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WD WDS500G3X0C

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

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 255% (42nd of 1040)

Based on 55,555 user benchmarks.  Models: WDS500G3X0C-00SJG0, NVMe WDS500G3X0C-00SJ
Poor: 195%Average: 255% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) averaged 155.2% 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 1,071MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,019MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019) is 96.1%. 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 909MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 47.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 55,555 samples)
Rank 42255%
Min Avg Max
1,170 Read 1,875 2,029
1,125 Write 2,019 2,327
1,074 Mixed 1,625 1,792
593 SusWrite 909 1,056
361% 1,607 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.9 4K Read 47.6 53.5
93.1 4K Write 158 206
53.6 4K Mixed 70.7 81.7
246% 92.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
683 DQ Read 1,224 1,609
392 DQ Write 961 1,293
495 DQ Mixed 1,071 1,422
807% 1,085 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
231GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1270 860 862 863 863 860 MB/s
294% Outstanding
Read 2,030
Write 2,225
Mixed 1,711
SusWrite 930
387% 1,724 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 224
4K Mixed 81.6
300% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,542
DQ Write 1,326
DQ Mixed 1,398
1,058% 1,422 MB/s
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 1006 993 993 992 994 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 2,017
Write 2,354
Mixed 1,787
SusWrite 1021
404% 1,795 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 79.2
281% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,358
DQ Write 1157
DQ Mixed 1,220
924% 1,245 MB/s
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1212 1000 1003 1004 1005 1004 MB/s
282% Outstanding
Read 2,016
Write 2,314
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 1,038
403% 1,790 MB/s
4K Read 52.3
4K Write 181
4K Mixed 78.6
276% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,273
DQ Write 1,080
DQ Mixed 1,164
876% 1,172 MB/s
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1121 1020 992 986 989 988 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 2,003
Write 2099
Mixed 1,635
SusWrite 1,016
379% 1,688 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 73.3
255% 96.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,343
DQ Write 1,094
DQ Mixed 1203
905% 1,213 MB/s
356GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1183 976 990 993 973 979 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 2,026
Write 2,087
Mixed 1,671
SusWrite 1,016
382% 1,700 MB/s
4K Read 51.2
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 57
195% 64.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,264
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 336
341% 586 MB/s
319GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 562 659 781 783 824 896 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1,773
Write 796
Mixed 1,016
SusWrite 751
240% 1,084 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 88
4K Mixed 53
170% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,492
DQ Write 570
DQ Mixed 988
742% 1,017 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $193

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $313Bench 87%, 452,826 samples14,946x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $198Bench 84%, 694,528 samples7,883x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $526Bench 89%, 188,326 samples6,911x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 403,865 samples7,252x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 107%, 307,597 samples6,177x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 138%, 146,703 samples2,817x
SSD
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD  $65Bench 255%, 55,555 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples2,145x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $214Bench 87%, 70,218 samples1,983x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 85%, 191,326 samples1,924x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $1,160

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PHL-User
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Excellent

2 months ago.

so much faster than what im used to

damoses1
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Excellent

7 months ago.

I think this tests worse than it should, but it's an amazing drive.

juanka182
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Good

13 months ago.

This a SN750 WD Drive

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