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WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB

WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
BENCHMARKS (43,498)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -9%Read -4%, Write -9%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write 0%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -15%Peak Score -3%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 10%Value & Sentiment -78%User Rating -13%, Market Share -142%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -29%, Age 58%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 92.9% (294^th of 1071)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 43,498 samples)

Rank 29492.9%

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

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

340GB free

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 388 404 426 430 426 MB/s

111% Outstanding

Write 323

Mixed 390

SusWrite 418

86% 380 MB/s

4K Read 38.2

4K Write 96.4

4K Mixed 50.7

174% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 385

DQ Write 335

DQ Mixed 260

223% 327 MB/s

AUT-User, 3 hrs ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 411030WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 260 176 86 46 73 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 281

Mixed 254

SusWrite 139

61% 273 MB/s

4K Read 36.3

4K Write 86.4

4K Mixed 46.3

160% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 224

199% 302 MB/s

CAN-User, 7 mins ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 174 159 140 1.3 37 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 350

Mixed 138

SusWrite 127

50% 223 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 30.9

134% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 378

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 247

209% 306 MB/s

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Typical WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB Builds (Compare 17,301 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,063x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,493x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,677x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,288x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,164x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	1,004x

SSD
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,774x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	888x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	679x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $646

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Intel Core i5-13600K $316	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
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Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $260	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $54	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB

Average Bench: 92.9% (294^th of 1071)

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