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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 176% (115th of 1058)

Based on 3,272 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006
Poor: 108%Average: 176% Great: 227%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB averaged 76.1% 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 785MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 940MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GB is 118%. 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 437MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,272 samples)
Rank 115176%
Min Avg Max
717 Read 1,259 1,594
497 Write 1,280 1,650
547 Mixed 1,010 1,298
319 SusWrite 437 499
223% 996 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 42.3 53.2
56.9 4K Write 124 192
32.8 4K Mixed 59.5 79.6
206% 75.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
460 DQ Read 940 1,254
215 DQ Write 648 1,076
374 DQ Mixed 785 1,006
589% 791 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 689 437 321 323 316 328 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,586
Write 1,654
Mixed 1,249
SusWrite 402
274% 1,222 MB/s
4K Read 52.7
4K Write 195
4K Mixed 80
285% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,239
DQ Write 907
DQ Mixed 1,002
768% 1,049 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 727 409 338 293 303 281 MB/s
206% Outstanding
Read 1,493
Write 1,562
Mixed 1,150
SusWrite 392
257% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 47.6
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 71.1
250% 94.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,179
DQ Write 850
DQ Mixed 998
750% 1,009 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 695 429 435 433 426 369 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,487
Write 1,445
Mixed 1,095
SusWrite 464
251% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 73.3
249% 92.3 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 588
DQ Mixed 789
572% 746 MB/s
411GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 668 431 432 436 434 435 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,573
Write 1,330
Mixed 1,011
SusWrite 473
245% 1,097 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 61.6
205% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 997
DQ Write 319
DQ Mixed 820
562% 712 MB/s
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 721 426 430 429 431 431 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,560
Write 1,334
Mixed 999
SusWrite 478
244% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 55
188% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 874
589% 729 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 675 500 423 431 432 433 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,044
Write 1620
Mixed 1,022
SusWrite 482
235% 1,042 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 59
196% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 831
623% 837 MB/s
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 601 416 405 432 429 431 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,488
Write 1,148
Mixed 1073
SusWrite 452
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 58.2
191% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 401
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 47.4
125% 266 MB/s
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 604 431 366 356 352 367 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1001
Write 922
Mixed 758
SusWrite 413
173% 773 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 60.3
214% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 674
DQ Write 471
DQ Mixed 607
444% 584 MB/s
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Gaming 87%
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Desktop 97%
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Workstation 86%
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System: HP OMEN 25L Desktop GT12-0xxx

CPU
Core i7-10700FIntel  $316Bench 95%, 25,220 samples789x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $310Bench 87%, 646,253 samples710x
Core i5-10400Intel  $210Bench 88%, 45,432 samples331x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 510,381 samples949x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 151%, 243,762 samples379x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples360x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 176%, 3,272 samples643x
RAM
HP32D4U8S8HC-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 82%, 1,279 samples698x
HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 1x16GBKingstonBench 54%, 760 samples529x
HP32D4U8S8HC-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 2,538 samples232x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $706

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