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WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 297% (31st of 1072)

Based on 304 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106
Poor: 157%Average: 297% Great: 421%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GB averaged 197.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 989MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,791MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GB is 265%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 120MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 53.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 304 samples)
Rank 31297%
Min Avg Max
1,274 Read 2,791 4,015
986 Write 2,332 4,099
924 Mixed 1,914 2874
627 SusWrite 1,284 1,957
465% 2,080 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19 4K Read 53.6 71.8
37.2 4K Write 120 189
23.8 4K Mixed 64.7 91.8
228% 79.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
285 DQ Read 1,138 1,626
83.9 DQ Write 540 1,243
204 DQ Mixed 989 1,392
694% 889 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2526 2528 2515 1695 392 378 MB/s
342% Outstanding
Read 3,340
Write 2,266
Mixed 2,152
SusWrite 1,672
526% 2,358 MB/s
4K Read 57.9
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 68.6
237% 80.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 386
DQ Mixed 827
586% 765 MB/s
267GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2046 1328 882 833 646 425 MB/s
316% Outstanding
Read 3,231
Write 2460
Mixed 2099
SusWrite 1,026
491% 2,204 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 79.9
277% 97 MB/s
DQ Read 1,270
DQ Write 475
DQ Mixed 987
700% 911 MB/s
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 724 533 491 455 401 466 MB/s
134% Outstanding
Read 1,156
Write 1,185
Mixed 1,032
SusWrite 512
218% 971 MB/s
4K Read 35.5
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 31.5
116% 36.4 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 537
380% 494 MB/s
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Gaming 102%
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Desktop 103%
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Workstation 100%
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System: HP OMEN 25L Desktop GT12-1xxx

CPU
Core i7-11700FIntelBench 98%, 21,161 samples370x
Ryzen 7 5700GAMD  $178Bench 88%, 17,091 samples225x
Core i7-11700Intel  $217Bench 98%, 20,430 samples176x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples522x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples297x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples259x
SSD
WD_BLACK Gen4 SDCPNRY-512G-1106 512GBWDBench 297%, 304 samples1x
RAM
HP37D4U1S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 2,284 samples404x
HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GBKingstonBench 90%, 6,088 samples336x
HP37D4U1S8ME-16X 2x16GBKingstonBench 95%, 439 samples92x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $279

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