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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%
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 237 235 187 213 225 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 306
Write 282
Mixed 171
SusWrite 222
55% 245 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 47.7
178% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 99.8
133% 241 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 454 465 479 479 477 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 29.9
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 465
43% 190 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 33.9
4K Mixed 50.6
132% 38.9 MB/s
DQ Read 308
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 247
198% 278 MB/s
81GB free
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 243 210 183 212 198 MB/s
90.4% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 344
Mixed 222
SusWrite 217
70% 316 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 94
4K Mixed 34.5
140% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 311
DQ Mixed 164
173% 287 MB/s
332GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 220 215 215 129 217 MB/s
88.6% Excellent
Read 459
Write 292
Mixed 332
SusWrite 206
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 42.2
143% 49.6 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 240
195% 276 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 335 390 318 283 259 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 341
Write 415
Mixed 262
SusWrite 327
76% 336 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 26.9
93% 30.9 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 158
167% 277 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 147 102 154 69 125 MB/s
73.6% Very good
Read 371
Write 231
Mixed 123
SusWrite 132
47% 214 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 52.2
4K Mixed 40.5
114% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 240
201% 294 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 225 181 149 130 184 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 489
Write 105
Mixed 339
SusWrite 189
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 17.7
46% 12.4 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  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,872x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,783x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,875x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,459x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,313x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,126x
SSD
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $44Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,944x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples990x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples762x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 130% - Outstanding Total price: $467

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