Average Bench: 464% (4th of 1072)

Based on 1,131 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK SN850 2TB

Outstanding average bench

The WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 364.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,455MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,630MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 355%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black SN850 NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 64.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 84.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,131 samples)
Min Avg Max
2,072 Read 3,402 4,278
1,670 Write 3,630 4,711
1,512 Mixed 2,707 3,211
1,162 SusWrite 2,692 4,414
700% 3,108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47.3 4K Read 64.1 77.6
73.3 4K Write 207 332
51.7 4K Mixed 84.9 109
315% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
879 DQ Read 1,713 2,505
222 DQ Write 1,305 2,069
391 DQ Mixed 1,455 2,283
1,103% 1,491 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
668GB free
Firmware: 614900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4218 4309 1931 1020 965 945 MB/s
Read 3,789
Write 4,257
Mixed 2,971
SusWrite 2,231
745% 3,312 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 264
4K Mixed 93.9
365% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 2,043
DQ Write 1,638
DQ Mixed 1,859
1,386% 1,847 MB/s
601GB free
Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2527 607 270 146 221 256 MB/s
Read 2,789
Write 2,662
Mixed 2,340
SusWrite 671
474% 2,116 MB/s
4K Read 72.5
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 101
381% 147 MB/s
DQ Read 2,446
DQ Write 1,897
DQ Mixed 2,155
1,617% 2,166 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2787 2893 2739 2235 2128 2146 MB/s
Read 2,450
Write 3,016
Mixed 2,630
SusWrite 2,488
599% 2,646 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 63.8
185% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,436
DQ Write 1,082
DQ Mixed 1,274
949% 1,264 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 613200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3363 3544 1635 1065 668 528 MB/s
Read 2946
Write 3,783
Mixed 2866
SusWrite 1,800
643% 2,849 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 68.8
234% 79.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,398
DQ Write 1,116
DQ Mixed 1,207
917% 1,240 MB/s
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Workstation 273%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,226

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very expensive but EXTREME mb/s and very good 2TB


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