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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 140% (175th of 1080)

Based on 9,143 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006
Poor: 68%Average: 140% Great: 190%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB averaged 40.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 473MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 539MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 203MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,143 samples)
Rank 175140%
Min Avg Max
602 Read 1,177 1,483
262 Write 778 925
374 Mixed 790 983
141 SusWrite 203 252
164% 737 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17 4K Read 41.1 51.8
27.1 4K Write 103 185
16.3 4K Mixed 49.9 73.7
181% 64.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
197 DQ Read 589 684
105 DQ Write 539 919
138 DQ Mixed 473 579
380% 534 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 189 117 118 113 110 MB/s
180% Outstanding
Read 1476
Write 911
Mixed 960
SusWrite 169
195% 879 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 67.7
251% 94.4 MB/s
DQ Read 680
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 558
475% 689 MB/s
66GB free
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 203 158 154 157 152 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1,481
Write 916
Mixed 972
SusWrite 199
198% 892 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 64.3
216% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 896
DQ Mixed 567
490% 715 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 192 109 104 109 104 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,452
Write 852
Mixed 920
SusWrite 157
187% 845 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 154
4K Mixed 68.2
242% 90.1 MB/s
DQ Read 677
DQ Write 687
DQ Mixed 550
450% 638 MB/s
118GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 210 189 179 162 164 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 1,146
Write 897
Mixed 882
SusWrite 213
175% 784 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 92.9
4K Mixed 51.8
175% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 634
DQ Mixed 577
455% 630 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,510,530 SSDs tested

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Typical PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GB Builds (Compare 5,592 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 56%
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Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 51%
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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop TG01-1xxx

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $94Bench 85%, 153,026 samples2,951x
Core i5-10400Intel  $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples541x
Core i3-10100Intel  $87Bench 80%, 24,563 samples512x
GPU
GTX 1650S (Super)Nvidia  $300Bench 59%, 180,577 samples1,307x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples1,023x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples774x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 140%, 9,143 samples368x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 91%, 9,246 samples438x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 2,680 samples287x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 71%, 9,655 samples276x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $394

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