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Effective Speed -153%Effective Speed -153%Average Score -137%Read -170%, Write -143%, 4K Read -116%, 4K Write -70%, Mixed -107%, 4K Mixed -87%, SusWrite -266%Peak Score -200%Read -202%, Write -188%, 4K Read -278%, 4K Write -71%, Mixed -140%, 4K Mixed -180%, SusWrite -341%Value & Sentiment User Rating -37%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -73%DQ Read -53%, DQ Write -60%, DQ Mixed -55%, ADQ Read -54%, ADQ Write -102%, ADQ Mixed -62%, Age -116%, AS-SSD Total -79%

Average Bench: 216% (94^th of 1080)

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

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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

Average Bench

(Based on 328 samples)

Rank 94216%

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

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 month ago.

356GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 71 70 71 71 MB/s

732% Outstanding

Write 71.2

Mixed 138

SusWrite 70.5

373% 1,795 MB/s

4K Read 1,120

4K Write 4.4

4K Mixed 8.8

1,711% 378 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

370GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 71 70 70 70 70 MB/s

628% Outstanding

Write 70.5

Mixed 137

SusWrite 69.5

377% 1,811 MB/s

4K Read 853

4K Write 4.4

4K Mixed 8.8

1,306% 289 MB/s

USA-User, 14 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 993 965 983 975 984 MB/s

231% Outstanding

Write 1,780

Mixed 1,498

SusWrite 1,013

338% 1,503 MB/s

4K Read 47.7

4K Write 128

4K Mixed 65.8

224% 80.5 MB/s

DQ Read 990

DQ Write 376

DQ Mixed 780

552% 715 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

128GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 585 554 542 531 508 MB/s

186% Outstanding

Write 2,038

Mixed 1,701

SusWrite 580

330% 1,462 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 55.2

181% 63.8 MB/s

DQ Read 841

DQ Write 660

DQ Mixed 743

558% 748 MB/s

USA-User, 29 days ago.

233GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 537 574 574 580 583 MB/s

163% Outstanding

Write 1,071

Mixed 1,134

SusWrite 619

244% 1,095 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 40.5

4K Mixed 33.6

121% 37.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1,042

DQ Write 123

DQ Mixed 209

248% 458 MB/s

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Workstation 232%

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System: HP OMEN by HP 45L Gaming Desktop GT22-0xxx

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Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 133,111 samples	596x
Core i9-12900KIntel $261Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	535x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $227Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	103x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $709Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	532x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	312x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,400Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	160x

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WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GBNvmeBench 216%, 328 samples	1x

RAM
HP37D4U1S8ME-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 98%, 2,425 samples	321x
HP37D4U1S8HC-16XR 2x16GBKingstonBench 101%, 644 samples	260x
HP37D4U1S8MR-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 3,921 samples	181x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $923

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WDC WD BLACK SDBPNTY-512G-1106 512GB