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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 -0%, 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 +27% User Rating -11%, Market Share 66%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -5%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 51%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 93.5% (291^st of 1072)

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 29193.5%

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, 13 hrs ago.

233GB free

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 216 214 217 215 219 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 289

Mixed 267

SusWrite 224

71% 319 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 39.2

163% 60.1 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 307

DQ Mixed 250

213% 314 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 156 149 160 170 139 MB/s

95.5% Outstanding

Write 392

Mixed 350

SusWrite 169

76% 341 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 96.3

4K Mixed 48.1

169% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 251

209% 305 MB/s

GRC-User, 3 hrs ago.

92GB free

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 327 207 210 209 208 206 MB/s

89.1% Excellent

Write 434

Mixed 336

SusWrite 228

82% 368 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 40.6

133% 45.4 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 260

214% 307 MB/s

CAN-User, 8 hrs ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 76 153 12 74 93 MB/s

70.5% Very good

Write 165

Mixed 123

SusWrite 92.3

41% 186 MB/s

4K Read 29.4

4K Write 83

4K Mixed 32.7

130% 48.4 MB/s

DQ Read 213

DQ Write 259

DQ Mixed 157

140% 210 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 hrs ago.

98GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 236 61 275 333 128 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 333

Mixed 294

SusWrite 212

65% 289 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 60.1

4K Mixed 27.4

105% 37.5 MB/s

DQ Read 265

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 219

169% 231 MB/s

ARE-User, 13 hrs ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 136 132 163 92 103 MB/s

67.6% Good

Write 314

Mixed 121

SusWrite 139

41% 181 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 65.5

4K Mixed 36.8

123% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 245

207% 302 MB/s

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Gaming 100%

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 98%

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Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	1,228x
Core i5-11400FIntel $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	965x
Core i5-10400FIntel $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	414x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	860x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	528x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	400x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	302x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	379x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	352x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	232x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $279

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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
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (291st of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

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Average Bench: 93.5% (291^st of 1072)