WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -7%Read 0%, Write -3%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite 12%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment -172%User Rating -13%, Market Share -748%, Price 31%, Value 44%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -15%, ADQ Read 3%, ADQ Write -2%, ADQ Mixed -7%, Age 21%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 96.8% (268^th of 1071)

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 26896.8%

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

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 15 hrs ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 408 402 400 391 411 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 365

Mixed 292

SusWrite 398

84% 372 MB/s

4K Read 39.5

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 51.7

183% 66 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 234

203% 303 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 330 323 329 371 310 303 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 309

SusWrite 328

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 42.8

168% 62.7 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 298

DQ Mixed 283

226% 318 MB/s

DNK-User, 3 mins ago.

326GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 345 412 430 437 436 MB/s

99.4% Outstanding

Write 402

Mixed 274

SusWrite 398

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 37

140% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 265

220% 318 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

254GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 407 404 399 403 403 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 261

SusWrite 405

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 33.4

118% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 332

DQ Mixed 168

177% 293 MB/s

CAN-User, 16 hrs ago.

221GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 406 390 410 410 417 MB/s

81.9% Excellent

Write 426

Mixed 356

SusWrite 407

91% 403 MB/s

4K Read 22.5

4K Write 37.9

4K Mixed 26.3

88% 28.9 MB/s

DQ Read 310

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 268

206% 281 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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	4,139x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $255Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	2,644x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $240Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,383x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,232x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,087x
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,035x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $68Bench 97%, 27,087 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,274x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,268x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	800x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $597

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (268^th of 1071)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 96.8% (268th of 1071)

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