Write 127
DQ Mixed 429
285% 350 MB/s
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Typical PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB Builds (Compare 4,448 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 84%
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System: HP OMEN 25L Desktop GT12-0xxx

CPU
Core i7-10700FIntel  $250Bench 93%, 45,024 samples1,176x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $286Bench 82%, 538,296 samples1,003x
Core i5-10400Intel  $140Bench 86%, 69,421 samples678x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $250Bench 88%, 596,203 samples1,422x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $220Bench 71%, 379,688 samples702x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $536Bench 153%, 451,588 samples522x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 176%, 7,428 samples1,343x
RAM
HP32D4U8S8HC-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 1,696 samples906x
HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 1x16GBKingstonBench 52%, 1,302 samples895x
HP32D4U8S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 984 samples326x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $500

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