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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
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Effective Speed -484%Effective Speed -484%Average Score -660%Read -859%, Write -1,134%, 4K Read -172%, 4K Write -137%, Mixed -1,036%, 4K Mixed -164%, SusWrite -1,119%Peak Score -762%Read -1,076%, Write -1,238%, 4K Read -374%, 4K Write -231%, Mixed -1,127%, 4K Mixed -311%, SusWrite -980%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -34%, Market Share 7%Nice To Haves -482%DQ Read -500%, DQ Write -477%, DQ Mixed -705%, ADQ Read -389%, ADQ Write -359%, ADQ Mixed -614%, Age -284%, AS-SSD Total -527%

Average Bench: 93.5% (299^th of 1080)

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 29993.5%

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

182GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 222 213 209 205 212 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 273

SusWrite 207

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 47.3

163% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 258

220% 322 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

466GB free

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 209 213 209 213 212 MB/s

96.4% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 360

SusWrite 239

88% 392 MB/s

4K Read 33.2

4K Write 82.6

4K Mixed 44.4

151% 53.4 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 257

216% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 55 mins ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 210 209 201 206 194 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 284

Mixed 229

SusWrite 211

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 30.4

4K Write 97.8

4K Mixed 47.4

159% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 386

DQ Write 280

DQ Mixed 240

204% 302 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 hrs ago.

337GB free

Firmware: 411030WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 267 265 266 265 265 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 439

Mixed 342

SusWrite 284

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 25.1

4K Write 52.4

4K Mixed 32.4

107% 36.6 MB/s

DQ Read 381

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 254

216% 316 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

67GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 145 142 152 134 144 MB/s

72.5% Very good

Write 396

Mixed 288

SusWrite 158

70% 315 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 46

4K Mixed 30

99% 33.4 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 313

DQ Mixed 260

217% 316 MB/s

NZL-User, 1 hr ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 206 161 139 145 154 MB/s

62.5% Good

Write 292

Mixed 214

SusWrite 173

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 29.1

4K Mixed 25.8

81% 25.5 MB/s

DQ Read 317

DQ Write 136

DQ Mixed 227

168% 227 MB/s

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Typical WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB Builds (Compare 4,325 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

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Desktop 99%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 99%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	1,313x
Core i5-11400FIntel $104Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	1,068x
Core i5-10400FIntel $90Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	434x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $271Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	933x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	580x
GTX 1650Nvidia $148Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	432x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	320x

RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	404x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	399x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	243x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $271

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