WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB

WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB
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Effective Speed -47%Effective Speed -47%Average Score -40%Read -36%, Write -42%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -131%Peak Score -66%Read -37%, Write -49%, 4K Read -119%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -52%, 4K Mixed -86%, SusWrite -100%Value & Sentiment -1,313%User Rating -36%, Market Share -2,589%Nice To Haves -24%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write 8%, DQ Mixed 6%, ADQ Read -9%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age -181%, AS-SSD Total -6%

Black SN850X M.2 2TB

Average Bench: 369% (22^nd of 1080)

Based on 15,095 user benchmarks. Model: WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0

Poor: 234%Average: 369% Great: 494%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB averaged 268.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,349MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,255MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB is 261%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 196MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 1,372MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15,095 samples)

Rank 22369%

Min	Avg	Max
1,846	Read 3,046	4,299
1,538	Write 3,255	4,243
1,522	Mixed 2,506	3,047
732	SusWrite 1,372	2,278
571% 2,545 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.5	4K Read 74.2	87.3
69.2	4K Write 196	325
52.3	4K Mixed 89.3	118
330% 120 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
815	DQ Read 1,570	2,423
230	DQ Write 1,221	2,053
423	DQ Mixed 1,349	2,213
1,022% 1,380 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

464GB free

Firmware: 613000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3964 3963 3957 2596 713 695 MB/s

470% Outstanding

Write 3,949

Mixed 2,831

SusWrite 2,648

706% 3,125 MB/s

4K Read 69.1

4K Write 228

4K Mixed 92.8

344% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,975

DQ Write 1,651

DQ Mixed 1,852

1,376% 1,826 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

325GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 614900WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3504 3605 1810 769 774 727 MB/s

419% Outstanding

Write 3,874

Mixed 2,736

SusWrite 1,865

684% 3,048 MB/s

4K Read 55.9

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 68.3

245% 87 MB/s

DQ Read 2,086

DQ Write 1,604

DQ Mixed 1,825

1,371% 1,838 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

363GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 614900WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3613 2741 1122 1031 907 821 MB/s

411% Outstanding

Write 3,855

Mixed 2,809

SusWrite 1,706

675% 3,007 MB/s

4K Read 58.5

4K Write 141

4K Mixed 73.6

258% 91.1 MB/s

DQ Read 2017

DQ Write 1,658

DQ Mixed 1,864

1,388% 1,846 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

291GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 614600WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3619 1593 1053 909 936 849 MB/s

386% Outstanding

Write 3,986

Mixed 2908

SusWrite 1,493

679% 3,028 MB/s

4K Read 65.1

4K Write 131

4K Mixed 78.4

268% 91.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,639

DQ Write 1,204

DQ Mixed 1,425

1,064% 1,423 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

389GB free

Firmware: 615400WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3287 3298 3268 2454 640 567 MB/s

363% Outstanding

Write 2,388

Mixed 1,719

SusWrite 2,253

522% 2,329 MB/s

4K Read 57.7

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 82.3

270% 95.1 MB/s

DQ Read 911

DQ Write 134

DQ Mixed 250

253% 432 MB/s

ESP-User, 4 hrs ago.

352GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 614600WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2077 2085 1856 741 247 312 MB/s

338% Outstanding

Write 2,161

Mixed 2,263

SusWrite 1,220

503% 2,260 MB/s

4K Read 58.8

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 68.3

230% 76.3 MB/s

DQ Read 1,415

DQ Write 1,132

DQ Mixed 1,264

949% 1,270 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

271GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 613200WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1224 329 473 405 374 146 MB/s

298% Outstanding

Write 3,710

Mixed 2,826

SusWrite 492

565% 2,519 MB/s

4K Read 72.6

4K Write 180

4K Mixed 91.9

323% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 1,118

DQ Write 942

DQ Mixed 1,069

790% 1,043 MB/s

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Gaming 199%

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Desktop 111%

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Workstation 203%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $130

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Core i5-12600KIntel $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples	5,988x
Core i7-12700KIntel $199Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	4,854x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples	1,940x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,124x
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,017x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $500Bench 158%, 218,061 samples	1,711x

SSD
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GBBench 369%, 15,095 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples	797x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	732x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	679x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $855

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
Intel Core i5-13600K $235	Nvidia RTX 4070 $499	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $342

WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB

Average Bench: 369% (22^nd of 1080)

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