Average Bench: 69.6% (675th of 1072)

Based on 870 user benchmarks.  Model: WD My Passport 25F3

Above average average bench

The WD My Passport 25F3 512GB averaged 30.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD My Passport 25F3 512GB is 32.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD My Passport 25F3 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 239MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 37.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 870 samples)
Min Avg Max
288 Read 377 459
210 Write 351 449
144 Mixed 239 317
152 SusWrite 333 417
73% 325 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.6 4K Read 21.9 29.4
25.4 4K Write 37.9 55.8
16 4K Mixed 25.5 33
85.9% 28.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
88.4 DQ Read 180 290
84.5 DQ Write 158 222
25.4 DQ Mixed 126 229
106% 154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
471GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 417 425 405 388 322 MB/s
Read 458
Write 329
Mixed 262
SusWrite 387
80% 359 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 38.8
4K Mixed 29.4
99% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 162
DQ Mixed 178
134% 180 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 412 414 413 417 188 MB/s
Read 457
Write 443
Mixed 244
SusWrite 376
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 38.5
4K Mixed 20.5
73% 25.5 MB/s
DQ Read 234
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 68.1
95% 175 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 359 256 210 234 167 MB/s
Read 464
Write 428
Mixed 293
SusWrite 274
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 38.4
4K Mixed 21
86% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 203
DQ Mixed 79.8
105% 191 MB/s
239GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 356 354 355 358 356 MB/s
Read 388
Write 356
Mixed 253
SusWrite 355
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 36.2
4K Mixed 27.9
84% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 147
114% 152 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: 1012
SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 224 255 214 196 174 MB/s
Read 450
Write 415
Mixed 263
SusWrite 238
76% 341 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 24.3
85% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 291
DQ Write 174
DQ Mixed 207
161% 224 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,885,234 SSDs tested

Typical My Passport 25F3 512GB Builds (Compare 5,702 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 12%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 11%
Tree trunk

System: HP Z420 Workstation

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $345

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