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Effective Speed -98%Effective Speed -98%Average Score -106%Read -182%, Write -101%, 4K Read -109%, 4K Write -66%, Mixed -116%, 4K Mixed -81%, SusWrite -91%Peak Score -155%Read -169%, Write -93%, 4K Read -280%, 4K Write -107%, Mixed -126%, 4K Mixed -184%, SusWrite -126%Value & Sentiment -2,479%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,922%Nice To Haves -35%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -8%, DQ Mixed -7%, ADQ Read -30%, ADQ Write -30%, ADQ Mixed -36%, Age -147%, AS-SSD Total -22%

Average Bench: 276% (48^th of 1080)

Based on 706 user benchmarks. Model: WD_BLACK AN1500

Poor: 164%Average: 276% Great: 356%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black AN1500 1TB averaged 175.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black AN1500 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,091MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,324MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black AN1500 1TB is 193%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black AN1500 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 125MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 706 samples)

Rank 48276%

Min	Avg	Max
801	Read 1,489	2,207
1,025	Write 2,324	3,337
752	Mixed 1,498	2,063
691	SusWrite 1,651	2,022
395% 1,741 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.1	4K Read 42.4	50.5
54.2	4K Write 125	183
40	4K Mixed 61	76.9
209% 76.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
438	DQ Read 1,315	2,359
213	DQ Write 969	1,766
303	DQ Mixed 1,091	1,957
829% 1,125 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

609GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2449 1954 1954 1956 1961 1963 MB/s

334% Outstanding

Write 3,275

Mixed 1,688

SusWrite 2,040

490% 2,153 MB/s

4K Read 50

4K Write 161

4K Mixed 75

257% 95.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,652

DQ Write 1,303

DQ Mixed 1,444

1,090% 1,466 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

338GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1931 1904 1808 1188 1239 981 MB/s

291% Outstanding

Write 2,246

Mixed 1,506

SusWrite 1,508

382% 1,684 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 64.2

223% 82.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,763

DQ Write 1,446

DQ Mixed 1,572

1,186% 1,594 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

505GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 1912 1932 1927 1914 1542 MB/s

285% Outstanding

Write 2,809

Mixed 1,664

SusWrite 1,925

454% 2,002 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 60

200% 70.5 MB/s

DQ Read 1,048

DQ Write 814

DQ Mixed 886

675% 916 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

338GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1594 1033 1049 1001 971 990 MB/s

270% Outstanding

Write 2,186

Mixed 1,470

SusWrite 1,106

351% 1,551 MB/s

4K Read 43.4

4K Write 134

4K Mixed 62.8

217% 80.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,888

DQ Write 1,601

DQ Mixed 1,529

1,204% 1,673 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

399GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1083 1019 986 1033 996 MB/s

233% Outstanding

Write 3,120

Mixed 1,673

SusWrite 1,144

425% 1,873 MB/s

4K Read 45.6

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 64

211% 74.3 MB/s

DQ Read 913

DQ Write 690

DQ Mixed 768

584% 791 MB/s

DEU-User, 13 days ago.

462GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1141 877 682 895 774 879 MB/s

167% Outstanding

Write 2,720

Mixed 904

SusWrite 875

314% 1,379 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 77.6

4K Mixed 51.6

152% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 610

DQ Write 477

DQ Mixed 608

437% 565 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 hrs ago.

864GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 568 670 671 676 674 672 MB/s

166% Outstanding

Write 651

Mixed 664

SusWrite 655

152% 674 MB/s

4K Read 44.9

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 62

207% 73.2 MB/s

DQ Read 780

DQ Write 696

DQ Mixed 1,008

682% 828 MB/s

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Motherboard: MSI X299 SLI PLUS (MS-7A93)

CPU
Core i7-7800XIntel $204Bench 78%, 22,334 samples	250x
Core i7-7820XIntel $195Bench 80%, 28,524 samples	171x
Core i9-7900XIntel $325Bench 82%, 19,432 samples	100x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	110x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	81x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	61x

SSD
AN1500 1TBWd_blackBench 276%, 706 samples	1x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	145x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	97x
2x16GBUnknownBench 91%, 46,387 samples	72x

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Value: 106% - Outstanding

Total price: $441

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AN1500 1TB

Average Bench: 276% (48^th of 1080)

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AN1500 1TB

Average Bench: 276% (48th of 1080)

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Terrible consistency

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Average Bench: 276% (48^th of 1080)