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PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB

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Effective Speed -20%Effective Speed -20%Average Score -25%Read -16%, Write -22%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -43%Peak Score -19%Read -6%, Write -7%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -13%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -17%, SusWrite -67%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read 1%, DQ Write -13%, DQ Mixed -33%, ADQ Read -1%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -31%, Age 81%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 82% (455^th of 1071)

Based on 120 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001

Poor: 60%Average: 82% Great: 99%

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Very good average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB averaged just 17.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 198MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB is 38.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 207MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 260MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 120 samples)

Rank 45582%

Min	Avg	Max
259	Read 394	480
223	Write 332	453
175	Mixed 260	352
155	SusWrite 207	232
66.8% 298 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 30.3	40.6
43.7	4K Write 73.6	108
21	4K Mixed 36.8	49.8
132% 46.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
125	DQ Read 324	369
82.1	DQ Write 255	318
71.8	DQ Mixed 198	249
173% 259 MB/s

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

NOR-User, 16 days ago.

213GB free

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 176 175 174 181 161 MB/s

87.9% Excellent

Write 413

Mixed 347

SusWrite 168

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 33.1

4K Write 77.8

4K Mixed 41.4

144% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 366

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 247

210% 308 MB/s

GBR-User, 20 days ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 108 95 91 81 85 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 303

Mixed 193

SusWrite 97

56% 254 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 66.9

4K Mixed 35.3

130% 45 MB/s

DQ Read 365

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 192

174% 267 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

128GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 223 201 203 224 176 MB/s

74% Very good

Write 349

Mixed 245

SusWrite 210

64% 284 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 61.1

4K Mixed 31.9

111% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 368

DQ Write 243

DQ Mixed 232

193% 281 MB/s

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Desktop 84%

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Workstation 16%

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System: Lenovo 10SFS0C700

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Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	8x

GPU
Radeon RX 550XAMDBench 15%, 431 samples	5x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	3x

SSD
PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GBWDCBench 82%, 120 samples	9x

RAM
M378A2K43DB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 48%, 1,820 samples	8x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $200

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PC SA530 SDATB8Y256G1001 256GB

Average Bench: 82% (455^th of 1071)

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