WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

250GB 500GB 1TB

Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average User Bench -9%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite 16%Peak Lab Bench -5%Read 0%, Write -1%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -4%Value & Sentiment -127%User Rating -68%, Market Share -619%, Price 111%, Value 67%Nice To Haves +21% DQ Read -1%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age 209%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 99% (154^th of 959)

Based on 2,743 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 71%Average: 99% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 1.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 253MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 286MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 377MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,743 samples)

Rank 15499%

Min	Avg	Max
350	Read 460	511
300	Write 413	481
197	Mixed 286	385
255	SusWrite 377	411
86.3% 384 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 31.3	40.9
38.3	4K Write 81	121
20.7	4K Mixed 39.4	54.5
141% 50.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
213	DQ Read 340	381
188	DQ Write 293	336
126	DQ Mixed 253	288
207% 295 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

356GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 390 383 396 406 407 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 464

Mixed 276

SusWrite 395

92% 411 MB/s

4K Read 42.2

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 56.9

205% 75.7 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 258

219% 320 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 hrs ago.

330GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 390 395 405 404 408 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 484

Mixed 306

SusWrite 396

95% 424 MB/s

4K Read 42

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 55.8

198% 72.2 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 278

228% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 395 384 348 332 365 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 455

Mixed 376

SusWrite 369

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 58.4

4K Mixed 37

123% 41.6 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 278

229% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 41 mins ago.

259GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 373 390 403 395 398 MB/s

88.6% Excellent

Write 424

Mixed 255

SusWrite 394

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 8.8

109% 46.1 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 336

DQ Mixed 280

226% 317 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

297GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 398 400 402 402 407 MB/s

85.7% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 293

SusWrite 394

83% 366 MB/s

4K Read 27.6

4K Write 48.1

4K Mixed 29

104% 34.9 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 264

216% 308 MB/s

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z370-A - $134

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $365Bench 107%, 143,547 samples	7,217x
Core i5-8600KIntel $260Bench 101%, 55,749 samples	3,118x
Core i7-8700Intel $310Bench 102%, 29,983 samples	883x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 124%, 306,559 samples	2,220x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $713Bench 153%, 169,730 samples	1,901x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $249Bench 71%, 342,933 samples	1,498x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $85Bench 99%, 2,743 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $148Bench 86%, 98,856 samples	1,559x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $173Bench 89%, 28,799 samples	628x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $150Bench 91%, 27,857 samples	550x

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Value: 108% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,182

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $369	Nvidia GTX 1070 $345	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $100
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $155	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $249	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $98
Intel Core i7-7700K $350	AMD RX 480 $280	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $163

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $869	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $42
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $148	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $60	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $145	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 99% (154^th of 959)

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