WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
BENCHMARKS (23,014)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $65

Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score -5%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 17%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment -57%User Rating -13%, Market Share -406%, Price 98%, Value 95%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 31%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 97.5% (249^th of 1058)

Based on 23,014 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 69%Average: 97.5% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 2.5% 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 236MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 45.9%. 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 287MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 346MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23,014 samples)

Rank 24997.5%

Min	Avg	Max
363	Read 467	511
255	Write 403	479
177	Mixed 287	392
152	SusWrite 346	414
84.2% 376 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 32.3	40.3
38	4K Write 80.3	116
21.9	4K Mixed 40.6	53.4
144% 51.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
164	DQ Read 325	380
87.7	DQ Write 271	334
90.1	DQ Mixed 236	285
194% 277 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 20 mins ago.

430GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 418 413 412 418 360 MB/s

115% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 323

SusWrite 408

96% 429 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 51.5

184% 68.6 MB/s

DQ Read 241

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 276

208% 275 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

113GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 404 402 400 405 409 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 386

SusWrite 401

99% 440 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 46.6

158% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 285

233% 332 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 hrs ago.

108GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 419 410 406 410 399 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 397

SusWrite 414

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 86.1

4K Mixed 47.4

162% 56.8 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 270

213% 294 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

246GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 406 403 397 393 388 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 426

Mixed 239

SusWrite 386

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 96.7

4K Mixed 35.1

153% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 197

191% 302 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

306GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 372 385 382 403 359 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 376

Mixed 283

SusWrite 357

81% 360 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 74.2

4K Mixed 39.4

128% 46.4 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 279

223% 314 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 $270Bench 84%, 967,485 samples	21,916x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $310Bench 81%, 498,192 samples	13,632x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $270Bench 87%, 612,274 samples	11,757x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 475,163 samples	6,927x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 368,187 samples	6,461x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 88%, 438,836 samples	6,363x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $65Bench 97%, 23,014 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $98Bench 85%, 245,225 samples	7,380x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples	6,976x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples	4,800x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,078

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 97.5% (249^th of 1058)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 97.5% (249th of 1058)

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