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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 167% (135th of 1072)

Based on 6,790 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114
Poor: 89%Average: 167% Great: 236%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB averaged 66.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 701MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 886MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB is 147%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 415MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,790 samples)
Rank 135167%
Min Avg Max
614 Read 1,265 1,571
417 Write 1,367 1,651
464 Mixed 1,052 1,289
277 SusWrite 415 504
230% 1,025 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.4 4K Read 41.2 54.4
33.5 4K Write 109 226
24.9 4K Mixed 53.4 82.4
189% 67.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
326 DQ Read 886 1,255
175 DQ Write 599 1,149
223 DQ Mixed 701 1,003
534% 729 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 461 414 374 415 424 MB/s
224% Outstanding
Read 1,537
Write 1,632
Mixed 1,152
SusWrite 452
267% 1,193 MB/s
4K Read 46.9
4K Write 216
4K Mixed 81.7
290% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,182
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 846
678% 960 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 471 433 434 405 385 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 1,621
Mixed 1196
SusWrite 482
273% 1,217 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 69.8
236% 86.1 MB/s
DQ Read 791
DQ Write 513
DQ Mixed 652
486% 652 MB/s
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 398 161 164 161 149 MB/s
194% Outstanding
Read 1514
Write 1,612
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 264
258% 1,151 MB/s
4K Read 48
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 72.1
250% 93.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,120
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 857
646% 876 MB/s
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 419 295 291 278 269 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 1,079
Write 1,596
Mixed 1,258
SusWrite 409
245% 1,085 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 57.8
188% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 711
DQ Mixed 814
614% 827 MB/s
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 422 317 329 332 330 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,539
Write 1,482
Mixed 1,121
SusWrite 412
254% 1,139 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 55.7
4K Mixed 39.6
129% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 273
203% 272 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 670 249 201 206 162 148 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 1,556
Write 889
Mixed 973
SusWrite 273
204% 923 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 14.2
4K Mixed 20.5
92% 24.4 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 108
197% 416 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 9%
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CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples12,198x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples3,594x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples41x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples8,358x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 40%, 34,471 samples1,593x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples1,522x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GBWDCBench 167%, 6,790 samples2,155x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples2,329x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples1,693x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 20,126 samples1,620x
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