WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (19,243)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $63

Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -7%Read 0%, Write -3%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite 14%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -10%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment -118%User Rating -13%, Market Share -611%, Price 73%, Value 79%Nice To Haves -0%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 31%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 97.1% (256^th of 1058)

Based on 19,243 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 71%Average: 97.1% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 2.9% 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 240MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 46%. 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 283MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 346MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 19,243 samples)

Rank 25697.1%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 464	511
250	Write 398	480
169	Mixed 283	386
164	SusWrite 346	413
83.6% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.2	4K Read 32.1	40.6
39	4K Write 79.3	115
22.5	4K Mixed 40.1	53.7
142% 50.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 332	380
127	DQ Write 274	334
131	DQ Mixed 240	286
197% 282 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 7 hrs ago.

259GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 416 418 424 410 417 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 377

SusWrite 422

100% 444 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 94.8

4K Mixed 48.3

168% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 284

232% 331 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 hrs ago.

382GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 414 400 398 398 397 396 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 346

SusWrite 400

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 35.7

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 40.7

162% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 258

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 287

218% 291 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

57GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 163 170 125 158 130 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 410

Mixed 307

SusWrite 168

70% 311 MB/s

4K Read 33.9

4K Write 96.2

4K Mixed 39.6

153% 56.6 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 231

DQ Mixed 269

209% 290 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 274 184 172 209 213 MB/s

82% Excellent

Write 340

Mixed 277

SusWrite 217

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 29.2

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 36.7

123% 41.8 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 254

211% 305 MB/s

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 96%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $234Bench 84%, 753,232 samples	19,487x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $310Bench 81%, 440,449 samples	12,226x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 87%, 506,214 samples	10,342x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 432,191 samples	6,336x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples	5,926x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 89%, 366,438 samples	5,638x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $63Bench 97%, 19,243 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 83%, 223,106 samples	6,578x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	6,349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples	4,359x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $1,062

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $180	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $215	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 97.1% (256^th of 1058)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 97.1% (256th of 1058)

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