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WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB

WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB
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Effective Speed -2%Effective Speed -2%Average Score -6%Read -1%, Write -7%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 16%Peak Score -7%Read -1%, Write -3%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite 8%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -11%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -24%, DQ Mixed -23%, ADQ Read -21%, ADQ Write -22%, ADQ Mixed -20%, Age 56%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 96.4% (270^th of 1071)

Based on 168 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS5 00G2B0B

Poor: 62%Average: 96.4% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB averaged just 3.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 216MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 41.9MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB is 54.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 345MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 168 samples)

Rank 27096.4%

Min	Avg	Max
340	Read 453	500
247	Write 379	473
167	Mixed 260	333
168	SusWrite 345	417
80.6% 359 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.9	4K Read 33.4	40.7
32.1	4K Write 83.5	111
22.2	4K Mixed 41.9	54.3
148% 52.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
116	DQ Read 270	314
118	DQ Write 237	290
82	DQ Mixed 216	270
172% 241 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

BEL-User, 4 months ago.

204GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 405 406 411 416 418 420 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 317

Mixed 255

SusWrite 412

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 47.3

178% 64.8 MB/s

DQ Read 232

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 259

197% 263 MB/s

NLD-User, 4 months ago.

294GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 381 383 400 400 410 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 232

SusWrite 391

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 91.3

4K Mixed 50.4

173% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 225

187% 271 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 months ago.

230GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 377 386 398 400 404 MB/s

96.5% Outstanding

Write 413

Mixed 297

SusWrite 390

86% 381 MB/s

4K Read 32.2

4K Write 76.9

4K Mixed 40.8

142% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 275

DQ Write 249

DQ Mixed 246

189% 257 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

15GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 118 85 78 72 60 MB/s

95.5% Outstanding

Write 236

Mixed 104

SusWrite 94.9

50% 229 MB/s

4K Read 41.4

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 46.7

186% 69.1 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 119

142% 247 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 401 353 223 212 141 MB/s

94.9% Outstanding

Write 369

Mixed 287

SusWrite 270

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 27.2

4K Write 89.2

4K Mixed 44.5

146% 53.6 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 266

208% 288 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 171 193 198 166 171 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 250

Mixed 132

SusWrite 190

56% 251 MB/s

4K Read 32.7

4K Write 94.7

4K Mixed 29.2

137% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 271

199% 263 MB/s

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE(MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	88x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	33x
Ryzen 5 1500XAMD $131Bench 66%, 70,038 samples	32x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	43x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	39x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	25x

SSD
WDS5 00G2B0B 500GBWDCBench 96%, 168 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 74%, 8,261 samples	22x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	9x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $227

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Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS5 00G2B0B 500GB

Average Bench: 96.4% (270^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: MSI B350 PC MATE(MS-7A34)

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Average Bench: 96.4% (270th of 1071)

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