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WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB

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Effective Speed -509%Effective Speed -509%Average Score -669%Read -921%, Write -1,163%, 4K Read -214%, 4K Write -150%, Mixed -1,088%, 4K Mixed -185%, SusWrite -965%Peak Score -752%Read -1,070%, Write -1,260%, 4K Read -370%, 4K Write -165%, Mixed -1,132%, 4K Mixed -272%, SusWrite -995%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -510%DQ Read -495%, DQ Write -472%, DQ Mixed -704%, ADQ Read -454%, ADQ Write -381%, ADQ Mixed -822%, Age -245%, AS-SSD Total -509%

Average Bench: 89.5% (345^th of 1080)

Based on 57 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SS

Poor: 59%Average: 89.5% Great: 115%

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Very good average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB averaged just 10.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 161MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.8MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB is 55.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 272MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 296MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 57 samples)

Rank 34589.5%

Min	Avg	Max
282	Read 411	507
262	Write 369	473
156	Mixed 272	379
131	SusWrite 296	418
75.6% 337 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.58	4K Read 28.3	40.8
32.7	4K Write 82.8	143
16	4K Mixed 38.8	58.8
136% 50 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
38.1	DQ Read 309	390
57.2	DQ Write 261	332
17.5	DQ Mixed 161	261
154% 244 MB/s

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

PRT-User, 2 years ago.

263GB free

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 421 415 431 435 433 MB/s

90.4% Outstanding

Write 456

Mixed 380

SusWrite 422

99% 438 MB/s

4K Read 34.4

4K Write 32.6

4K Mixed 32

110% 33 MB/s

DQ Read 391

DQ Write 90.2

DQ Mixed 40.6

82% 174 MB/s

THA-User, 2 years ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4150

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 215 215 213 212 205 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 283

Mixed 220

SusWrite 216

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 24.1

4K Write 54.8

4K Mixed 19.5

90% 32.8 MB/s

DQ Read 131

DQ Write 57.3

DQ Mixed 62.9

55% 83.7 MB/s

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 7%

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System: HP 400-435d

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $104Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	2x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce GT 705NvidiaBench 2%, 4,665 samples	2x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia $143Bench 76%, 318,562 samples	1x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $397Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	1x

SSD
WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GBWDCBench 89%, 57 samples	1x

RAM
99P5471-039.A00LF 99U5471-056.A00LF 16GBKingstonBench 53%, 5 samples	2x
CL9-9-9 DDR3-1750 2x4GBUnknownBench 53%, 35 samples	1x
Samsung M378B5173DB0-CK0 8GBAdataBench 42%, 25 samples	1x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $104

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $84
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WDS500G2B0A-00SS 500GB

Average Bench: 89.5% (345^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 89.5% (345th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 89.5% (345^th of 1080)