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WD WDS500G3X0C

Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 243% (42nd of 1016)

Based on 8,120 user benchmarks.  Models: WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0, NVMe WDS500G3X0C-00SJ
Poor: 175%Average: 243% Great: 280%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) averaged 143.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,020MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,905MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 851MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,120 samples)
Rank 42243%
Min Avg Max
1,069 Read 1,842 2,030
1,067 Write 1,905 2,260
1,004 Mixed 1,558 1,748
638 SusWrite 851 1,015
346% 1,539 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.1 4K Read 44.7 51.1
93.2 4K Write 150 203
46 4K Mixed 66.4 79
232% 87.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
554 DQ Read 1,157 1,621
344 DQ Write 909 1,302
404 DQ Mixed 1,020 1,391
767% 1,029 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
318GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 874 712 841 842 845 849 MB/s
267% Outstanding
Read 2,022
Write 2,013
Mixed 1578
SusWrite 827
361% 1,610 MB/s
4K Read 45.3
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 68.5
239% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,569
DQ Write 1,231
DQ Mixed 1,358
1,028% 1,386 MB/s
330GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1152 850 863 857 858 711 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 2,115
Mixed 1,705
SusWrite 882
377% 1,680 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 151
4K Mixed 68.8
239% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 704
DQ Mixed 774
581% 776 MB/s
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1029 867 840 836 836 836 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,465
Write 1,442
Mixed 1,410
SusWrite 874
292% 1,298 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 34.5
157% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 1,633
DQ Write 1368
DQ Mixed 1,426
1,088% 1,476 MB/s
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 586 863 584 719 834 834 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 2,014
Write 1,886
Mixed 1,543
SusWrite 737
346% 1,545 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 21
4K Mixed 61.2
165% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,416
DQ Write 53.7
DQ Mixed 122
242% 530 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 409 586 637 648 647 MB/s
135% Outstanding
Read 654
Write 644
Mixed 636
SusWrite 563
141% 624 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 53.7
171% 58 MB/s
DQ Read 547
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 487
358% 473 MB/s
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Gaming 60%
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Desktop 98%
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Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $120Bench 75%, 308,675 samples8,830x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $164Bench 82%, 234,291 samples8,488x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $137Bench 80%, 148,578 samples6,492x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $159Bench 57%, 341,223 samples3,531x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples2,884x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples2,795x
SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD  $84Bench 243%, 8,120 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples3,659x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 88%, 111,841 samples2,304x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 87%, 166,510 samples1,908x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $546

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