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Blue SN580 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2023.

Average Bench: 392% (14th of 1074)

Based on 326 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Blue SN580 500GB
Poor: 230%Average: 392% Great: 500%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Blue SN580 500GB averaged 291.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SN580 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,264MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,717MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SN580 500GB is 271%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SN580 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 161MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 63.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 326 samples)
Rank 14392%
Min Avg Max
1,339 Read 2,901 3,770
1,319 Write 2,717 3,416
1,215 Mixed 2,141 2,535
1,101 SusWrite 2,126 2,850
555% 2,471 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.4 4K Read 63.1 83
67 4K Write 161 278
46.8 4K Mixed 77 107
280% 100 MB/s
Min Avg Max
794 DQ Read 1,493 1,792
325 DQ Write 1,211 1,915
482 DQ Mixed 1,264 1,564
970% 1,323 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
401GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3018 3072 3091 3150 2299 621 MB/s
432% Outstanding
Read 3,165
Write 3,330
Mixed 2,388
SusWrite 2,542
643% 2,856 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 68
243% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,778
DQ Write 1,637
DQ Mixed 1,511
1,188% 1,642 MB/s
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3272 3136 789 522 422 386 MB/s
393% Outstanding
Read 3,782
Write 3,287
Mixed 2,497
SusWrite 1,421
614% 2,747 MB/s
4K Read 75.4
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 87
323% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 1,194
DQ Mixed 1,268
950% 1,265 MB/s
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3145 3071 768 513 465 420 MB/s
382% Outstanding
Read 3,439
Write 3,265
Mixed 2,456
SusWrite 1,397
591% 2,639 MB/s
4K Read 72.9
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 90
324% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1,484
DQ Write 1,182
DQ Mixed 1,354
1,008% 1,340 MB/s
234GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2832 2933 1277 329 361 336 MB/s
354% Outstanding
Read 3,625
Write 3,159
Mixed 2393
SusWrite 1,345
588% 2,630 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 67.6
234% 79.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,459
DQ Write 1,013
DQ Mixed 1,282
945% 1,251 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1979 1985 2002 1382 531 355 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 2,506
Write 2185
Mixed 2,004
SusWrite 1,372
452% 2017 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 99.9
4K Mixed 65.2
224% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 615
DQ Mixed 749
556% 741 MB/s
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Typical Blue SN580 500GB Builds (Compare 3,619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 102%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 96%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H610M-K D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $128Bench 98%, 48,886 samples1,612x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $80Bench 94%, 11,860 samples841x
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples341x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples552x
RTX 3050Nvidia  $230Bench 75%, 43,922 samples279x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples263x
SSD
Blue SN580 500GBWDBench 392%, 326 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples255x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-8GVKB 2x8GBGBench 89%, 16,709 samples132x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 12,959 samples121x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $378

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