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WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB

WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB
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Effective Speed +135% Effective Speed 135%Average Score +188% Read 257%, Write 388%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 45%, Mixed 363%, 4K Mixed 29%, SusWrite 212%Peak Score +199% Read 304%, Write 369%, 4K Read 24%, 4K Write 113%, Mixed 368%, 4K Mixed 42%, SusWrite 173%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +299% DQ Read 402%, DQ Write 386%, DQ Mixed 368%, ADQ Read 255%, ADQ Write 224%, ADQ Mixed 281%, Age 142%, AS-SSD Total 337%

Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe WDC WD BLACK SDB

Poor: 177%Average: 231% Great: 311%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB averaged 131.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 990MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,978MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB is 134%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 127MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 72231%

Min	Avg	Max
985	Read 1,631	2,046
987	Write 1,978	2,275
946	Mixed 1,661	1,981
502	SusWrite 926	1,056
349% 1,549 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 41.3	53.4
15.8	4K Write 127	261
19.9	4K Mixed 57.9	82.9
204% 75.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
642	DQ Read 1,160	1,843
503	DQ Write 937	1,741
566	DQ Mixed 990	1,550
757% 1,029 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

DEU-User, 13 days ago.

314GB free

Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1286 992 990 993 995 994 MB/s

315% Outstanding

Write 2,190

Mixed 1,913

SusWrite 1,042

400% 1,776 MB/s

4K Read 43.3

4K Write 264

4K Mixed 81.9

310% 130 MB/s

DQ Read 1,835

DQ Write 1,691

DQ Mixed 1,555

1,224% 1,694 MB/s

DEU-User, 12 days ago.

315GB free

Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 987 994 993 989 995 MB/s

307% Outstanding

Write 2,167

Mixed 1,901

SusWrite 1,039

393% 1,745 MB/s

4K Read 41.6

4K Write 259

4K Mixed 79.7

302% 127 MB/s

DQ Read 1,773

DQ Write 1,652

DQ Mixed 1,549

1,207% 1,658 MB/s

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Workstation 177%

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System: HP OMEN 30L Desktop GT13-0xxx

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Core i7-10700KIntel $200Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	1,579x
Core i9-10850KIntel $279Bench 99%, 84,873 samples	1,301x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	747x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,700x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	805x
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	572x

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WDC WD BLACK SDB 512GBNvmeBench 231%, 53 samples	1x

RAM
HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 2x16GBKingstonBench 97%, 1,949 samples	845x
HP32D4U8S8HC-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 84%, 3,401 samples	600x
HP32D4U8D8HC-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 98%, 1,304 samples	499x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,110

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Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 231% (72nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 231% (72^nd of 1072)