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PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 102% (251st of 1074)

Based on 48 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G
Poor: 72%Average: 102% Great: 120%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB averaged 1.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 215MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 319MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 380MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 48 samples)
Rank 251102%
Min Avg Max
249 Read 433 508
274 Write 417 491
133 Mixed 319 404
84.5 SusWrite 380 449
87.1% 387 MB/s
Min Avg Max
17.7 4K Read 31.9 43.7
40.3 4K Write 90.5 131
11.9 4K Mixed 42.8 58.2
151% 55.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.9 DQ Read 352 398
93.8 DQ Write 295 383
43.6 DQ Mixed 215 380
190% 287 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
477GB free
Firmware: 40103000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 179 220 375 407 416 MB/s
99.3% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 462
Mixed 378
SusWrite 295
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 43.6
151% 52.9 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 261
217% 315 MB/s
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40103000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 421 411 423 427 430 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 291
Write 318
Mixed 282
SusWrite 422
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 24.7
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 43.6
138% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 298
DQ Mixed 204
190% 295 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 40103000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 379 384 399 394 402 MB/s
94.9% Outstanding
Read 421
Write 406
Mixed 293
SusWrite 385
85% 376 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 65.7
4K Mixed 37.4
126% 43.8 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 261
219% 319 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: 40103000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 413 414 336 246 335 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 300
Write 420
Mixed 385
SusWrite 360
83% 366 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 18.3
142% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 307
DQ Mixed 264
219% 315 MB/s
295GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40103000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 371 376 435 442 439 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 315
Write 370
Mixed 297
SusWrite 396
78% 345 MB/s
4K Read 16.2
4K Write 51
4K Mixed 29.8
90% 32.3 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 260
DQ Mixed 241
191% 266 MB/s
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Typical PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GB Builds (Compare 792 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 59%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G3 DM 35W

CPU
Core i5-6500TIntelBench 61%, 9,313 samples382x
Core i5-7500TIntelBench 66%, 5,419 samples190x
Core i7-7700TIntelBench 72%, 7,380 samples63x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples482x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples296x
HD 510 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 3%, 16,316 samples11x
SSD
PC SA530 SDASB8Y512G 512GBWDCBench 102%, 48 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples50x
M471A1K43BB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 42,779 samples38x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples34x
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