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WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB

WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB
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Effective Speed +232% Effective Speed 232%Average Score +302% Read 469%, Write 537%, 4K Read 91%, 4K Write 85%, Mixed 495%, 4K Mixed 79%, SusWrite 361%Peak Score +390% Read 648%, Write 722%, 4K Read 93%, 4K Write 149%, Mixed 587%, 4K Mixed 89%, SusWrite 443%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +329% DQ Read 455%, DQ Write 338%, DQ Mixed 443%, ADQ Read 299%, ADQ Write 239%, ADQ Mixed 331%, Age 135%, AS-SSD Total 389%

Average Bench: 327% (25^th of 1072)

Based on 225 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe WDS500G1X0E-00AF

Poor: 202%Average: 327% Great: 450%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB averaged 227.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,121MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,582MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB is 248%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 162MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 65.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 225 samples)

Rank 25327%

Min	Avg	Max
1,210	Read 2,602	3,789
1,270	Write 2,582	3,987
1,188	Mixed 2,136	2,906
742	SusWrite 1,366	2,101
488% 2,172 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
44.9	4K Read 65.4	82.9
61.1	4K Write 162	304
45.8	4K Mixed 80.8	110
288% 103 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
497	DQ Read 1,302	2,038
257	DQ Write 980	1,568
329	DQ Mixed 1,121	1,800
844% 1,134 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ALB-User, 1 month ago.

357GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 615400WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1997 2040 1360 867 626 854 MB/s

265% Outstanding

Write 2,088

Mixed 1,915

SusWrite 1,290

421% 1,875 MB/s

4K Read 50.7

4K Write 91.5

4K Mixed 61.4

204% 67.9 MB/s

DQ Read 912

DQ Write 660

DQ Mixed 809

598% 794 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

122GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 496 304 267 277 273 MB/s

244% Outstanding

Write 1664

Mixed 1,839

SusWrite 410

358% 1,612 MB/s

4K Read 59.9

4K Write 117

4K Mixed 72.3

246% 83.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,367

DQ Write 500

DQ Mixed 979

712% 949 MB/s

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Desktop 101%

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System: PC Intel Z370

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	300x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	221x
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	192x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	118x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	105x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	92x

SSD
WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GBNvmeBench 327%, 225 samples	1x

RAM
CM4X8GD3200C16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 9,947 samples	74x
CM4X8GF2400Z16K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 73%, 4,992 samples	74x
CM4X8GD3000C15K4 2x8GBCorsairBench 83%, 5,197 samples	71x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $576

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WDS500G1X0E-00AF 500GB

Average Bench: 327% (25^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 327% (25th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 327% (25^th of 1072)