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WDS500G2B0B 500GB

WDS500G2B0B 500GB
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Effective Speed -3%Effective Speed -3%Average Score -7%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 10%Peak Score -3%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -9%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -423%User Rating -14%, Market Share -833%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -6%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 48%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 95.7% (276^th of 1072)

Based on 11,733 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G2B0B

Poor: 70%Average: 95.7% Great: 115%

Popular builds with this SSD

Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB averaged just 4.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB is 45.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 274MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 327MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,733 samples)

Rank 27695.7%

Min	Avg	Max
333	Read 451	513
240	Write 396	480
161	Mixed 274	388
143	SusWrite 327	425
81.2% 362 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.1	4K Read 31.9	40.5
40.1	4K Write 81.2	112
23.3	4K Mixed 40.8	53.3
144% 51.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
220	DQ Read 322	378
153	DQ Write 273	333
113	DQ Mixed 236	285
194% 277 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 53 mins ago.

214GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 407 406 409 410 411 MB/s

119% Outstanding

Write 265

Mixed 179

SusWrite 411

76% 342 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 53.4

186% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 338

DQ Mixed 186

186% 301 MB/s

IRQ-User, 5 hrs ago.

240GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 330 359 352 363 356 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 353

SusWrite 356

91% 408 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 51.4

178% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 268

DQ Mixed 260

202% 279 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

427GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 349 340 362 368 362 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 312

Mixed 268

SusWrite 354

79% 355 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 75

4K Mixed 44.3

141% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 316

DQ Mixed 280

228% 324 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 179 171 168 176 144 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 282

Mixed 252

SusWrite 177

66% 299 MB/s

4K Read 39.7

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 52

183% 65.9 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 262

209% 291 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

76GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 390 229 355 263 161 145 MB/s

89.6% Excellent

Write 407

Mixed 211

SusWrite 257

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 35.4

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 28.4

139% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 265

206% 282 MB/s

SWE-User, 12 hrs ago.

179GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 386 399 283 317 280 MB/s

87.1% Excellent

Write 385

Mixed 278

SusWrite 341

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 28.3

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 32

112% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 261

214% 307 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 day ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 319 347 352 344 353 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 337

Mixed 278

SusWrite 343

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 47.6

4K Mixed 16.2

69% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 329

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 259

204% 285 MB/s

DNK-User, 1 day ago.

18GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 85 60 71 85 60 MB/s

67.5% Good

Write 289

Mixed 192

SusWrite 87.5

58% 265 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 83.1

4K Mixed 11.1

111% 43.1 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 131

DQ Mixed 273

197% 260 MB/s

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,801x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,858x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,446x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,119x

SSD
WDS500G2B0B 500GBWDCBench 96%, 11,733 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,930x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 130% - Outstanding

Total price: $469

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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 $550	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS500G2B0B 500GB

Average Bench: 95.7% (276^th of 1072)

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