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Blue SN570 500GB SSD

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 227% (76th of 1072)

Based on 345 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD
Poor: 125%Average: 227% Great: 281%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD averaged 126.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 932MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,160MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD is 156%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SN570 500GB SSD performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 417MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 345 samples)
Rank 76227%
Min Avg Max
1,016 Read 1,919 2,093
658 Write 1,803 2,248
668 Mixed 1,533 1,871
269 SusWrite 417 462
317% 1,418 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.1 4K Read 64.1 67
35.7 4K Write 143 236
24.8 4K Mixed 66.6 92.1
258% 91.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
400 DQ Read 1,160 1,465
258 DQ Write 946 1,595
351 DQ Mixed 932 1,131
731% 1,013 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 752 370 315 370 317 369 MB/s
280% Outstanding
Read 2,057
Write 2,179
Mixed 1,860
SusWrite 416
365% 1,628 MB/s
4K Read 65.4
4K Write 243
4K Mixed 95.2
350% 135 MB/s
DQ Read 1,465
DQ Write 1,450
DQ Mixed 1,121
935% 1,345 MB/s
274GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 386 335 390 325 387 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,035
Write 1,996
Mixed 1,590
SusWrite 434
338% 1,514 MB/s
4K Read 63.6
4K Write 229
4K Mixed 88.8
332% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,468
DQ Write 1,262
DQ Mixed 1,076
885% 1,269 MB/s
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 274 338 335 265 344 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 1,957
Write 1,947
Mixed 1,710
SusWrite 391
336% 1,501 MB/s
4K Read 59.7
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 80.8
299% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,326
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 1,116
849% 1,152 MB/s
152GB free
Firmware: 234110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 368 365 374 367 374 MB/s
232% Outstanding
Read 2,056
Write 1,809
Mixed 1,554
SusWrite 443
327% 1,466 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 69.3
234% 81.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,407
DQ Write 867
DQ Mixed 1,028
795% 1,100 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 234110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 758 371 377 366 364 365 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,702
Write 1,967
Mixed 1,614
SusWrite 434
321% 1,429 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 69.7
253% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,245
DQ Write 948
DQ Mixed 1,089
817% 1,094 MB/s
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Typical Blue SN570 500GB SSD Builds (Compare 147 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 161%
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Desktop
Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 163%
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Motherboard: Asus B660M-P D4

CPU
Core i5-12600KFIntel  $160Bench 109%, 40,032 samples72x
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples22x
Core i5-12400Intel  $154Bench 98%, 17,352 samples21x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples35x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples34x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples21x
SSD
Blue SN570 500GB SSDWDBench 227%, 345 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-3G2R1 2x8GBMicronBench 92%, 1,436 samples27x
CT8G4DFRA32A.M4FB 2x8GBCrucialBench 74%, 577 samples11x
CT8G4DFRA32A.C8FN 2x8GBCrucialBench 89%, 396 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $650

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