
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G

The Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SSD256GB, M.2 2280 (SDBPNPZ-256G) is a mid-range NVMe drive using Toshiba/WD 3D-NAND TLC with 96 Layers (most likely as the 512 GB version does).
| Type | SSD |
| Size | M.2 2242 |
| Capacity | 256 GB |
| Announced | 26.02.2021 |
| Link | WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-265G |
Benchmarks
Performance Rating - DiskSpd
16.5 pt (19%)
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AS SSD - Copy Game
min: 405 avg: 439.8 median: 439.8 (7%) max: 474.61 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy Program
min: 151.58 avg: 238.1 median: 238.1 (9%) max: 324.7 MB/s
AS SSD - Copy ISO
min: 901 avg: 902 median: 902.5 (3%) max: 903.94 MB/s
AS SSD - Score Total
min: 1449 avg: 1525 median: 1525 (9%) max: 1601 Points
AS SSD - Score Write
min: 474 avg: 521 median: 520.5 (7%) max: 567 Points
AS SSD - Score Read
min: 621 avg: 701 median: 700.5 (11%) max: 780 Points
AS SSD - Access Time Write *
min: 0.041 avg: 0.1 median: 0.1 (0%) max: 0.059 ms
AS SSD - Access Time Read *
min: 0.1 avg: 0.1 median: 0.1 (0%) max: 0.108 ms
AS SSD - 4K-64 Write
min: 266 avg: 274.7 median: 274.7 (5%) max: 283.45 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K-64 Read
min: 367.2 avg: 447.3 median: 447.3 (9%) max: 527.38 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Write
min: 98.83 avg: 153.9 median: 153.9 (30%) max: 208.9 MB/s
AS SSD - 4K Read
min: 31.5 avg: 34.3 median: 34.3 (11%) max: 37.07 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Write
min: 919 avg: 920 median: 919.7 (8%) max: 920.46 MB/s
AS SSD - Sequential Read
min: 2150.46 avg: 2185 median: 2185.2 (17%) max: 2220 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K
min: 119.6 avg: 174.8 median: 174.8 (16%) max: 230 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K
min: 42.72 avg: 50.2 median: 50.2 (1%) max: 57.7 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Write Seq
min: 957 avg: 965 median: 965 (5%) max: 972.9 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5 Read Seq
min: 1659 avg: 1762 median: 1762 (20%) max: 1865 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1
min: 173.9 avg: 262.9 median: 262.9 (5%) max: 351.8 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1
min: 318.7 avg: 474.4 median: 474.4 (7%) max: 630 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1
min: 966 avg: 968 median: 968 (6%) max: 970 MB/s
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6 - CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1
min: 2322 avg: 2407 median: 2406.5 (13%) max: 2491 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_write
min: 109.1 avg: 176.1 median: 176.1 (40%) max: 243 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q1t1_read
min: 33 avg: 34.1 median: 34.1 (10%) max: 35.1 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_write
min: 538 avg: 576 median: 576 (9%) max: 614 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd 4k_q32t16_read
min: 656 avg: 669 median: 669 (8%) max: 682 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_write
min: 942 avg: 943 median: 942.5 (9%) max: 943 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_read
min: 1649 avg: 1703 median: 1702.5 (20%) max: 1756 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_write
min: 940 avg: 943 median: 942.5 (6%) max: 945 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd seq_q8t1_read
min: 2460 avg: 2461 median: 2461 (15%) max: 2462 MB/s
DiskSpd - DiskSpd Loop seq_q8t1_read
min: 2465 avg: 2466 median: 2466 (15%) max: 2467 MB/s
- Range of benchmark values
- Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance
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