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WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 186% (112th of 1072)

Based on 137 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC WDS500G2B0C
Poor: 127%Average: 186% Great: 234%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB averaged 86.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 741MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 909MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB is 107%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 443MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 137 samples)
Rank 112186%
Min Avg Max
791 Read 1,395 1,673
709 Write 1,448 1,659
710 Mixed 1,210 1,435
318 SusWrite 443 511
252% 1,124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.1 4K Read 51.4 54.3
51.2 4K Write 133 224
26.4 4K Mixed 60.3 78.7
226% 81.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
398 DQ Read 909 1,251
173 DQ Write 662 1,147
280 DQ Mixed 741 985
566% 771 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
240GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 426 430 431 432 431 MB/s
236% Outstanding
Read 1,557
Write 1,570
Mixed 1,430
SusWrite 508
284% 1,266 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 207
4K Mixed 80.5
291% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 1,133
DQ Mixed 988
798% 1,127 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 933 426 381 303 284 272 MB/s
185% Outstanding
Read 1,377
Write 1443
Mixed 1,277
SusWrite 433
254% 1,133 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 53.2
182% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1203
DQ Write 944
DQ Mixed 965
751% 1,037 MB/s
232GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 600 417 418 423 424 423 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,432
Write 1,618
Mixed 1,364
SusWrite 451
273% 1,217 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 60.7
203% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 935
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 790
597% 806 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 436 437 438 438 440 MB/s
178% Outstanding
Read 1,372
Write 1567
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 511
262% 1,167 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.4
192% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,090
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 779
560% 741 MB/s
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Gaming 124%
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Desktop 99%
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Workstation 123%
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System: Dell XPS 8940

CPU
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples4,452x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples1,829x
Core i5-11400Intel  $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples1,153x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples2,417x
UHD Graphics 750IntelBench 7%, 15,464 samples1,090x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples992x
SSD
WDC WDS500G2B0C 500GBNvmeBench 186%, 137 samples1x
RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 65%, 1,864 samples653x
M378A2G43AB3-CWE 2x16GBUnknownBench 79%, 764 samples539x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 2x8GBUnknownBench 63%, 886 samples396x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $557

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