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AN1500 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 325% (25th of 1072)

Based on 313 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK AN1500
Poor: 215%Average: 325% Great: 438%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black AN1500 2TB averaged 225.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black AN1500 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,008MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,555MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black AN1500 2TB is 223%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black AN1500 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 124MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 313 samples)
Rank 25325%
Min Avg Max
1,221 Read 1,838 2,586
1,229 Write 2,555 3,575
1,106 Mixed 1,656 2,121
986 SusWrite 2,266 3,443
471% 2,079 MB/s
Min Avg Max
32.2 4K Read 44.7 50.9
69.2 4K Write 124 177
42.6 4K Mixed 62.9 77.9
214% 77.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
510 DQ Read 1,211 1,942
227 DQ Write 899 1,474
353 DQ Mixed 1,008 1,568
766% 1,039 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
446GB free
Firmware: 10271043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3180 2483 1505 1385 1415 1377 MB/s
365% Outstanding
Read 2,222
Write 3,256
Mixed 1,832
SusWrite 1,891
520% 2300 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 172
4K Mixed 76
264% 99.3 MB/s
DQ Read 2,009
DQ Write 1,571
DQ Mixed 1,767
1,328% 1,782 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 10271043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2064 2168 2170 2159 1987 2161 MB/s
286% Outstanding
Read 1545
Write 2,059
Mixed 1,562
SusWrite 2118
413% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 41
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 57.5
186% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 930
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 811
610% 818 MB/s
327GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10271043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2680 1049 1079 804 885 1010 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 2,363
Write 3,221
Mixed 1,759
SusWrite 1,251
484% 2,148 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 62
207% 73.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,045
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 899
678% 912 MB/s
568GB free
Firmware: 10271043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2136 1754 978 1328 1255 1259 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 1,609
Write 2,107
Mixed 1575
SusWrite 1,452
381% 1,686 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 90.9
4K Mixed 54.2
182% 62.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,402
DQ Write 1,039
DQ Mixed 1,183
894% 1,208 MB/s
330GB free
Firmware: 10271043
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1889 1892 1925 1928 1837 1077 MB/s
259% Outstanding
Read 1581
Write 2,273
Mixed 1570
SusWrite 1,758
407% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 91.8
4K Mixed 54.8
178% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 808
DQ Write 690
DQ Mixed 767
570% 755 MB/s
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System: Asus WS-C621E-SAGE Series

CPU
CPU: Intel 0000%@1stBench 76%, 50 samples15x
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 4214R1stBench 70%, 89 samples10x
CPU: Intel Xeon Silver 41101stBench 62%, 546 samples10x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,306Bench 210%, 158,856 samples15x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples14x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples11x
SSD
AN1500 2TBWd_blackBench 325%, 313 samples12x
RAM
M393A4K40CB2-CTD 4x31.8GBSamsungBench 77%, 188 samples9x
18ASF2G72PDZ-2G9J3 8x16GBMicronBench 100%, 7 samples6x
M393A4K40CB2-CTD 6x31.8GBSamsungBench 123%, 52 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 38% - Below average Total price: $1,306

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