Wd_black

AN1500 4TB

AN1500 4TB
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Effective Speed +237% Effective Speed 237%Average Score +277% Read 295%, Write 527%, 4K Read 17%, 4K Write 48%, Mixed 330%, 4K Mixed 32%, SusWrite 692%Peak Score +305% Read 386%, Write 623%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 50%, Mixed 342%, 4K Mixed 24%, SusWrite 704%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +365% DQ Read 549%, DQ Write 391%, DQ Mixed 518%, ADQ Read 316%, ADQ Write 262%, ADQ Mixed 349%, Age 124%, AS-SSD Total 414%

Average Bench: 332% (22^nd of 1071)

Based on 154 user benchmarks. Model: WD_BLACK AN1500

Poor: 196%Average: 332% Great: 420%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black AN1500 4TB averaged 232.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black AN1500 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,169MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,543MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black AN1500 4TB is 223%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black AN1500 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 130MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 154 samples)

Rank 22332%

Min	Avg	Max
1,185	Read 1,805	2,460
1,183	Write 2,543	3,507
1,017	Mixed 1,542	1,870
899	SusWrite 2,349	3113
467% 2,060 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.8	4K Read 40	46.3
52	4K Write 130	183
36.4	4K Mixed 59.4	72.2
206% 76.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
634	DQ Read 1,358	2,382
371	DQ Write 1,046	1,759
446	DQ Mixed 1,169	2,046
883% 1,191 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2672 2904 2850 2836 2844 MB/s

358% Outstanding

Write 3,028

Mixed 1,698

SusWrite 2812

554% 2,450 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 95

4K Mixed 56.3

182% 63.6 MB/s

DQ Read 998

DQ Write 768

DQ Mixed 764

604% 843 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 month ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2693 3069 2956 2924 2948 2878 MB/s

355% Outstanding

Write 2,976

Mixed 1,624

SusWrite 2,911

548% 2,422 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 53.8

178% 63 MB/s

DQ Read 900

DQ Write 656

DQ Mixed 782

583% 779 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

677GB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3211 3029 1527 803 851 1176 MB/s

334% Outstanding

Write 3,352

Mixed 1872

SusWrite 1,766

507% 2238 MB/s

4K Read 45.5

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 66.8

230% 84.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,886

DQ Write 1,576

DQ Mixed 1,726

1,294% 1,730 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

3.5TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2856 2814 2762 2809 2728 2749 MB/s

332% Outstanding

Write 2,782

Mixed 1,623

SusWrite 2,786

516% 2,276 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 82.9

4K Mixed 50

163% 56.5 MB/s

DQ Read 879

DQ Write 659

DQ Mixed 749

566% 762 MB/s

CZE-User, 3 months ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1787 1867 1882 1883 1865 1893 MB/s

243% Outstanding

Write 1,787

Mixed 1280

SusWrite 1,863

367% 1,623 MB/s

4K Read 32.6

4K Write 64.2

4K Mixed 40.7

136% 45.8 MB/s

DQ Read 668

DQ Write 466

DQ Mixed 559

420% 564 MB/s

AUT-User, 3 months ago.

703GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10271043

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2441 2609 1491 1138 955 1077 MB/s

235% Outstanding

Write 2,317

Mixed 1,509

SusWrite 1,618

387% 1,706 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 42.8

151% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 807

DQ Write 742

DQ Mixed 785

586% 778 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

Tree trunk

Desktop 76%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: EVGA 152-HR-E979

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	63x
Core i5-4690KIntel $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	5x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	4x

GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples	23x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	6x

SSD
AN1500 4TBWd_blackBench 332%, 154 samples	1x

RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples	13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples	8x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 59%, 546 samples	7x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $348

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Wd_black

AN1500 4TB

Average Bench: 332% (22^nd of 1071)

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AN1500 4TB

Average Bench: 332% (22nd of 1071)

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Average Bench: 332% (22^nd of 1071)