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WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB

WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -8%Read -4%, Write -8%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -6%, SusWrite -14%Peak Score -2%Read -0%, Write -0%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -112%User Rating -14%, Market Share -211%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -23%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 94% (286^th of 1072)

Based on 17,781 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDBNCE5000PNC

Poor: 69%Average: 94% Great: 115%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB averaged just 5.9% 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 212MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB is 46.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 261MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 289MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,781 samples)

Rank 28694%

Min	Avg	Max
287	Read 441	505
232	Write 375	484
189	Mixed 289	388
125	SusWrite 261	433
76.4% 341 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.4	4K Read 33.4	40.8
45	4K Write 87.8	117
22.6	4K Mixed 42.5	53.8
152% 54.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 344	387
151	DQ Write 271	331
89.4	DQ Mixed 212	260
185% 276 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

424GB free

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 435 434 447 445 445 MB/s

117% Outstanding

Write 485

Mixed 386

SusWrite 441

102% 453 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 96.5

4K Mixed 50.7

175% 62 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 327

DQ Mixed 259

221% 324 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

278GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 380 285 361 355 391 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 385

SusWrite 351

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 49.9

179% 64.6 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 255

215% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 59 mins ago.

340GB free

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 431 423 425 432 434 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 279

SusWrite 418

94% 419 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 46

158% 54.7 MB/s

DQ Read 387

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 126

158% 281 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

146GB free

Firmware: 401120RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 424 444 404 218 296 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 344

SusWrite 371

89% 394 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 45.8

156% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 330

DQ Mixed 77.5

134% 263 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

419GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 213 216 212 216 208 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 282

Mixed 238

SusWrite 218

68% 308 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 79.7

4K Mixed 44.2

148% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 270

DQ Mixed 160

164% 270 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 144 62 123 144 103 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 230

Mixed 138

SusWrite 124

45% 202 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 52

179% 64.5 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 220

192% 289 MB/s

USA-User, 22 hrs ago.

226GB free

Firmware: 415000RL

SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 221 215 221 207 219 MB/s

89.4% Excellent

Write 367

Mixed 259

SusWrite 226

74% 334 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 79

4K Mixed 32.4

134% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 237

208% 311 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,022x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,186x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,957x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,513x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,319x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,311x

SSD
WDBNCE5000PNC 500GBWDCBench 94%, 17,781 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,564x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,522x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	962x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $569

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Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB

Average Bench: 94% (286^th of 1072)

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