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PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 130% (178th of 1072)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016
Poor: 69%Average: 130% Great: 178%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB averaged 30.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 410MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,138MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB is 110%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 219MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 99.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 178130%
Min Avg Max
515 Read 1,138 1,463
321 Write 751 932
361 Mixed 749 942
158 SusWrite 219 248
159% 714 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.4 4K Read 35.5 51.5
23.6 4K Write 99.3 194
9.2 4K Mixed 45.8 72.7
165% 60.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
209 DQ Read 518 684
84.4 DQ Write 390 930
83.9 DQ Mixed 410 580
318% 439 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21003100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 162 145 196 176 221 MB/s
183% Outstanding
Read 1,341
Write 875
Mixed 878
SusWrite 208
183% 826 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 197
4K Mixed 70
268% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 681
DQ Write 900
DQ Mixed 555
485% 712 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21003100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 196 145 147 136 139 MB/s
174% Outstanding
Read 1450
Write 905
Mixed 884
SusWrite 185
190% 856 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 63.9
224% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 904
DQ Mixed 570
492% 718 MB/s
84GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21003100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 337 207 129 132 127 129 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 758
Write 587
Mixed 550
SusWrite 177
115% 518 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 83.1
4K Mixed 51.5
171% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 468
346% 467 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21003100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 196 149 134 142 145 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 555
Write 430
Mixed 430
SusWrite 173
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 18.8
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 27.3
85% 28.7 MB/s
DQ Read 96.8
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 162
111% 134 MB/s
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Typical PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GB Builds (Compare 41 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Fujitsu LIFEBOOK E5411

CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples35x
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples3x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples3x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples38x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples3x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBQNPZ-256G-1016 256GBWDCBench 130%, 32 samples8x
RAM
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 20,752 samples8x
8ATF2G64HZ-3G2E1 1x16GBMicronBench 47%, 697 samples6x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples5x
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