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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 256GB

PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 256GB
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Effective Speed -425%Effective Speed -425%Average Score -487%Read -308%, Write -475%, 4K Read -244%, 4K Write -297%, Mixed -324%, 4K Mixed -255%, SusWrite -1,509%Peak Score -750%Read -462%, Write -694%, 4K Read -505%, 4K Write -473%, Mixed -483%, 4K Mixed -476%, SusWrite -2,161%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -249%DQ Read -240%, DQ Write -225%, DQ Mixed -278%, ADQ Read -291%, ADQ Write -247%, ADQ Mixed -314%, Age -106%, AS-SSD Total -292%

Average Bench: 104% (246^th of 1080)

Based on 2 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G

Poor: 87%Average: 104% Great: 121%

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 256GB averaged 4.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 359MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,026MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 197MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 52MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2 samples)

Rank 246104%

Min	Avg	Max
997	Read 1,026	1,055
805	Write 807	809
719	Mixed 761	802
192	SusWrite 197	202
155% 698 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.1	4K Read 26	31.8
37.4	4K Write 52	66.5
24.2	4K Mixed 31.2	38.2
107% 36.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
196	DQ Read 438	680
143	DQ Write 363	584
165	DQ Mixed 359	554
280% 387 MB/s

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

ARE-User, 19 months ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 203 144 146 142 146 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 805

Mixed 802

SusWrite 192

156% 699 MB/s

4K Read 31.8

4K Write 66.5

4K Mixed 38.2

132% 45.5 MB/s

DQ Read 680

DQ Write 584

DQ Mixed 554

436% 606 MB/s

PRT-User, 17 months ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 205 149 173 175 169 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 809

Mixed 719

SusWrite 202

155% 696 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 37.4

4K Mixed 24.2

81% 27.2 MB/s

DQ Read 196

DQ Write 143

DQ Mixed 165

124% 168 MB/s

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PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-512G 256GB