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WDS500G2B0A 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 98.5% (269th of 1080)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 24,830 samples)
Rank 26998.5%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
142GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 384 385 388 395 392 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 491
Mixed 405
SusWrite 392
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 51.5
193% 71.7 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 286
231% 326 MB/s
335GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 426 426 425 424 420 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 405
Write 449
Mixed 266
SusWrite 426
87% 387 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 54.3
177% 65.9 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 227
206% 313 MB/s
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 193 147 140 163 153 MB/s
97.9% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 476
Mixed 268
SusWrite 181
80% 358 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 93.9
4K Mixed 47
164% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 371
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 201
192% 302 MB/s
161GB free
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 322 313 320 332 330 MB/s
80.9% Excellent
Read 506
Write 203
Mixed 162
SusWrite 320
66% 298 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 60.6
4K Mixed 28.9
119% 40.8 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 65.6
DQ Mixed 65
61% 97.2 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 329 283 287 255 287 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 350
Write 326
Mixed 182
SusWrite 294
65% 288 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 40.9
4K Mixed 24.6
82% 28.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 284
DQ Mixed 155
163% 272 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,509,615 SSDs tested

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Gaming 78%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 74%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,097x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $190Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,240x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $176Bench 86%, 635,419 samples3,010x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,535x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,342x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,332x
SSD
WDS500G2B0A 500GBWDCBench 98%, 24,830 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,578x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,548x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples966x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $509

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