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WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 97.2% (274th of 1080)

Based on 11,302 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDBNCE5000PNC
Poor: 71%Average: 97.2% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB averaged just 2.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB is 46.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 283MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 341MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,302 samples)
Rank 27497.2%
Min Avg Max
327 Read 452 512
222 Write 395 485
164 Mixed 283 390
131 SusWrite 341 422
82.4% 368 MB/s
Min Avg Max
20.1 4K Read 32.1 40.4
42.2 4K Write 82.5 117
23.5 4K Mixed 40.9 53.3
145% 51.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
214 DQ Read 333 380
143 DQ Write 280 340
107 DQ Mixed 234 288
195% 282 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 396 421 410 404 393 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 451
Write 407
Mixed 252
SusWrite 403
85% 378 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 39.7
149% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 306
DQ Mixed 281
226% 319 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 396 399 401 349 331 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 477
Write 418
Mixed 250
SusWrite 380
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 35.4
141% 53.4 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 218
202% 311 MB/s
49GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 411 412 411 378 381 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 433
Mixed 207
SusWrite 400
85% 377 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 71.5
4K Mixed 39.4
126% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 302
DQ Mixed 282
226% 320 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 203 242 190 180 186 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 407
Mixed 307
SusWrite 221
80% 360 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 45.9
156% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 373
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 194
187% 295 MB/s
398GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 405 404 403 405 403 MB/s
91.4% Outstanding
Read 383
Write 410
Mixed 275
SusWrite 406
83% 368 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 75.7
4K Mixed 29.5
117% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 369
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 246
214% 317 MB/s
159GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 206 192 193 211 210 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 373
Write 402
Mixed 319
SusWrite 204
73% 324 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 69.9
4K Mixed 40.9
138% 47.6 MB/s
DQ Read 253
DQ Write 209
DQ Mixed 219
168% 227 MB/s
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Typical WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB Builds (Compare 24,392 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $90Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,220x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $99Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,295x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples3,091x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,564x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,381x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,374x
SSD
WDBNCE5000PNC 500GBWDCBench 97%, 11,302 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,581x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples984x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 135% - Outstanding Total price: $420

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