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WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 368% (16th of 1072)

Based on 1,148 user benchmarks.  Model: WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0
Poor: 216%Average: 368% Great: 516%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB averaged 267.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,417MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,058MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB is 301%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 192MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,148 samples)
Rank 16368%
Min Avg Max
1,342 Read 3,071 4,310
1,261 Write 3,058 4,260
1,215 Mixed 2,405 3,044
592 SusWrite 1,374 2,370
555% 2,477 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.1 4K Read 66.8 86.2
76.6 4K Write 192 312
48.5 4K Mixed 86.5 117
314% 115 MB/s
Min Avg Max
811 DQ Read 1,598 2,475
614 DQ Write 1,297 2,046
617 DQ Mixed 1,417 2,225
1,069% 1,438 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
331GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3691 1689 1041 840 792 655 MB/s
401% Outstanding
Read 3,630
Write 3901
Mixed 2,874
SusWrite 1,451
665% 2,964 MB/s
4K Read 75.6
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 94.2
337% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,587
DQ Write 1,287
DQ Mixed 1414
1,065% 1,429 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1667 1083 855 586 529 478 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 3,876
Write 3,787
Mixed 2,848
SusWrite 866
636% 2,844 MB/s
4K Read 74.8
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 92.7
329% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,517
DQ Write 1,214
DQ Mixed 1344
1,012% 1,358 MB/s
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2366 2503 940 673 879 887 MB/s
358% Outstanding
Read 2865
Write 2647
Mixed 2,370
SusWrite 1,375
519% 2,314 MB/s
4K Read 73.9
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 88.7
325% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 1,203
DQ Mixed 1,370
1,016% 1,345 MB/s
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2224 3317 1186 960 873 736 MB/s
357% Outstanding
Read 3,403
Write 3,690
Mixed 2,522
SusWrite 1,550
626% 2,791 MB/s
4K Read 54.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 64.9
220% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,576
DQ Write 1,035
DQ Mixed 1,256
950% 1,289 MB/s
258GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 613000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2635 997 1017 956 894 856 MB/s
344% Outstanding
Read 2,245
Write 2,782
Mixed 1895
SusWrite 1226
459% 2,037 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 237
4K Mixed 88
305% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 2,144
DQ Write 1,687
DQ Mixed 1,865
1,409% 1,899 MB/s
387GB free
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2310 1671 977 779 795 807 MB/s
317% Outstanding
Read 2,556
Write 2,378
Mixed 2,138
SusWrite 1,223
465% 2,074 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 72.1
244% 82 MB/s
DQ Read 1552
DQ Write 1,362
DQ Mixed 1,433
1,081% 1,449 MB/s
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Gaming 171%
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Desktop 111%
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Workstation 174%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z690 UD DDR4

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $189Bench 109%, 57,538 samples1,345x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $264Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,015x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $249Bench 114%, 35,715 samples590x
GPU
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $618Bench 158%, 218,061 samples510x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples495x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples493x
SSD
WDS500G1XHE-00AFY0 500GBBench 368%, 1,148 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples213x
KF3200C16D4/16GX 2x16GBKingstonBench 92%, 24,939 samples143x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples131x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $874

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