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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 369% (16th of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,095 samples)
Rank 16369%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
388GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3971 3526 2173 1010 951 981 MB/s
504% Outstanding
Read 3,477
Write 3,947
Mixed 2738
SusWrite 2102
690% 3,066 MB/s
4K Read 81
4K Write 322
4K Mixed 117
444% 173 MB/s
DQ Read 2563
DQ Write 1,981
DQ Mixed 2,180
1,655% 2,241 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 615400WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3885 4169 1081 825 892 894 MB/s
468% Outstanding
Read 3,519
Write 3,860
Mixed 2,765
SusWrite 1,958
680% 3,025 MB/s
4K Read 66.4
4K Write 300
4K Mixed 104
392% 157 MB/s
DQ Read 2,190
DQ Write 1,767
DQ Mixed 1,948
1,467% 1,968 MB/s
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3895 1871 809 680 680 653 MB/s
398% Outstanding
Read 3,006
Write 3,945
Mixed 2785
SusWrite 1,431
629% 2,792 MB/s
4K Read 73.1
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 100
373% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 1966
DQ Write 1,475
DQ Mixed 1,602
1,230% 1,681 MB/s
250GB free
Firmware: 613200WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2980 2549 1541 738 667 704 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,699
Write 2,589
Mixed 2,106
SusWrite 1,530
501% 2,231 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 61.9
210% 75.8 MB/s
DQ Read 987
DQ Write 790
DQ Mixed 899
670% 892 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,378 SSDs tested

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Typical WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB Builds (Compare 19,441 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 199%
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Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $177Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,852x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $241Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,755x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $230Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,896x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,085x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,979x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,669x
SSD
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GBBench 369%, 15,095 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples663x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $1,012

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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