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WDS500G2B0B 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 78.4% (522nd of 1080)

Based on 151 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS500G2B0B
Poor: 47%Average: 78.4% Great: 102%

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Good average bench

The WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 151MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 32.3MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB is 54.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 242MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 151 samples)
Rank 52278.4%
Min Avg Max
256 Read 407 487
210 Write 335 448
126 Mixed 242 327
84.4 SusWrite 243 417
68.6% 307 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.3 4K Read 26.4 39.1
28 4K Write 75.9 104
13.3 4K Mixed 32.3 50.3
122% 44.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
88.5 DQ Read 200 384
121 DQ Write 249 322
62.5 DQ Mixed 151 252
134% 200 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4110
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 255 181 149 179 105 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 248
Mixed 274
SusWrite 174
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 48.4
159% 55 MB/s
DQ Read 320
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 206
177% 261 MB/s
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 201 201 156 199 201 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 199
Mixed 269
SusWrite 195
60% 272 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 46.5
158% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 202
176% 261 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 384 396 391 388 373 MB/s
88.3% Excellent
Read 475
Write 386
Mixed 325
SusWrite 379
88% 391 MB/s
4K Read 36.2
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 23.1
126% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 222
DQ Write 185
DQ Mixed 201
151% 203 MB/s
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 130 180 113 110 143 MB/s
79.9% Very good
Read 308
Write 362
Mixed 206
SusWrite 146
57% 255 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 41.7
149% 54.5 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 263
DQ Mixed 193
169% 253 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 70 67 66 64 65 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 362
Write 244
Mixed 268
SusWrite 77.2
53% 238 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 35
141% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 322
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 133
146% 245 MB/s
201GB free
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 213 219 218 217 215 MB/s
71.9% Very good
Read 474
Write 426
Mixed 210
SusWrite 220
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 21.1
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 22.5
104% 41.8 MB/s
DQ Read 102
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 111
107% 162 MB/s
146GB free
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 214 205 216 208 213 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 346
Write 392
Mixed 206
SusWrite 219
65% 291 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 36.1
4K Mixed 21
81% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 102
DQ Mixed 132
91% 112 MB/s
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples8,154x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $138Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,867x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $185Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,926x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,521x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $266Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,344x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,173x
SSD
WDS500G2B0B 500GBWDCBench 78%, 151 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples2,016x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,020x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples786x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $645

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