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WDS500G2B0B- 500GB

WDS500G2B0B- 500GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -16%Read -9%, Write -10%, 4K Read -17%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -43%, 4K Mixed -30%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score -5%Read -3%, Write -1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite 7%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -18%, ADQ Read -41%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -40%, Age 50%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 86.7% (375^th of 1072)

Based on 23 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G2B0B-

Poor: 65%Average: 86.7% Great: 110%

Popular builds with this SSD

MSI B450 Tomahawk (1)

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0B- 500GB averaged just 13.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0B- 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 186MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 34.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0B- 500GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0B- 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 251MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 309MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23 samples)

Rank 37586.7%

Min	Avg	Max
308	Read 420	490
200	Write 368	480
120	Mixed 251	365
98.2	SusWrite 309	414
75.5% 337 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	4K Read 29.3	40.9
39.2	4K Write 80.6	116
21.8	4K Mixed 34.7	52.7
132% 48.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
84.1	DQ Read 231	381
95.7	DQ Write 249	328
76.7	DQ Mixed 186	280
155% 222 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 8 months ago.

293GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 334 366 382 397 412 413 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 283

SusWrite 384

90% 403 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 99.8

4K Mixed 47.1

168% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 265

207% 284 MB/s

USA-User, 14 months ago.

413GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 389 400 382 382 366 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 240

Mixed 306

SusWrite 388

79% 352 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 40.5

168% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 306

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 262

203% 278 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 months ago.

114GB free

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 267 207 221 263 225 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 329

SusWrite 257

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 38.9

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 52.7

185% 67.2 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 308

DQ Mixed 275

218% 304 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 month ago.

90GB free

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 228 255 253 256 232 MB/s

72.1% Very good

Write 420

Mixed 194

SusWrite 245

69% 308 MB/s

4K Read 24.3

4K Write 66.8

4K Mixed 26.7

106% 39.3 MB/s

DQ Read 113

DQ Write 328

DQ Mixed 136

128% 192 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

309GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 182 187 191 193 193 MB/s

65.1% Good

Write 392

Mixed 301

SusWrite 186

71% 316 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 61.9

4K Mixed 27.4

104% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 85.5

DQ Write 214

DQ Mixed 76.7

80% 125 MB/s

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
WDS500G2B0B- 500GBWDCBench 87%, 23 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $619

Popular WDS500G2B0B- 500GB compatible motherboards:

MSI B450 Tomahawk (1)

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS500G2B0B- 500GB

Average Bench: 86.7% (375^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.7% (375th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.7% (375^th of 1072)