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WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 92.9% (303rd of 1080)

Based on 43,498 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70
Poor: 67%Average: 92.9% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB averaged just 7.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 201MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 257MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 281MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43,498 samples)
Rank 30392.9%
Min Avg Max
288 Read 439 504
233 Write 372 479
160 Mixed 281 382
114 SusWrite 257 426
75.6% 337 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.1 4K Read 33.1 40.8
49.1 4K Write 87.7 115
23.2 4K Mixed 42.2 53.5
151% 54.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 323 386
136 DQ Write 265 325
90.1 DQ Mixed 201 258
176% 263 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 296 282 411 352 433 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 414
Mixed 258
SusWrite 358
86% 383 MB/s
4K Read 28.5
4K Write 82.2
4K Mixed 46.3
146% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 329
DQ Mixed 170
178% 293 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 128 122 128 130 80 MB/s
94.9% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 450
Mixed 285
SusWrite 132
76% 340 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 95.9
4K Mixed 49.4
168% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 227
200% 300 MB/s
140GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 208 286 202 210 197 MB/s
94% Outstanding
Read 432
Write 301
Mixed 206
SusWrite 224
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 79.2
4K Mixed 44.7
152% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 123
155% 276 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 242 222 165 196 211 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 349
Write 438
Mixed 295
SusWrite 222
73% 326 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 89.6
4K Mixed 47.5
164% 57.9 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 277
DQ Mixed 254
210% 305 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 211 213 155 154 214 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 492
Write 308
Mixed 248
SusWrite 198
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 42.9
137% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 224
DQ Mixed 256
203% 286 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 374 276 240 378 359 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 302
Write 360
Mixed 275
SusWrite 327
72% 316 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 32.1
106% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 240
208% 308 MB/s
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 209 164 165 140 177 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 489
Write 283
Mixed 212
SusWrite 179
64% 291 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 32.7
131% 45.4 MB/s
DQ Read 158
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 144
111% 150 MB/s
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Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,955x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $176Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,892x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,482x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,140x
SSD
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,960x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples999x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples766x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $524

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