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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
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MKT (0.3%)
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -9%Read -5%, Write -8%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -14%Peak Score -4%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 9%Value & Sentiment +7% User Rating -11%, Market Share 26%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 65%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 93.5% (290^th of 1071)

Based on 97,462 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50

Poor: 68%Average: 93.5% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB averaged just 6.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 260MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 97,462 samples)

Rank 29093.5%

Min	Avg	Max
304	Read 436	504
249	Write 376	480
165	Mixed 284	381
130	SusWrite 260	423
75.9% 339 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.9	4K Read 32.9	40.6
48.5	4K Write 87.2	115
24.5	4K Mixed 42	53.5
150% 54 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 350	386
138	DQ Write 274	329
91.3	DQ Mixed 208	260
184% 278 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 mins ago.

166GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 376 383 424 402 308 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 475

Mixed 275

SusWrite 368

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 79

4K Mixed 43.1

154% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 238

207% 308 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

251GB free

Firmware: 411030WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 258 257 258 257 257 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 355

SusWrite 265

89% 395 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 76

4K Mixed 42.4

147% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 253

215% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 7 mins ago.

312GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 382 420 440 437 336 MB/s

89.5% Excellent

Write 353

Mixed 204

SusWrite 384

75% 334 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 58.7

4K Mixed 37.5

110% 38.8 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 195

187% 296 MB/s

PRT-User, 1 hr ago.

80GB free

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 197 210 164 164 169 MB/s

82.2% Excellent

Write 401

Mixed 216

SusWrite 196

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 28.6

4K Write 78.4

4K Mixed 30.8

124% 45.9 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 324

DQ Mixed 163

174% 291 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 hr ago.

100GB free

Firmware: 411030WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 179 202 162 196 165 MB/s

82.2% Excellent

Write 389

Mixed 267

SusWrite 200

75% 335 MB/s

4K Read 35

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 28.3

134% 49.2 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 97.3

DQ Mixed 220

167% 233 MB/s

CHE-User, 30 mins ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 142 149 156 153 156 MB/s

57.8% Above average

Write 150

Mixed 181

SusWrite 148

44% 198 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 36.3

4K Mixed 27.9

93% 29.7 MB/s

DQ Read 212

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 148

115% 160 MB/s

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Typical WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB Builds (Compare 2,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 95%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 95%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 93%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 93%, 24,456 samples	828x
Core i5-11400FIntel $128Bench 94%, 38,461 samples	590x
Core i5-10400FIntel $105Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	263x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $365Bench 100%, 301,333 samples	538x
RTX 2060Nvidia $225Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	339x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	241x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	227x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	280x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	237x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	162x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $365

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060 $365	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $155	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (290th of 1071)

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Strengths

Average consistency

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Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

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Average Bench: 93.5% (290^th of 1071)