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WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 216% (86th of 1071)

Based on 328 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106
Poor: 167%Average: 216% Great: 283%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB averaged 115.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 914MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,915MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 328 samples)
Rank 86216%
Min Avg Max
1,034 Read 1,551 1,964
1,279 Write 1,915 2,232
1,197 Mixed 1,561 1,944
518 SusWrite 860 1,037
332% 1,472 MB/s
Min Avg Max
30.8 4K Read 41.1 50.8
70.9 4K Write 122 221
42.7 4K Mixed 59.1 78
203% 74.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
692 DQ Read 1,111 1,511
333 DQ Write 621 1186
402 DQ Mixed 914 1,353
667% 882 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 744 660 672 680 662 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,716
Write 2147
Mixed 1,816
SusWrite 717
360% 1,599 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 56.4
186% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 990
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 846
637% 858 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 840 721 500 444 394 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 884
Write 1,593
Mixed 1,213
SusWrite 633
245% 1,081 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 56.2
4K Mixed 35.6
116% 39.5 MB/s
DQ Read 166
DQ Write 128
DQ Mixed 147
110% 147 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,896,340 SSDs tested

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Typical WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB Builds (Compare 1,293 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 113%
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Workstation 229%
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System: HP OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop GT22-0xxx

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples551x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples505x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $245Bench 99%, 60,132 samples95x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $500Bench 187%, 424,051 samples507x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples289x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples152x
SSD
WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GBNvmeBench 216%, 328 samples1x
RAM
HP37D4U1S8ME-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 98%, 2,425 samples300x
HP37D4U1S8HC-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 101%, 644 samples242x
HP37D4U1S8MR-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 3,921 samples171x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $737

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