Average Bench: 229% (73rd of 1072)

Based on 568 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDBRPG5000ANC-WR

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB averaged 129.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 906MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,877MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 43.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 869MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 568 samples)
Min Avg Max
949 Read 1,673 2,029
947 Write 1,877 2,277
885 Mixed 1,589 1,957
575 SusWrite 869 1,038
338% 1,502 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.7 4K Read 43.7 52.8
72.5 4K Write 136 204
41.4 4K Mixed 63.6 80.4
220% 81.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
533 DQ Read 1,058 1,472
226 DQ Write 805 1,202
279 DQ Mixed 906 1,291
684% 923 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 1005 1003 1006 1005 1007 MB/s
Read 2,010
Write 2,022
Mixed 1,729
SusWrite 1,055
383% 1,704 MB/s
4K Read 41.8
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 57.5
196% 70.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,729
DQ Write 1,211
DQ Mixed 1,514
1,118% 1,484 MB/s
285GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1169 1028 987 991 987 1001 MB/s
Read 1,759
Write 2,081
Mixed 1,857
SusWrite 1,027
379% 1,681 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 58.2
192% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1110
DQ Write 844
DQ Mixed 944
715% 966 MB/s
306GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1113 996 991 986 988 989 MB/s
Read 1,842
Write 2,069
Mixed 1,787
SusWrite 1,010
378% 1,677 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56.2
181% 64.8 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 741
DQ Mixed 919
672% 882 MB/s
326GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111130WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 942 641 646 656 677 664 MB/s
Read 1,725
Write 2,038
Mixed 1,715
SusWrite 704
348% 1,546 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.9
186% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 712
DQ Write 577
DQ Mixed 611
466% 633 MB/s
116GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 773 501 517 737 563 445 MB/s
Read 1,535
Write 1,867
Mixed 1,584
SusWrite 589
314% 1,394 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 51.4
169% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 592
457% 626 MB/s
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 30WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 525 488 490 483 484 496 MB/s
Read 679
Write 597
Mixed 635
SusWrite 494
135% 601 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 60.9
204% 71 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 617
DQ Mixed 728
535% 704 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,874,629 SSDs tested

Typical WDBRPG5000ANC-WR 500GB Builds (Compare 2,734 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 9%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 66%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Nitro AN515-53

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