WD Blue SN500 500GB SSD Review

1. Introduction2. WD SN500 500GB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. IOMETER8. 128KB Sequential Performance9. 4K Random Read Performance10. 4K Random Write Performance11. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance12. Throughput13. PCMark 8 - Storage Consistency14. PCMark 8 - Individual Test Suites15. PCMark 8 Storage Test - Individual Test Suites16. Performance Stability17. Real Life File Testing18. Closing Thoughts19. View All Pages

CrystalDiskMark is a useful benchmark to measure theoretical performance levels of hard drives and SSD’s. We are using v6.0.

 
The Blue SN500 struggles with the CrystalDiskMark 4K tests at the deep queue depth of 32, which isn't really a surprise for an entry-level drive. At a QD of 1, which is more representative of everyday use, the drive performs quite well compared to its competitors. Looking at the two benchmark result screens, it seems the WD controller doesn't favour any type of data over another.

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