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 -3%Read 3%, Write 0%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -25%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score -1%Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -2%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -63%User Rating -13%, Market Share -489%, Price 127%, Value 121%Nice To Haves +5% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -7%, DQ Mixed -11%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -0%, ADQ Mixed -3%, Age 53%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 99.3% (226^th of 1040)

Based on 16,623 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 73%Average: 99.3% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 0.7% 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 245MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB is 45.4%. 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 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,623 samples)

Rank 22699.3%

Min	Avg	Max
368	Read 472	514
281	Write 410	483
185	Mixed 287	392
158	SusWrite 347	412
85% 379 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21	4K Read 32.7	41
41.3	4K Write 83.3	119
24.2	4K Mixed 41.4	54
147% 52.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 337	381
156	DQ Write 287	335
146	DQ Mixed 245	286
202% 290 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

353GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 387 388 394 390 389 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 477

Mixed 393

SusWrite 396

99% 441 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 112

4K Mixed 54

190% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 326

DQ Mixed 283

231% 329 MB/s

CHE-User, 7 mins ago.

355GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 407 405 409 399 410 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 474

Mixed 320

SusWrite 405

96% 428 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 89

4K Mixed 46.6

164% 57.7 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 284

231% 328 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

136GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 420 418 413 410 427 MB/s

107% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 281

SusWrite 418

94% 417 MB/s

4K Read 28.7

4K Write 87.3

4K Mixed 50.2

154% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 262

205% 283 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 mins ago.

466GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 405 405 406 408 318 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 338

Mixed 314

SusWrite 390

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 46.6

165% 58 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 185

DQ Mixed 188

145% 197 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

307GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 373 387 399 387 396 MB/s

80.3% Excellent

Write 266

Mixed 218

SusWrite 366

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 45.2

4K Mixed 28

92% 31.6 MB/s

DQ Read 317

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 266

203% 277 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 - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $198Bench 84%, 694,528 samples	15,998x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $270Bench 82%, 412,781 samples	10,471x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $325Bench 87%, 432,810 samples	8,642x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 403,865 samples	5,591x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 107%, 302,536 samples	5,208x
RTX 2060Nvidia $338Bench 88%, 359,315 samples	4,789x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $54Bench 99%, 16,623 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $95Bench 85%, 179,799 samples	5,494x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples	5,284x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	3,803x

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Value: 64% - Good

Total price: $987

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	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: 99.3% (226^th of 1040)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

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