TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB external SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the external SSD WD My Passport SSD with 500GB (WDBAGF5000AGY-WESN) from Western Digital.
Score
1149
Price/GB
0,17 €


Technical data
Image WD My Passport SSD
Manufacturer Western Digital
Model number WDBAGF5000AGY-WESN
Storage capacity 500 GB (466 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 6 GB approx.
Read speed 1050 MB/s
Write speed 1000 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connection USB Typ C
Size (LxWxH) 100 x 55.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight 46 gram
Price ca. 85 USD (= 0,17 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
53 %
Write speed
53 %

*) 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 5 GB file. A total score of 1149 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
1014,84 MB/s
982,08 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
21,48 MB/s
67,57 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
347,27 MB/s
269,05 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,055 ms
0,257 ms
Score
470
435
Total score
1149

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 November 22, 2023 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
621,99 MB/s
3,69 s
Program
many small files
144,42 MB/s
48,74 s
Game
small and large files
359,92 MB/s
19,19 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 1050MB/s and 1000MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 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 My Passport SSD 500GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1091,64
1045,64
SEQ1M
Q1T1
717,65
954,63
RND4K
Q32T16
457,73
387,93
RND4K
Q1T1
34,49
73,34

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
1.041,10
997,20
SEQ1M
Q1T1
684,40
910,40
RND4K
Q32T16
111.749,00
94.710,20
RND4K
Q1T1
8.421,40
17.904,80

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
7.675,50
7.995,03
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.460,65
1.097,95
RND4K
Q32T16
4.574,99
5.398,76
RND4K
Q1T1
118,62
55,73

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. 6 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 1041 MB/s and written with 461 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Western Digital external 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 My Passport SSD 500GB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

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

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB

SSD-Z Benchmark

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

SSD-Z TEST: Western Digital WD My Passport SSD 500GB


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