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

In our read throughput test, the WD Blue SN500 peaked at 1,553MB/s at the 8MB block mark.

In the write throughput test, the drive peaked at the 4MB block mark at 1,425.41MB/s.

The read throughput result of 1,553MB/s is a fair way off the official maximum of 1,700MB/s, but the write result of 1,425.41MB/s is much closer to the official maximum figure of 1,450MB/s.

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