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WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 245% (59th of 1072)

Based on 338 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDS500G3XHC-00SJ
Poor: 186%Average: 245% Great: 291%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB averaged 144.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,060MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,209MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 833MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 46.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 338 samples)
Rank 59245%
Min Avg Max
1,105 Read 1,799 2,042
1,206 Write 1,906 2,231
1,132 Mixed 1,587 1,807
623 SusWrite 833 917
344% 1,531 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.8 4K Read 46.1 51.4
88.7 4K Write 158 241
50.6 4K Mixed 66.8 80.8
239% 90.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
732 DQ Read 1,209 1,655
520 DQ Write 968 1,416
642 DQ Mixed 1,060 1,432
801% 1,079 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
346GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 894 706 672 659 671 671 MB/s
217% Outstanding
Read 1,993
Write 2,033
Mixed 1,534
SusWrite 712
351% 1,568 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 55.6
174% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,063
DQ Write 724
DQ Mixed 888
664% 891 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 895 539 590 569 668 677 MB/s
216% Outstanding
Read 1767
Write 1,798
Mixed 1,662
SusWrite 656
330% 1,471 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 61
208% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 1,030
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 940
695% 920 MB/s
133GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 778 253 223 216 233 218 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,939
Write 2,096
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 320
344% 1,536 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 70
240% 87.8 MB/s
DQ Read 959
DQ Write 749
DQ Mixed 833
629% 847 MB/s
196GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 768 498 505 497 480 488 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,849
Write 1,858
Mixed 1,560
SusWrite 539
325% 1,452 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 53.8
184% 65.6 MB/s
DQ Read 858
DQ Write 541
DQ Mixed 750
546% 716 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 262 212 246 225 221 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 1,214
Write 1,322
Mixed 1,168
SusWrite 243
221% 987 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 48.4
4K Mixed 34.8
112% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 757
DQ Write 424
DQ Mixed 566
427% 582 MB/s
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Typical WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GB Builds (Compare 7,658 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 152%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation 150%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GIGABYTE Z390 AORUS Ultra - $300

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,306x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples2,233x
Core i9-9900KFIntel  $295Bench 98%, 50,265 samples485x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples823x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples622x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples546x
SSD
WDS500G3XHC-00SJ 500GBNvmeBench 245%, 338 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples297x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $127Bench 91%, 87,239 samples263x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples245x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $1,267

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