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 -2%Read 2%, Write 0%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 19%Peak Score -1%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -6%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -150%User Rating -13%, Market Share -707%, Price 48%, Value 72%Nice To Haves +2% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -11%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -1%, ADQ Mixed -2%, Age 24%, AS-SSD Total -0%

Average Bench: 98.2% (250^th of 1058)

Based on 26,346 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70, WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS, WDC WDS5 00G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 74%Average: 98.2% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB averaged just 1.7% 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 244MB/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 43.6%. 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 285MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 339MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 26,346 samples)

Rank 25098.2%

Min	Avg	Max
358	Read 465	513
272	Write 402	481
189	Mixed 285	389
138	SusWrite 339	415
83.6% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.8	4K Read 32.8	40.8
39.9	4K Write 81.5	117
24.6	4K Mixed 41.4	53.8
146% 51.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
221	DQ Read 338	380
145	DQ Write 282	336
124	DQ Mixed 244	286
200% 288 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

AUS-User, 13 hrs ago.

339GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 395 407 406 350 404 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 389

SusWrite 393

99% 442 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 51.6

184% 66.8 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 334

DQ Mixed 284

232% 330 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

249GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 401 403 391 389 407 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 397

SusWrite 391

100% 443 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 46.2

162% 57.5 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 285

232% 329 MB/s

USA-User, 11 hrs ago.

46GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 419 421 419 420 427 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 205

Mixed 210

SusWrite 418

74% 331 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 80.3

4K Mixed 42

146% 51.7 MB/s

DQ Read 312

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 263

207% 287 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

420GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 392 382 394 395 405 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 366

SusWrite 393

98% 434 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 91.5

4K Mixed 32.2

147% 53.8 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 272

213% 294 MB/s

CHE-User, 3 hrs ago.

464GB free

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 408 367 409 369 418 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 448

Mixed 240

SusWrite 399

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 26.1

4K Write 69

4K Mixed 42.5

130% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 149

161% 270 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

291GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 337 353 383 395 400 MB/s

99% Outstanding

Write 406

Mixed 207

SusWrite 370

82% 365 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 46.7

140% 49 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 179

164% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

114GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 381 337 271 262 177 MB/s

82.7% Excellent

Write 396

Mixed 215

SusWrite 300

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 45.5

4K Mixed 31

101% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 271

220% 314 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

194GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 278 323 375 346 341 MB/s

81.5% Excellent

Write 366

Mixed 297

SusWrite 336

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 24.5

4K Write 44.2

4K Mixed 26.9

95% 31.9 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 297

DQ Mixed 275

221% 313 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 369 370 391 379 401 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 315

Mixed 243

SusWrite 381

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 31

4K Write 59.6

4K Mixed 20.9

105% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 162

DQ Write 65.3

DQ Mixed 63.4

60% 96.7 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 95%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $170Bench 82%, 1,121,156 samples	27,358x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $370Bench 81%, 525,784 samples	17,036x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $320Bench 85%, 755,235 samples	14,794x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 578,095 samples	8,382x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 89%, 574,087 samples	7,935x
RX 5700-XTAMD $410Bench 105%, 378,316 samples	7,577x

SSD
Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GBWD $73Bench 98%, 26,346 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 86%, 343,296 samples	9,120x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 598,699 samples	8,637x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $72Bench 83%, 540,354 samples	5,846x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $971

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $278	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200
Intel Core i7-12700K $334	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $44	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $72	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS500G2B0B

Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 98.2% (250^th of 1058)

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Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB

Average Bench: 98.2% (250th of 1058)

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