TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB SATA SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the SATA SSD WD Blue SA510 with 500GB (WDS500G3B0A) from Western Digital.
Score
637
Price/GB
0,08 €


Technical data
Image WD Blue SA510
Manufacturer Western Digital
Model number WDS500G3B0A
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 54 GB approx.
Read speed 560 MB/s
Write speed 510 MB/s
Interface SATA 6 Gbps
Connection 2.5"
Memory module (NAND) TLC
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 200 Terabyte
Price ca. 42 USD (= 0,08 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
100 %
Write speed
98 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 1 GB file. A total score of 637 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
520,10 MB/s
451,65 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
20,08 MB/s
81,49 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
144,80 MB/s
178,17 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,072 ms
0,241 ms
Score
217
305
Total score
637

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of August 07, 2024 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
969,36 MB/s
1,11 s
Program
many small files
1258,46 MB/s
1,12 s
Game
small and large files
2022,45 MB/s
0,68 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the Western Digital SATA SSD, depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 560 MB/s and 510 MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
551,35
477,71
SEQ1M
Q1T1
529,34
470,71
RND4K
Q32T16
238,47
190,36
RND4K
Q1T1
34,05
85,76

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
525,80
455,60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
504,80
448,90
RND4K
Q32T16
58.219,50
46.473,40
RND4K
Q1T1
8.312,50
20.938,00

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
15.185,50
17.498,50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.980,56
2.226,19
RND4K
Q32T16
8.774,96
10.998,70
RND4K
Q1T1
120,15
47,64

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 100 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 54 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 531 MB/s and written with 287 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 1 GB file to the Western Digital SATA SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital SATA SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they were written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital SATA SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SA510 500GB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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