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Blue SA510 2.5 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 101% (252nd of 1072)

Based on 79 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Blue SA510 2.5 4TB
Poor: 76%Average: 101% Great: 119%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Blue SA510 2.5 4TB averaged 1.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SA510 2.5 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.3MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SA510 2.5 4TB is 43.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SA510 2.5 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 376MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 385MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 79 samples)
Rank 252101%
Min Avg Max
366 Read 467 510
306 Write 394 454
209 Mixed 376 429
220 SusWrite 385 444
91.1% 405 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 4K Read 32.5 40.3
29.1 4K Write 77.1 114
25.2 4K Mixed 44.3 56.4
147% 51.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
221 DQ Read 318 355
161 DQ Write 279 331
88.7 DQ Mixed 109 120
134% 236 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 530309WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 392 421 444 441 448 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 454
Mixed 431
SusWrite 392
100% 445 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 53.2
176% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 108
140% 252 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 530309WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 439 442 424 437 439 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 444
Mixed 418
SusWrite 436
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 47.8
157% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 109
144% 261 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 530309WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 407 406 423 426 420 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 435
Mixed 397
SusWrite 414
98% 436 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 82.1
4K Mixed 48.9
160% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 340
DQ Write 324
DQ Mixed 118
147% 261 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 530400WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 386 371 382 357 373 MB/s
93.7% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 374
Mixed 391
SusWrite 374
92% 408 MB/s
4K Read 32.6
4K Write 58.6
4K Mixed 41.2
133% 44.1 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 112
111% 178 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,858,318 SSDs tested

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Typical Blue SA510 2.5 4TB Builds (Compare 5,635 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples1,414x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,169x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples1,077x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples376x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples368x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples306x
SSD
Blue SA510 2.5 4TBWDBench 101%, 79 samples1x
RAM
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples138x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples131x
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples106x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $336

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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