Average Bench: 97.5% (266th of 1072)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006

Excellent average bench

The WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006 256GB averaged just 2.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 285MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 884MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006 256GB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 213MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 69.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Min Avg Max
566 Read 884 1,403
204 Write 602 892
271 Mixed 599 899
174 SusWrite 213 241
128% 575 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.4 4K Read 24.5 45.4
12.4 4K Write 69.3 204
7.9 4K Mixed 29.9 62.1
112% 41.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
51.6 DQ Read 365 680
49.1 DQ Write 298 907
27.6 DQ Mixed 285 579
226% 316 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 221 204 206 221 220 MB/s
Read 917
Write 749
Mixed 656
SusWrite 227
142% 638 MB/s
4K Read 15.5
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 18.7
62% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 208
DQ Write 220
DQ Mixed 226
167% 218 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 150 176 181 192 186 MB/s
Read 829
Write 593
Mixed 597
SusWrite 174
122% 548 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 29.9
4K Mixed 14.9
58% 20.1 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 201
DQ Mixed 254
183% 236 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 176 212 202 217 217 MB/s
Read 685
Write 205
Mixed 298
SusWrite 202
76% 348 MB/s
4K Read 14.7
4K Write 29.5
4K Mixed 13.6
55% 19.3 MB/s
DQ Read 207
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 201
140% 176 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,883,527 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-256G-1006 256GB Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

System: HP Elite Dragonfly 13.5 inch G3 Notebook PC

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