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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -463%Effective Speed -463%Average Score -617%Read -815%, Write -1,083%, 4K Read -175%, 4K Write -154%, Mixed -1,070%, 4K Mixed -174%, SusWrite -851%Peak Score -757%Read -1,056%, Write -1,237%, 4K Read -375%, 4K Write -224%, Mixed -1,094%, 4K Mixed -307%, SusWrite -1,002%Value & Sentiment -1,423%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,878%, Price 111%, Value -887%Nice To Haves -471%DQ Read -511%, DQ Write -466%, DQ Mixed -631%, ADQ Read -411%, ADQ Write -346%, ADQ Mixed -511%, Age -366%, AS-SSD Total -528%

Average Bench: 96.8% (277^th of 1080)

Based on 27,087 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 72%Average: 96.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 3.1% 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 243MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 44.7%. 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 276MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 332MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 27,087 samples)

Rank 27796.8%

Min	Avg	Max
343	Read 458	513
255	Write 393	481
158	Mixed 276	391
139	SusWrite 332	415
81.7% 365 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.6	4K Read 32.4	40.4
41.4	4K Write 81.6	117
22.7	4K Mixed 40.4	53.8
144% 51.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 335	380
161	DQ Write 282	336
127	DQ Mixed 243	287
200% 287 MB/s

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

139GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 374 386 411 416 413 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 328

Mixed 232

SusWrite 401

82% 367 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 75.6

4K Mixed 42.4

144% 50.2 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 281

230% 329 MB/s

DNK-User, 5 days ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 369 374 376 378 377 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 344

Mixed 221

SusWrite 370

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 78.3

4K Mixed 43

148% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 286

229% 322 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 231 139 108 121 129 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 479

Mixed 330

SusWrite 168

83% 371 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 50.6

177% 63.6 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 283

231% 328 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 303 295 347 298 244 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 284

SusWrite 309

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 44.3

148% 51.2 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 281

229% 326 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 days ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 259 279 213 186 157 MB/s

91.2% Outstanding

Write 286

Mixed 303

SusWrite 234

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 41.4

148% 51.8 MB/s

DQ Read 307

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 258

203% 282 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,171x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $150Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,272x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	3,060x

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RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,550x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,364x
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,355x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $97Bench 97%, 27,087 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $57Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,604x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,569x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	976x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $517

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $299	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $112	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $380	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $75
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WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (277^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 96.8% (277th of 1080)

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