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SN850 Heatsink 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 368% (16th of 1072)

Based on 139 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK SN850 Heatsink 500GB
Poor: 232%Average: 368% Great: 504%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 500GB averaged 267.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,338MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,062MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 500GB is 272%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black SN850 Heatsink 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 186MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 66.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 139 samples)
Rank 16368%
Min Avg Max
1,382 Read 2,976 4,426
1,476 Write 3,062 4,246
1,292 Mixed 2,392 3,023
833 SusWrite 1,517 2,648
558% 2,487 MB/s
Min Avg Max
45.5 4K Read 66.7 84.2
78.2 4K Write 186 299
55.5 4K Mixed 84.6 113
308% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
743 DQ Read 1,563 2,318
292 DQ Write 1,203 1,939
468 DQ Mixed 1,338 2,116
1,013% 1,368 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
459GB free
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2324 3979 3986 3563 762 697 MB/s
495% Outstanding
Read 4,284
Write 3,846
Mixed 2,866
SusWrite 2,552
759% 3,387 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 79.7
275% 94.6 MB/s
DQ Read 2,233
DQ Write 1530
DQ Mixed 1,811
1,371% 1,858 MB/s
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614600WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3155 1675 1221 864 776 905 MB/s
457% Outstanding
Read 4,283
Write 4,264
Mixed 3,014
SusWrite 1,433
727% 3,248 MB/s
4K Read 72.1
4K Write 262
4K Mixed 98.7
374% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 2,048
DQ Write 1,735
DQ Mixed 1,871
1,407% 1,885 MB/s
254GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 615400WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 1938 842 830 801 766 MB/s
365% Outstanding
Read 2,852
Write 2,385
Mixed 2,373
SusWrite 1,227
495% 2,209 MB/s
4K Read 69.6
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 91.3
338% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,762
DQ Write 1,488
DQ Mixed 1,597
1,204% 1,616 MB/s
295GB free
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2226 2033 1645 781 664 619 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,275
Write 2,137
Mixed 2,024
SusWrite 1,328
436% 1,941 MB/s
4K Read 57.2
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 70.6
246% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,446
DQ Write 1,149
DQ Mixed 1,140
896% 1,245 MB/s
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 614900WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1132 1177 1248 1099 744 838 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 1,358
Mixed 1,300
SusWrite 1,040
288% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 61.8
4K Write 156
4K Mixed 77.5
276% 98.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,621
DQ Write 1,276
DQ Mixed 1,428
1,074% 1,442 MB/s
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Desktop 94%
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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,086x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples997x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples623x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples377x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples340x
SSD
SN850 Heatsink 500GBWd_blackBench 368%, 139 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $805

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