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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 185% (102nd of 1058)

Based on 4,730 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114
Poor: 120%Average: 185% Great: 241%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB averaged 84.5% 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 793MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 988MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GB is 122%. 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 438MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,730 samples)
Rank 102185%
Min Avg Max
754 Read 1,296 1,574
672 Write 1,424 1,661
620 Mixed 1,088 1,283
324 SusWrite 438 498
238% 1,061 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 4K Read 46.3 56.3
62.9 4K Write 136 242
34.4 4K Mixed 61.9 85.9
222% 81.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
473 DQ Read 988 1,262
282 DQ Write 715 1,142
368 DQ Mixed 793 1,006
608% 832 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 424 427 427 428 430 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 1,552
Write 1485
Mixed 1,255
SusWrite 505
268% 1,199 MB/s
4K Read 52.1
4K Write 214
4K Mixed 79.1
294% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,255
DQ Write 961
DQ Mixed 998
776% 1,072 MB/s
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 733 426 472 434 435 436 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,569
Write 1,625
Mixed 1,253
SusWrite 489
277% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 70.8
243% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,233
DQ Write 1,257
DQ Mixed 1,003
821% 1,164 MB/s
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 814 428 429 399 349 297 MB/s
161% Outstanding
Read 918
Write 1,585
Mixed 1,086
SusWrite 453
229% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 42.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 58.5
194% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 969
DQ Write 666
DQ Mixed 759
582% 798 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 908 419 220 97 97 102 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,022
Write 1,596
Mixed 1,120
SusWrite 307
228% 1,011 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.5
190% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 978
DQ Write 680
DQ Mixed 794
602% 818 MB/s
399GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 409 419 430 429 419 MB/s
154% Outstanding
Read 918
Write 1,566
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 470
226% 1,000 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 53
182% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 888
DQ Write 581
DQ Mixed 688
526% 719 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 878 399 275 240 253 257 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 901
Write 1,135
Mixed 801
SusWrite 384
181% 805 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.2
190% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 877
DQ Write 637
DQ Mixed 731
553% 748 MB/s
141GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21113000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 637 390 235 228 222 224 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 320
Write 684
Mixed 345
SusWrite 323
95% 418 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 78.7
4K Mixed 36.9
107% 42.5 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 611
448% 589 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 74%
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Workstation 8%
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CPU
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 77%, 73,851 samples11,751x
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 82%, 183,516 samples4,448x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 83%, 21,157 samples57x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 146,581 samples9,036x
GTX 1650-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 42%, 32,075 samples1,869x
GeForce GTX 1650NvidiaBench 39%, 27,182 samples1,737x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G-1114 512GBWDCBench 185%, 4,730 samples1,848x
RAM
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 1x8GBMicronBench 38%, 18,137 samples3,269x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 45%, 16,138 samples2,857x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 87%, 30,514 samples1,587x
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