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WDS500G2B0A 500GB

WDS500G2B0A 500GB
BENCHMARKS (24,830)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed +0%Effective Speed 0%Average Score -4%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 18%Peak Score -2%Read 1%, Write 0%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite 11%Value & Sentiment -86%User Rating -14%, Market Share -159%Nice To Haves +3% DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -5%, DQ Mixed -15%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -0%, ADQ Mixed -9%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 98.5% (261^st of 1072)

Based on 24,830 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G2B0A

Poor: 72%Average: 98.5% Great: 119%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB averaged just 1.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 238MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 289MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 351MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24,830 samples)

Rank 26198.5%

Min	Avg	Max
344	Read 455	513
214	Write 397	485
174	Mixed 289	397
148	SusWrite 351	428
83.7% 373 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 32.5	40.6
41.8	4K Write 83.5	118
23.2	4K Mixed 40.5	53.9
145% 52.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 340	379
165	DQ Write 288	340
124	DQ Mixed 238	289
199% 289 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MDA-User, 22 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 437 400 401 404 403 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 487

Mixed 394

SusWrite 416

102% 453 MB/s

4K Read 40.8

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 53.6

194% 71.2 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 267

217% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

326GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 403 403 399 401 402 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 196

SusWrite 403

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 51.9

181% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 286

DQ Mixed 270

218% 309 MB/s

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,011x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,948x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,315x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,304x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A 500GBWDCBench 98%, 24,830 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $598

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WDS500G2B0A 500GB

Average Bench: 98.5% (261^st of 1072)

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