Average Bench: 204% (93rd of 1071)

Based on 97,624 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS500G2B0C-00PXH0, NVMe WDC WDS500G2B0C-, WDC WDS5 00G2B0C-00PXH0

Outstanding average bench

The WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 104.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 888MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,091MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 85%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 399MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 48.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 97,624 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,058 Read 1,472 1,594
986 Write 1,514 1,707
921 Mixed 1,198 1,342
269 SusWrite 399 512
257% 1,146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.5 4K Read 48.4 54.7
89.9 4K Write 165 244
50.7 4K Mixed 70.5 83.3
251% 94.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
767 DQ Read 1,091 1,262
355 DQ Write 874 1,264
466 DQ Mixed 888 1,005
690% 951 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 750 421 426 416 435 433 MB/s
Read 1,571
Write 1,687
Mixed 1,344
SusWrite 480
285% 1,271 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 280
4K Mixed 89.5
352% 143 MB/s
DQ Read 1,249
DQ Write 1,358
DQ Mixed 967
821% 1,192 MB/s
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 755 452 277 287 299 283 MB/s
Read 1,559
Write 1,591
Mixed 1,276
SusWrite 392
270% 1,204 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 79.1
284% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,258
DQ Write 978
DQ Mixed 990
775% 1,075 MB/s
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211210WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 427 429 429 429 424 MB/s
Read 1,532
Write 1,588
Mixed 1,311
SusWrite 506
277% 1,234 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 57.3
193% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,263
DQ Write 1,600
DQ Mixed 972
861% 1,278 MB/s
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 175 226 216 180 239 MB/s
Read 1,491
Write 1538
Mixed 1206
SusWrite 281
253% 1,129 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 71.7
248% 93.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 926
681% 898 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: 233010WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 666 226 229 242 246 246 MB/s
Read 1,186
Write 1,488
Mixed 1,042
SusWrite 309
226% 1,006 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 50.4
172% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 1,271
DQ Mixed 921
756% 1,067 MB/s
216GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 646 456 327 328 316 308 MB/s
Read 1168
Write 1,132
Mixed 1,012
SusWrite 397
208% 927 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 56.5
185% 63.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,006
DQ Write 693
DQ Mixed 799
610% 833 MB/s
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560 DS3H AC-Y1

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $437

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Good

16 months ago.

Pretty fast


Excellent

16 months ago.

I honestly have no complaints about this drive.


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