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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 181% (120th of 1072)

Based on 314 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G
Poor: 116%Average: 181% Great: 239%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GB averaged 80.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 739MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 916MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 452MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 314 samples)
Rank 120181%
Min Avg Max
887 Read 1,331 1,578
558 Write 1,290 1,662
588 Mixed 1,026 1,295
348 SusWrite 452 505
229% 1,025 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 4K Read 42.3 55.4
54 4K Write 138 242
26.3 4K Mixed 58.4 84.6
212% 79.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
432 DQ Read 916 1,255
239 DQ Write 648 1,201
284 DQ Mixed 739 1,005
564% 768 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
474GB free
Firmware: 21112000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 919 417 422 431 432 431 MB/s
227% Outstanding
Read 1,575
Write 1,717
Mixed 1,340
SusWrite 509
288% 1,285 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 75.1
270% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,234
DQ Write 1,033
DQ Mixed 999
785% 1,088 MB/s
347GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 796 416 325 299 315 311 MB/s
214% Outstanding
Read 1,548
Write 1,607
Mixed 1255
SusWrite 410
270% 1,205 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 79.1
276% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,066
DQ Write 815
DQ Mixed 919
693% 934 MB/s
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 424 294 173 251 246 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,578
Write 1,579
Mixed 1,212
SusWrite 360
264% 1,182 MB/s
4K Read 54.1
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 84.8
291% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 742
558% 752 MB/s
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 789 444 426 427 426 427 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,493
Write 1,513
Mixed 1,227
SusWrite 490
265% 1,181 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 62.1
205% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 868
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 677
510% 691 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21117000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 774 410 254 255 259 254 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1,368
Write 1,544
Mixed 1,093
SusWrite 368
245% 1,093 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 68.4
238% 88.3 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 550
409% 546 MB/s
275GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 21112000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 412 354 334 338 330 MB/s
147% Outstanding
Read 1,370
Write 1,399
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 428
241% 1,075 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 76.5
4K Mixed 35.7
131% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 674
DQ Write 497
DQ Mixed 694
489% 622 MB/s
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CPU
Core i5-10210UIntelBench 53%, 54,859 samples643x
Core i3-10110UIntelBench 47%, 11,481 samples114x
Core i7-10510UIntelBench 56%, 51,080 samples103x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 110,580 samples791x
GeForce MX250NvidiaBench 14%, 8,806 samples69x
SSD
PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 512GBWDCBench 181%, 314 samples1x
RAM
4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 2x4GBMicronBench 68%, 16,220 samples185x
K4A8G165WC-BCTD 2x4GBSamsungBench 63%, 1,724 samples159x
MT40A512M16LY-075:E 2x4GBMicronBench 63%, 974 samples147x
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