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

128KB Sequential Read / Write

In our Sequential QD testing, the reads peaked at 1,742.67MB/s (QD8), a bit higher than the official maximum of 1,700MB/s. The peak Sequential write figure of 1,498.63MB/s (QD2) was also better than WD's figure of 1,450MB/s.

128KB Sequential Read Comparison

When it When it comes to Sequential read performance the drives performance tails off in relation to its competitors as the queue depth deepens.

128KB Sequential Write Comparison

When it comes to Sequential writes the Blue SN500 holds its own against many of its market segment competitors at all the tested queue depths.

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