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WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 357% (18th of 1072)

Based on 142 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850 1
Poor: 214%Average: 357% Great: 495%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TB averaged 256.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,048MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,584MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TB is 281%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 142 samples)
Rank 18357%
Min Avg Max
1,478 Read 2,592 3,798
1,147 Write 2,584 4,601
1,364 Mixed 2,204 3,240
972 SusWrite 1,998 2,793
528% 2,345 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.3 4K Read 61.1 80.2
66.9 4K Write 147 248
46.5 4K Mixed 77.2 105
269% 95 MB/s
Min Avg Max
794 DQ Read 1,234 1,982
275 DQ Write 917 1,446
392 DQ Mixed 1,048 1,645
791% 1,066 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
313GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4461 2263 1877 2105 1697 1670 MB/s
460% Outstanding
Read 3,759
Write 4,548
Mixed 3,272
SusWrite 2,346
784% 3,481 MB/s
4K Read 76.9
4K Write 205
4K Mixed 98.8
352% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 1,452
DQ Write 1,174
DQ Mixed 1,307
980% 1,311 MB/s
606GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2247 2280 2278 1866 1303 1170 MB/s
326% Outstanding
Read 2,557
Write 2,347
Mixed 2,100
SusWrite 1,857
498% 2,215 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 71.6
241% 80.5 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 642
DQ Mixed 823
607% 806 MB/s
266GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 841 764 756 748 752 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 2,464
Write 2,169
Mixed 1,996
SusWrite 850
418% 1,869 MB/s
4K Read 50.8
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 63.7
210% 70.8 MB/s
DQ Read 862
DQ Write 700
DQ Mixed 787
588% 783 MB/s
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1050 621 564 571 541 499 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,448
Write 1,382
Mixed 953
SusWrite 641
248% 1,106 MB/s
4K Read 56.9
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 69.2
232% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,095
DQ Write 698
DQ Mixed 833
638% 875 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,818,493 SSDs tested

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Gaming 73%
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Desktop
Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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System: Asus ROG Strix G512LW_G512LW

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples1,405x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples151x
Core i7-10875HIntelBench 79%, 35,361 samples66x
GPU
RTX 2070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 88%, 23,316 samples925x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples697x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850 1 1TBNvmeBench 357%, 142 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples505x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2J1 2x8GBMicronBench 85%, 42,443 samples431x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBHynixBench 88%, 37,566 samples249x
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