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Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB

Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB
BENCHMARKS (3,795)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -10%Effective Speed -10%Average Score -9%Read -7%, Write -3%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 11%Peak Score -6%Read -7%, Write 1%, 4K Read -25%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite 21%Value & Sentiment -53%User Rating -14%, Market Share -93%Nice To Haves +38% DQ Read -2%, DQ Write -3%, DQ Mixed -2%, ADQ Read -3%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 346%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 89.7% (333^rd of 1072)

Based on 3,795 user benchmarks. Model: WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB

Poor: 54%Average: 89.7% Great: 112%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB averaged just 10.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB is 58.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 328MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 371MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,795 samples)

Rank 33389.7%

Min	Avg	Max
315	Read 426	474
81.2	Write 395	489
127	Mixed 371	445
52.7	SusWrite 328	468
85.5% 380 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.4	4K Read 28.2	34.3
28.7	4K Write 72.1	103
19	4K Mixed 36.8	48.5
128% 45.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
199	DQ Read 316	361
78.6	DQ Write 272	348
3.8	DQ Mixed 220	324
185% 270 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 2 days ago.

931GB free

Firmware: 52020100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 450 363 477 478 478 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 436

SusWrite 453

103% 456 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 89.1

4K Mixed 42.8

149% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 339

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 279

223% 311 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

205GB free

Firmware: 52020100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 399 470 248 318 75 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 422

SusWrite 332

95% 420 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 42.1

150% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 346

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 298

235% 326 MB/s

CAN-User, 23 hrs ago.

685GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 52046100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 399 251 465 374 239 MB/s

94.7% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 435

SusWrite 361

96% 426 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 67.5

4K Mixed 37.6

129% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 332

DQ Write 318

DQ Mixed 284

225% 312 MB/s

ARE-User, 9 hrs ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 52020100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 395 316 269 389 375 MB/s

92.5% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 428

SusWrite 332

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 30

4K Write 68.2

4K Mixed 37.7

130% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 288

227% 315 MB/s

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Gaming 10%

Tree trunk

Desktop 67%

Battle cruiser

Workstation 9%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	3,449x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2,213x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,849x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,539x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	708x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	681x

SSD
Blue SA510 2.5 1000GBWDBench 90%, 3,795 samples	1x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	251x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	169x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $150

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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Blue SA510 2.5 1000GB

Average Bench: 89.7% (333^rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.7% (333rd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 89.7% (333^rd of 1072)