WD WDS500G2X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2...
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Effective Speed -133%Effective Speed -133%Average Score -131%Read -141%, Write -155%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -35%, Mixed -114%, 4K Mixed -66%, SusWrite -314%Peak Score -207%Read -203%, Write -183%, 4K Read -275%, 4K Write -53%, Mixed -170%, 4K Mixed -171%, SusWrite -393%Value & Sentiment -1,242%User Rating -34%, Market Share -5,322%, Price 478%, Value -91%Nice To Haves -87%DQ Read -40%, DQ Write -33%, DQ Mixed -49%, ADQ Read -43%, ADQ Write -44%, ADQ Mixed -49%, Age -379%, AS-SSD Total -60%

Average Bench: 233% (78^th of 1080)

Based on 23,087 user benchmarks. Models: WDS500G2X0C-00L350, NVMe WDS500G2X0C-00L3

Poor: 160%Average: 233% Great: 284%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) averaged 132.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 999MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,198MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) is 124%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 767MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23,087 samples)

Rank 78233%

Min	Avg	Max
939	Read 1,721	1,945
830	Write 1,811	2,242
776	Mixed 1,488	1,714
474	SusWrite 767	925
325% 1,447 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.8	4K Read 44.1	51
64.5	4K Write 152	248
38	4K Mixed 65	80.8
230% 87 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
598	DQ Read 1,198	1,657
299	DQ Write 875	1,429
414	DQ Mixed 999	1,403
757% 1,024 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 12 hrs ago.

324GB free

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 860 862 864 861 863 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 2,098

Mixed 1,702

SusWrite 924

373% 1,659 MB/s

4K Read 44.5

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 63.7

216% 78 MB/s

DQ Read 968

DQ Write 592

DQ Mixed 838

609% 799 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

244GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 684 627 619 606 574 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 2,144

Mixed 1,632

SusWrite 667

354% 1,577 MB/s

4K Read 44.4

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 65.6

230% 86.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,106

DQ Write 806

DQ Mixed 923

698% 945 MB/s

GBR-User, 3 days ago.

396GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 101140WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 828 772 748 756 748 MB/s

227% Outstanding

Write 1,458

Mixed 1,085

SusWrite 792

257% 1,142 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 172

4K Mixed 49.7

199% 83.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,651

DQ Write 1,449

DQ Mixed 1,384

1,083% 1,494 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 781 443 434 427 412 433 MB/s

203% Outstanding

Write 1846

Mixed 1,512

SusWrite 488

307% 1,367 MB/s

4K Read 39.5

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 53.8

193% 71.4 MB/s

DQ Read 1,251

DQ Write 953

DQ Mixed 1052

800% 1,086 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 hrs ago.

284GB free

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1008 864 863 863 864 867 MB/s

196% Outstanding

Write 1,230

Mixed 1,180

SusWrite 888

256% 1,137 MB/s

4K Read 40.9

4K Write 94.2

4K Mixed 56.1

184% 63.7 MB/s

DQ Read 876

DQ Write 675

DQ Mixed 748

567% 766 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

252GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1004 611 610 590 599 601 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 1,876

Mixed 1,599

SusWrite 669

332% 1,480 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 80

4K Mixed 49.1

160% 55 MB/s

DQ Read 675

DQ Write 427

DQ Mixed 588

428% 563 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

234GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 943 565 572 565 558 558 MB/s

169% Outstanding

Write 1,744

Mixed 1,540

SusWrite 627

324% 1,445 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 41

4K Mixed 38.3

126% 38.5 MB/s

DQ Read 642

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 243

215% 338 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X470-PRO - $139

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Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $190Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,979x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $74Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	441x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $140Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	409x

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RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	295x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	291x
RTX 2060Nvidia $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	256x

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)WD $35Bench 233%, 23,087 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	286x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $44Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	234x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	226x

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Value: 109% - Outstanding

Total price: $607

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $85
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WD WDS500G2X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)

Average Bench: 233% (78^th of 1080)

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)

Average Bench: 233% (78th of 1080)

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