Average Bench: 499% (2nd of 1072)

Based on 1,594 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Blue SN580 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The WD Blue SN580 2TB averaged 399.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SN580 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,649MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,382MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SN580 2TB is 286%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SN580 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 65.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 78MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,594 samples)
Min Avg Max
2,234 Read 3,470 3,977
1,875 Write 3,382 3,963
1,756 Mixed 2,475 2,789
1,508 SusWrite 3,201 3,880
705% 3,132 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.8 4K Read 65.5 72.3
85.4 4K Write 194 283
50.8 4K Mixed 78 99.9
302% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1,143 DQ Read 1,854 2,290
792 DQ Write 1,464 1,960
892 DQ Mixed 1,649 2,128
1,237% 1,656 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3934 3902 3913 3862 3826 3819 MB/s
Read 3,645
Write 3,921
Mixed 2,639
SusWrite 3,876
794% 3,520 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 278
4K Mixed 98.9
378% 149 MB/s
DQ Read 2,155
DQ Write 1,586
DQ Mixed 1,907
1,415% 1,883 MB/s
896GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3759 3734 3728 3663 3628 3619 MB/s
Read 3,893
Write 3,717
Mixed 2,573
SusWrite 3,689
780% 3,468 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 271
4K Mixed 92
364% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 1,981
DQ Write 1,672
DQ Mixed 1,817
1,364% 1,823 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2558 3682 3791 3834 3832 3794 MB/s
Read 3,729
Write 3,883
Mixed 2,770
SusWrite 3,582
787% 3,491 MB/s
4K Read 72.6
4K Write 280
4K Mixed 97.6
383% 150 MB/s
DQ Read 2,064
DQ Write 1,419
DQ Mixed 1,754
1,306% 1,746 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3270 3274 3347 3356 3370 3367 MB/s
Read 3245
Write 3,648
Mixed 2,588
SusWrite 3,330
723% 3,203 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 142
4K Mixed 65.4
236% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 2,072
DQ Write 1,933
DQ Mixed 2,030
1,516% 2,012 MB/s
977GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2347 2376 2471 2514 2506 2520 MB/s
Read 2,639
Write 2,322
Mixed 2,206
SusWrite 2,456
542% 2,406 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 71.5
254% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,510
DQ Write 1,129
DQ Mixed 1,263
959% 1,301 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1988 2256 2394 2599 2487 2286 MB/s
Read 3,220
Write 2,737
Mixed 2,354
SusWrite 2,335
597% 2,661 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 44.3
4K Mixed 43.4
150% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,714
DQ Write 194
DQ Mixed 395
431% 768 MB/s
511GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 281010WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1987 839 416 435 434 316 MB/s
Read 3,762
Write 3,283
Mixed 2,575
SusWrite 738
577% 2,589 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 80.1
287% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,076
DQ Write 1,406
DQ Mixed 1,742
1,176% 1,408 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,783,775 SSDs tested

Typical Blue SN580 2TB Builds (Compare 6,657 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 291%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 123%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 346%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z790-P WIFI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $995

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