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WD_BLACK SN850 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 446% (5th of 1072)

Based on 207 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850 1TB
Poor: 251%Average: 446% Great: 628%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1TB averaged 345.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,231MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,321MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1TB is 377%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 68.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 209MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 207 samples)
Rank 5446%
Min Avg Max
1,605 Read 3,502 4,724
1,511 Write 3,321 4,695
1,394 Mixed 2,460 3,077
1,056 SusWrite 2,435 4,185
658% 2,929 MB/s
Min Avg Max
46.8 4K Read 68.7 84.6
92.1 4K Write 209 313
56.1 4K Mixed 90.5 118
331% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
693 DQ Read 1,427 2,210
197 DQ Write 1,060 1,691
396 DQ Mixed 1,231 1,885
924% 1,240 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
589GB free
Firmware: 611100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 77 69 66 78 MB/s
838% Outstanding
Read 8,578
Write 82.6
Mixed 161
SusWrite 74.3
462% 2,224 MB/s
4K Read 1,215
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 10
1,856% 410 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,663,206 SSDs tested

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Typical WD_BLACK SN850 1TB Builds (Compare 15,619 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $198

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $228Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,740x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $184Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,671x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $327Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,430x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,773x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,597x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,564x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850 1TBNvmeBench 446%, 207 samples1x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples626x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples499x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples452x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,336

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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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