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WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 117% (201st of 1080)

Based on 2,488 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002
Poor: 63%Average: 117% Great: 171%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB averaged 17.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 420MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 521MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB is 109%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 202MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 94.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,488 samples)
Rank 201117%
Min Avg Max
508 Read 926 1,337
313 Write 722 910
354 Mixed 697 976
150 SusWrite 202 243
142% 637 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.5 4K Read 36.3 48.2
24 4K Write 94.4 182
14.8 4K Mixed 42.3 65.9
159% 57.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
223 DQ Read 521 681
95.7 DQ Write 344 770
175 DQ Mixed 420 572
317% 428 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 227 168 161 164 164 MB/s
198% Outstanding
Read 1,466
Write 916
Mixed 1,021
SusWrite 205
200% 902 MB/s
4K Read 53.3
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 78.6
302% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 666
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 578
487% 699 MB/s
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 191 107 108 106 101 MB/s
140% Outstanding
Read 1,062
Write 833
Mixed 838
SusWrite 153
161% 721 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61
210% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 485
371% 511 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 195 162 152 149 160 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,101
Write 888
Mixed 860
SusWrite 191
170% 760 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 54.1
184% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 413
315% 436 MB/s
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 296 193 117 120 116 123 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 847
Write 752
Mixed 799
SusWrite 161
143% 640 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 52.2
183% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 675
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 558
403% 528 MB/s
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 233 96 104 102 102 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 1,061
Write 872
Mixed 850
SusWrite 143
163% 732 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 48.9
166% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 601
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 384
293% 406 MB/s
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 200 99 98 95 92 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 1,106
Write 776
Mixed 799
SusWrite 154
158% 709 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 85.1
4K Mixed 44.4
162% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 351
266% 364 MB/s
156GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 249 160 163 160 164 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 1,076
Write 892
Mixed 770
SusWrite 204
164% 736 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 28.7
128% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 346
257% 348 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21106000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 253 216 213 217 219 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 623
Write 491
Mixed 552
SusWrite 234
106% 475 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 40.8
4K Mixed 10
74% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 297
216% 287 MB/s
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Gaming 16%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation 14%
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CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples1,045x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples993x
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples325x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples1,370x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples1,011x
SSD
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-256G-1002 256GBNvmeBench 117%, 2,488 samples520x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CWE M471A5244BB0-CWE 8GBSamsungBench 62%, 1,146 samples294x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples243x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples171x
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