WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score -6%Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -14%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -1%Read 2%, Write -1%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -64%User Rating -38%, Market Share -423%, Price 104%, Value 103%Nice To Haves +6% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -6%, DQ Mixed -11%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -3%, ADQ Mixed -4%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 96.9% (226^th of 1026)

Based on 15,969 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 70%Average: 96.9% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 3.0% 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 246MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.3MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 44.9%. 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 353MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 15,969 samples)

Rank 22696.9%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 465	511
274	Write 405	481
182	Mixed 286	389
164	SusWrite 353	413
84.7% 378 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.5	4K Read 31.5	40.3
37.8	4K Write 77.5	119
22.1	4K Mixed 39.3	53.1
139% 49.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 337	380
117	DQ Write 282	335
130	DQ Mixed 246	287
202% 288 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 mins ago.

171GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 405 390 387 387 386 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 400

SusWrite 400

100% 445 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 50

174% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 285

233% 332 MB/s

ITA-User, 1 hr ago.

153GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 334 370 390 396 400 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 394

SusWrite 363

98% 435 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 46.7

164% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 283

231% 329 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

212GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 361 385 378 382 405 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 348

Mixed 272

SusWrite 383

84% 377 MB/s

4K Read 35.1

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 46.8

161% 57.4 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 276

226% 323 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

102GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 356 412 415 349 366 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 386

SusWrite 389

97% 432 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 47.9

164% 58.1 MB/s

DQ Read 311

DQ Write 293

DQ Mixed 270

212% 291 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

423GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 380 373 400 407 408 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 353

SusWrite 395

90% 400 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 87.1

4K Mixed 46.5

158% 56.1 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 284

231% 327 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 338 389 396 410 409 MB/s

88.2% Excellent

Write 439

Mixed 332

SusWrite 370

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 43.3

4K Mixed 32.8

111% 35.4 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 149

DQ Mixed 244

186% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

241GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 320 378 408 399 357 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 440

Mixed 356

SusWrite 362

93% 414 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 42.8

4K Mixed 32.6

118% 36.9 MB/s

DQ Read 304

DQ Write 92.2

DQ Mixed 191

143% 196 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $320Bench 94%, 487,590 samples	24,703x
Core i5-8600KIntel $170Bench 93%, 165,747 samples	4,683x
Core i7-8700Intel $300Bench 90%, 203,778 samples	1,636x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $693Bench 130%, 514,526 samples	8,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 717,873 samples	6,681x
GTX 1070Nvidia $350Bench 79%, 877,118 samples	2,901x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $64Bench 97%, 15,969 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $85Bench 85%, 142,685 samples	3,227x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 82%, 363,384 samples	2,696x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 82%, 57,412 samples	1,390x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,402

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $156	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $340	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $46

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.9% (226^th of 1026)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.9% (226th of 1026)

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