Average Bench: 76.2% (549th of 1072)

Based on 77 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDBNCE5000P

Good average bench

The WDC WDBNCE5000P 500GB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDBNCE5000P 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 24.7MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDBNCE5000P 500GB is 65.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WDBNCE5000P 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 284MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 77 samples)
Min Avg Max
303 Read 414 490
236 Write 364 465
154 Mixed 260 364
133 SusWrite 284 435
74.1% 331 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.01 4K Read 24.7 39.2
15.9 4K Write 61.9 102
10.4 4K Mixed 27.9 49.3
106% 38.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
87.4 DQ Read 212 386
57.4 DQ Write 244 330
65.9 DQ Mixed 155 261
137% 204 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
35GB free
Firmware: 4110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 270 262 261 253 259 MB/s
Read 408
Write 473
Mixed 190
SusWrite 277
76% 337 MB/s
4K Read 24.9
4K Write 85.7
4K Mixed 29.9
121% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 104
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 138
127% 187 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: 4110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 264 262 239 228 261 MB/s
Read 346
Write 348
Mixed 188
SusWrite 257
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 38.3
4K Mixed 21.4
62% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 297
DQ Mixed 133
122% 180 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 140 133 145 150 102 MB/s
Read 332
Write 212
Mixed 127
SusWrite 135
45% 202 MB/s
4K Read 18.7
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 26.8
92% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 117
104% 153 MB/s
275GB free
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 222 215 215 220 207 MB/s
Read 302
Write 264
Mixed 218
SusWrite 215
56% 250 MB/s
4K Read 17.3
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 17
64% 21.4 MB/s
DQ Read 91.8
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 109
100% 149 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,905,220 SSDs tested

Typical WDBNCE5000P 500GB Builds (Compare 88 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat

System: Supermicro X9DAi

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $200

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