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PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB

PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB
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Effective Speed -38%Effective Speed -38%Average Score -46%Read -19%, Write -39%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write -74%, Mixed -46%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -55%Peak Score -12%Read 0%, Write -3%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write 5%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -68%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -7%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -41%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total 0%

Average Bench: 71.1% (648^th of 1071)

Based on 50 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB

Poor: 49%Average: 71.1% Great: 84%

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Good average bench

The WDC PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB averaged 28.8% 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 184MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 30.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB is 34.5%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 246MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)

Rank 64871.1%

Min	Avg	Max
225	Read 385	507
109	Write 292	471
93.9	Mixed 246	356
95	SusWrite 191	230
62.2% 279 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
4.6	4K Read 23.9	43.7
28.6	4K Write 50.3	128
10.8	4K Mixed 30.7	57.2
102% 35 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21	DQ Read 305	390
32.9	DQ Write 245	323
31.2	DQ Mixed 184	258
162% 245 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

178GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 215 208 215 213 219 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 291

Mixed 216

SusWrite 215

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 42.7

4K Mixed 28.9

98% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 232

203% 305 MB/s

VNM-User, 4 months ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 219 216 216 222 215 MB/s

70.2% Very good

Write 282

Mixed 171

SusWrite 219

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 36.6

4K Mixed 26

86% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 303

DQ Mixed 245

206% 299 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 179 166 224 157 228 MB/s

69.8% Good

Write 245

Mixed 207

SusWrite 193

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 20

4K Write 37.4

4K Mixed 26.7

84% 28 MB/s

DQ Read 361

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 225

198% 296 MB/s

PHL-User, 4 months ago.

191GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 221 224 233 231 232 MB/s

69.7% Good

Write 281

Mixed 292

SusWrite 227

68% 305 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 41.1

4K Mixed 25.2

90% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 270

DQ Write 244

DQ Mixed 184

158% 232 MB/s

DZA-User, 4 months ago.

196GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 234 230 232 234 232 MB/s

68.4% Good

Write 271

Mixed 290

SusWrite 231

63% 280 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 41.4

4K Mixed 28.2

82% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 259

216% 313 MB/s

MYS-User, 24 days ago.

159GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 197 202 204 211 216 MB/s

53.4% Above average

Write 226

Mixed 98.6

SusWrite 210

46% 207 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 33.1

4K Mixed 13.8

60% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 263

DQ Write 226

DQ Mixed 148

137% 212 MB/s

LBN-User, 3 months ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40101012

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 99 211 175 175 176 MB/s

37.9% Below average

Write 221

Mixed 114

SusWrite 176

45% 200 MB/s

4K Read 6.9

4K Write 8.8

4K Mixed 7.3

24% 7.67 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 164

126% 175 MB/s

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Typical PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB Builds (Compare 3,054 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 73%

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Workstation 8%

Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3060

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel $175Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	1,141x
Core i5-8500TIntelBench 73%, 5,135 samples	516x
Core i3-8100TIntelBench 71%, 2,145 samples	337x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	1,891x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples	627x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	116x

SSD
PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GBWDCBench 71%, 50 samples	1x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 3,962 samples	158x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 2,734 samples	126x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBUnknownBench 44%, 2,439 samples	117x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $175

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
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
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SA530 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB

Average Bench: 71.1% (648^th of 1071)

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