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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
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Effective Speed -479%Effective Speed -479%Average Score -653%Read -851%, Write -1,127%, 4K Read -161%, 4K Write -135%, Mixed -1,021%, 4K Mixed -157%, SusWrite -1,121%Peak Score -756%Read -1,070%, Write -1,220%, 4K Read -371%, 4K Write -229%, Mixed -1,114%, 4K Mixed -310%, SusWrite -979%Value & Sentiment -60%User Rating -34%, Market Share -87%Nice To Haves -486%DQ Read -501%, DQ Write -476%, DQ Mixed -706%, ADQ Read -389%, ADQ Write -360%, ADQ Mixed -616%, Age -315%, AS-SSD Total -526%

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

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

CHL-User, 5 hrs ago.

222GB free

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 431 426 430 429 429 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 477

Mixed 256

SusWrite 425

93% 416 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 88.3

4K Mixed 44.9

156% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 317

DQ Mixed 182

181% 292 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 hrs ago.

393GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 421 384 411 423 424 MB/s

99.6% Outstanding

Write 278

Mixed 252

SusWrite 407

80% 357 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 73.2

4K Mixed 43.9

129% 46.6 MB/s

DQ Read 358

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 134

150% 256 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

283GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 203 207 193 209 164 MB/s

97.7% Outstanding

Write 446

Mixed 262

SusWrite 203

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 49.7

178% 64.1 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 259

DQ Mixed 258

210% 300 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

416GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411040WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 271 260 256 259 257 257 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 330

Mixed 250

SusWrite 260

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 78.2

4K Mixed 44.7

141% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 233

205% 309 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 hrs ago.

104GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411040WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 236 234 232 234 235 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 243

SusWrite 235

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 75.2

4K Mixed 38.9

141% 49.4 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 291

DQ Mixed 207

190% 293 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 hr ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 41 157 96 96 151 MB/s

91.9% Outstanding

Write 354

Mixed 137

SusWrite 129

62% 281 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 95.6

4K Mixed 40.8

163% 58.6 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 229

196% 292 MB/s

RUS-User, 3 hrs ago.

238GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 206 203 210 205 207 MB/s

89.4% Excellent

Write 289

Mixed 239

SusWrite 209

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 39.9

157% 59.6 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 158

154% 249 MB/s

MLT-User, 2 hrs ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 212 156 193 201 170 MB/s

83.1% Excellent

Write 245

Mixed 260

SusWrite 193

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 32.5

4K Write 80.9

4K Mixed 36.9

139% 50.1 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 212

181% 269 MB/s

AUS-User, 4 hrs ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 415020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 246 207 123 107 163 107 MB/s

80.4% Excellent

Write 243

Mixed 293

SusWrite 159

57% 253 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 81.2

4K Mixed 36.2

142% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 163

169% 278 MB/s

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Typical WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB Builds (Compare 4,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 101%

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 99%

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Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples	1,292x
Core i5-11400FIntel $98Bench 94%, 46,609 samples	1,031x
Core i5-10400FIntel $94Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	430x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $256Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	907x
RTX 2060Nvidia $234Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	426x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GBWDCBench 93%, 97,462 samples	317x

RAM
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples	393x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	392x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	240x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $256

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
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WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB

Average Bench: 93.5% (299th of 1080)

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Motherboard: Asrock B560M-C

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