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Digital SN550E 2TB

Digital SN550E 2TB
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Effective Speed +59% Effective Speed 59%Average Score +53% Read 133%, Write 11%, 4K Read 29%, 4K Write 60%, Mixed 59%, 4K Mixed 28%, SusWrite 53%Peak Score +55% Read 131%, Write -1%, 4K Read 28%, 4K Write 105%, Mixed 49%, 4K Mixed 48%, SusWrite 23%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +55% DQ Read 26%, DQ Write 35%, DQ Mixed 36%, ADQ Read 40%, ADQ Write 56%, ADQ Mixed 65%, Age 147%, AS-SSD Total 39%

Average Bench: 157% (146^th of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks. Model: Western Digital SN550E

Poor: 128%Average: 157% Great: 184%

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Outstanding average bench

The Western Digital SN550E 2TB averaged 56.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Western Digital SN550E 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 428MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 140MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Western Digital SN550E 2TB is 56.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Western Digital SN550E 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 450MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 455MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)

Rank 146157%

Min	Avg	Max
705	Read 1,065	1,169
91.2	Write 450	479
304	Mixed 572	630
292	SusWrite 455	478
141% 635 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.9	4K Read 44.3	54.9
63.2	4K Write 140	251
35	4K Mixed 57.7	86
215% 80.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
439	DQ Read 458	462
268	DQ Write 450	483
378	DQ Mixed 428	450
329% 446 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 25 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 472 471 473 469 472 MB/s

179% Outstanding

Write 468

Mixed 610

SusWrite 472

149% 673 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 245

4K Mixed 64.3

278% 118 MB/s

DQ Read 460

DQ Write 472

DQ Mixed 439

338% 457 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 477 477 478 478 479 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 463

Mixed 550

SusWrite 477

140% 630 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 137

4K Mixed 58.1

206% 77.9 MB/s

DQ Read 460

DQ Write 478

DQ Mixed 446

342% 461 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

944GB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 466 460 472 474 470 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 473

Mixed 595

SusWrite 469

149% 675 MB/s

4K Read 41.3

4K Write 97.5

4K Mixed 57.7

188% 65.5 MB/s

DQ Read 460

DQ Write 478

DQ Mixed 442

340% 460 MB/s

ISR-User, 10 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 459 444 459 469 469 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 467

Mixed 570

SusWrite 459

143% 644 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 46.5

174% 64 MB/s

DQ Read 461

DQ Write 470

DQ Mixed 434

335% 455 MB/s

SWE-User, 13 months ago.

638GB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 457 460 469 465 469 MB/s

138% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 583

SusWrite 462

138% 623 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 97.7

4K Mixed 42.2

160% 58.7 MB/s

DQ Read 460

DQ Write 475

DQ Mixed 378

309% 438 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

946GB free

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 398 400 424 434 459 462 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 459

Mixed 532

SusWrite 429

136% 612 MB/s

4K Read 26.8

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 33.4

109% 36.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 116

DQ Mixed 66.7

96% 187 MB/s

USA-User, 8 months ago.

888GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 21703100

SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 385 379 385 391 388 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 381

Mixed 523

SusWrite 373

132% 596 MB/s

4K Read 46.3

4K Write 15.7

4K Mixed 20

104% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 458

DQ Write 59.1

DQ Mixed 98.6

113% 205 MB/s

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Gaming 24%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 21%

Surfboard

System: Lenovo 20M9000XUS

CPU
Core i7-8850HIntelBench 71%, 20,669 samples	21x

GPU
Quadro P2000NvidiaBench 28%, 4,738 samples	16x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	4x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	1x

SSD
Digital SN550E 2TBWesternBench 157%, 41 samples	7x

RAM
16ATF2G64HZ-2G6E1 1x16GBMicronBench 44%, 6,417 samples	6x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD Hynix HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 32GBSamsungBench 79%, 119 samples	6x
M471A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 44%, 44,819 samples	3x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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

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Average Bench: 157% (146^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 157% (146th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 157% (146^th of 1072)