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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 121% (189th of 1072)

Based on 28,136 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0, NVMe WDC WDS256G1X0C-
Poor: 86%Average: 121% Great: 144%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) averaged 20.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 337MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 630MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) is 58.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 168MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 343MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28,136 samples)
Rank 189121%
Min Avg Max
436 Read 868 1,069
213 Write 429 679
199 Mixed 343 568
77.3 SusWrite 168 220
99.5% 452 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.9 4K Read 37.9 44.9
48.7 4K Write 103 137
24.1 4K Mixed 44.8 59.2
169% 61.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
479 DQ Read 630 665
129 DQ Write 452 525
180 DQ Mixed 337 397
307% 473 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 136 84 71 44 81 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 936
Write 684
Mixed 389
SusWrite 106
117% 529 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 98.7
4K Mixed 52.8
181% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 512
DQ Mixed 369
334% 511 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 213 200 197 203 188 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 957
Write 666
Mixed 482
SusWrite 207
128% 578 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 73.4
4K Mixed 46.2
155% 52.4 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 382
342% 520 MB/s
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 120 85 113 85 85 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 978
Write 641
Mixed 492
SusWrite 115
123% 557 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 84.7
4K Mixed 45.7
159% 55.6 MB/s
DQ Read 660
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 387
344% 521 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 147 91 128 82 117 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 974
Write 405
Mixed 292
SusWrite 120
98% 448 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 69
4K Mixed 40
143% 48.4 MB/s
DQ Read 661
DQ Write 459
DQ Mixed 319
303% 480 MB/s
102GB free
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 214 210 200 200 205 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 946
Write 656
Mixed 396
SusWrite 212
122% 552 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 62.2
4K Mixed 30
126% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 382
342% 520 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 96 65 44 53 46 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 1,049
Write 257
Mixed 380
SusWrite 73.8
96% 440 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 29.8
132% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 332
319% 504 MB/s
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 56 80 54 59 64 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 572
Write 256
Mixed 251
SusWrite 78.1
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 63.4
4K Mixed 38.1
122% 42.6 MB/s
DQ Read 610
DQ Write 504
DQ Mixed 323
306% 479 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 148 77 113 68 96 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 457
Write 279
Mixed 325
SusWrite 114
65% 294 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 64.5
4K Mixed 18.4
102% 37.3 MB/s
DQ Read 538
DQ Write 385
DQ Mixed 349
291% 424 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples662x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples370x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples335x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples358x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples309x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples258x
SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)WD  $135Bench 121%, 28,136 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples229x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples118x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples111x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $525

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