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PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB

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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -11%Read -10%, Write -5%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -26%, 4K Mixed -23%, SusWrite 22%Peak Score -11%Read -5%, Write -4%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write -23%, Mixed -13%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read -0%, DQ Write -15%, DQ Mixed -36%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -34%, Age 80%, AS-SSD Total -8%

Average Bench: 92.7% (296^th of 1072)

Based on 57 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001

Poor: 70%Average: 92.7% Great: 105%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB averaged just 7.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 194MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB is 34.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 284MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 363MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 57 samples)

Rank 29692.7%

Min	Avg	Max
276	Read 414	484
293	Write 386	466
163	Mixed 284	376
131	SusWrite 363	446
81.3% 362 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	4K Read 29.7	35.7
57	4K Write 72.6	99.2
20.8	4K Mixed 36.6	46.9
130% 46.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 342	366
230	DQ Write 277	311
101	DQ Mixed 194	244
177% 271 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 months ago.

26GB free

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 440 437 425 415 407 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 389

Mixed 265

SusWrite 427

87% 389 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 79.2

4K Mixed 46.7

157% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 202

153% 206 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

476GB free

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 427 425 428 430 426 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 269

SusWrite 428

90% 398 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 76.4

4K Mixed 43.6

152% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 225

DQ Write 190

DQ Mixed 102

105% 172 MB/s

CYP-User, 4 months ago.

278GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 416 422 276 387 182 MB/s

98.7% Outstanding

Write 453

Mixed 392

SusWrite 346

94% 418 MB/s

4K Read 34.5

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 41.8

142% 48 MB/s

DQ Read 362

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 220

192% 288 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 426 423 441 390 365 MB/s

98.1% Outstanding

Write 449

Mixed 234

SusWrite 407

88% 390 MB/s

4K Read 25.8

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 40.3

128% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 359

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 242

202% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

467GB free

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 364 378 399 383 431 MB/s

97.2% Outstanding

Write 428

Mixed 360

SusWrite 391

82% 362 MB/s

4K Read 34.2

4K Write 83.3

4K Mixed 44.5

153% 54 MB/s

DQ Read 370

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 69.5

126% 250 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

420GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 40102101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 414 422 410 399 412 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 327

Mixed 338

SusWrite 403

86% 385 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 44.2

4K Mixed 35.4

101% 33.6 MB/s

DQ Read 355

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 209

166% 238 MB/s

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Desktop 93%

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Workstation 92%

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System: Lenovo 30DH00G0MT

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Core i7-10700Intel $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	4x

GPU
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	3x
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	1x

SSD
PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GBWDCBench 93%, 57 samples	5x

RAM
HMA82GU6DJR8N-WM Kingston 9905743-123.A00G 32GBHynixBench 83%, 5 samples	3x
9905734-161.A00G 4x16GBKingstonBench 95%, 10 samples	1x

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Value: 62% - Good

Total price: $743

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB

Average Bench: 92.7% (296^th of 1072)

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PC SA530 SDATB8Y512G1001 512GB

Average Bench: 92.7% (296th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 92.7% (296^th of 1072)