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WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB

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Effective Speed -152%Effective Speed -152%Average Score -148%Read -144%, Write -178%, 4K Read -78%, 4K Write -74%, Mixed -134%, 4K Mixed -94%, SusWrite -332%Peak Score -196%Read -193%, Write -185%, 4K Read -260%, 4K Write -55%, Mixed -166%, 4K Mixed -175%, SusWrite -340%Value & Sentiment -1,313%User Rating -37%, Market Share -2,589%Nice To Haves -63%DQ Read -27%, DQ Write -19%, DQ Mixed -37%, ADQ Read -58%, ADQ Write -85%, ADQ Mixed -63%, Age -167%, AS-SSD Total -47%

Average Bench: 217% (94^th of 1080)

Based on 3,622 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106

Poor: 145%Average: 217% Great: 304%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB averaged 116.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 912MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,083MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB is 159%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 733MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 119MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,622 samples)

Rank 94217%

Min	Avg	Max
953	Read 1,718	2,026
793	Write 1,683	2,260
706	Mixed 1,385	1,759
359	SusWrite 733	1,042
309% 1,380 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24	4K Read 49.3	52.4
39.1	4K Write 119	244
25.2	4K Mixed 56.8	79.2
211% 75.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
595	DQ Read 1,083	1,829
224	DQ Write 678	1,602
434	DQ Mixed 912	1,538
671% 891 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

GBR-User, 3 days ago.

205GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 508 501 512 460 482 MB/s

286% Outstanding

Write 2,333

Mixed 1,761

SusWrite 525

372% 1,660 MB/s

4K Read 55

4K Write 276

4K Mixed 86.1

340% 139 MB/s

DQ Read 1,621

DQ Write 1,497

DQ Mixed 1,546

1,164% 1,555 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 day ago.

141GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 807 504 501 491 490 472 MB/s

240% Outstanding

Write 2,228

Mixed 1,411

SusWrite 544

345% 1,539 MB/s

4K Read 49.1

4K Write 158

4K Mixed 71.9

250% 93 MB/s

DQ Read 1,272

DQ Write 984

DQ Mixed 1,116

838% 1,124 MB/s

AUT-User, 1 day ago.

181GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 827 590 569 561 563 555 MB/s

222% Outstanding

Write 1,718

Mixed 1,431

SusWrite 611

318% 1,424 MB/s

4K Read 45.8

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 65.2

224% 81.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,284

DQ Write 424

DQ Mixed 936

670% 881 MB/s

CAN-User, 22 hrs ago.

138GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 845 388 390 381 382 392 MB/s

196% Outstanding

Write 1,601

Mixed 1,437

SusWrite 463

304% 1,362 MB/s

4K Read 42

4K Write 109

4K Mixed 56.3

193% 69 MB/s

DQ Read 997

DQ Write 359

DQ Mixed 693

508% 683 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 400 253 195 206 196 186 MB/s

80% Excellent

Write 456

Mixed 655

SusWrite 239

118% 527 MB/s

4K Read 17.8

4K Write 27.9

4K Mixed 18

65% 21.2 MB/s

DQ Read 543

DQ Write 140

DQ Mixed 366

263% 349 MB/s

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Gaming 178%

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 177%

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System: HP OMEN 30L Desktop GT13-0xxx

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Core i7-10700KIntel $275Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,655x
Core i9-10850KIntel $280Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,382x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $136Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	792x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,797x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,350Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	857x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	606x

SSD
WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GBWDCBench 217%, 3,622 samples	576x

RAM
HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 2x16GBKingstonBench 97%, 1,949 samples	891x
HP32D4U8S8HC-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 84%, 3,401 samples	629x
HP32D4U8D8HC-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 98%, 1,304 samples	523x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $776

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
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WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB

Average Bench: 217% (94^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 217% (94^th of 1080)