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SN850 Heatsink 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 397% (12th of 1072)

Based on 1,930 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK SN850 Heatsink 1TB
Poor: 238%Average: 397% Great: 566%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB averaged 297.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,390MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,117MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB is 329%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 177MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,930 samples)
Rank 12397%
Min Avg Max
1,435 Read 3,093 4,318
1,377 Write 3,117 4,688
1,279 Mixed 2,491 3,300
847 SusWrite 1,938 3,694
598% 2,660 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43 4K Read 66.6 82.8
69.8 4K Write 177 282
45.9 4K Mixed 83.4 112
302% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
714 DQ Read 1,553 2,395
385 DQ Write 1,264 2,061
483 DQ Mixed 1,390 2,220
1,046% 1,402 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
626GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4486 3581 1857 1875 1159 1564 MB/s
495% Outstanding
Read 4,135
Write 4,637
Mixed 3,277
SusWrite 2,420
814% 3,617 MB/s
4K Read 79.3
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 103
374% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1,611
DQ Write 1403
DQ Mixed 1,487
1,120% 1,500 MB/s
473GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4143 1059 998 850 1152 1183 MB/s
465% Outstanding
Read 4,425
Write 4,590
Mixed 3,202
SusWrite 1564
772% 3,445 MB/s
4K Read 68.7
4K Write 233
4K Mixed 93.5
347% 132 MB/s
DQ Read 2,152
DQ Write 1,736
DQ Mixed 1,895
1,432% 1,928 MB/s
596GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3625 1698 1452 1386 1315 1287 MB/s
394% Outstanding
Read 3944
Write 3,922
Mixed 3,022
SusWrite 1,794
711% 3,170 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 80.1
278% 95.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,020
DQ Write 795
DQ Mixed 912
681% 909 MB/s
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1598 710 352 650 763 922 MB/s
348% Outstanding
Read 3295
Write 3,959
Mixed 3106
SusWrite 832
629% 2,798 MB/s
4K Read 69.9
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 93.4
326% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,722
DQ Write 1,193
DQ Mixed 1,430
1,075% 1,448 MB/s
264GB free
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1583 1342 1104 954 744 1026 MB/s
333% Outstanding
Read 2,573
Write 1,797
Mixed 1,920
SusWrite 1,126
414% 1,854 MB/s
4K Read 72.2
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 89.9
313% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,596
DQ Write 1,303
DQ Mixed 1,471
1,095% 1,457 MB/s
820GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1680 1666 1687 1479 1526 1519 MB/s
268% Outstanding
Read 2120
Write 1,907
Mixed 1,705
SusWrite 1,593
412% 1,831 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 56.3
186% 60.6 MB/s
DQ Read 732
DQ Write 538
DQ Mixed 644
479% 638 MB/s
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,636x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,260x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,408x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,233x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,072x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,465x
SSD
SN850 Heatsink 1TBWd_blackBench 397%, 1,930 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples769x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples645x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $837

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