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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 297% (31st of 1072)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Red SN700 4000GB
Poor: 236%Average: 297% Great: 353%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Red SN700 4000GB averaged 197.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red SN700 4000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,157MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,402MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red SN700 4000GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Red SN700 4000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 65.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 31297%
Min Avg Max
687 Read 1,821 1,935
579 Write 1,905 2,433
612 Mixed 1,596 1,878
587 SusWrite 1,616 1,955
391% 1,734 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.3 4K Read 42.7 49.3
45.9 4K Write 165 251
31.8 4K Mixed 65.3 80
236% 91.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
377 DQ Read 1,402 2,062
105 DQ Write 998 1,697
189 DQ Mixed 1,157 1,949
876% 1,186 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2322 2343 2075 1606 1599 1607 MB/s
359% Outstanding
Read 1,761
Write 2,331
Mixed 1,850
SusWrite 1,925
445% 1,967 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 239
4K Mixed 78.8
301% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1982
DQ Write 1,586
DQ Mixed 1,786
1,336% 1,785 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1742 2047 2052 1669 1607 1609 MB/s
357% Outstanding
Read 1,911
Write 2,072
Mixed 1,733
SusWrite 1,788
423% 1,876 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 249
4K Mixed 77.4
297% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 2,015
DQ Write 1,629
DQ Mixed 1,816
1,361% 1,820 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2249 2232 2097 1593 1601 1601 MB/s
339% Outstanding
Read 1,921
Write 2,255
Mixed 1,785
SusWrite 1,896
444% 1,964 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 218
4K Mixed 63
258% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,737
DQ Write 1,338
DQ Mixed 1516
1,140% 1,530 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2121 2159 2005 1580 1587 1596 MB/s
315% Outstanding
Read 1,907
Write 2,049
Mixed 1,735
SusWrite 1,841
425% 1883 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 56.2
228% 94.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,456
DQ Write 1,119
DQ Mixed 1,273
956% 1,282 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 2200 2257 1632 1594 1596 MB/s
292% Outstanding
Read 1,786
Write 2,126
Mixed 1,736
SusWrite 1,806
421% 1,863 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 44.6
204% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,289
DQ Write 956
DQ Mixed 1,082
820% 1,109 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 952 942 942 941 942 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,919
Write 934
Mixed 1,172
SusWrite 943
276% 1,242 MB/s
4K Read 42.6
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.2
206% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,667
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,420
1,033% 1,360 MB/s
576GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 821 886 862 925 922 914 MB/s
257% Outstanding
Read 1,909
Write 947
Mixed 1,168
SusWrite 888
273% 1,228 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 66.9
235% 88.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,402
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 1,234
914% 1,216 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 11C120WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 779 813 874 891 920 897 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,709
Write 871
Mixed 1054
SusWrite 862
250% 1,124 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 54
192% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,456
DQ Write 1,020
DQ Mixed 1258
934% 1,245 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 120%
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Motherboard: Asrock X399 Taichi

CPU
Ryzen TR 1950XAMD  $225Bench 77%, 23,641 samples155x
Ryzen TR 1920XAMD  $800Bench 78%, 10,440 samples114x
Ryzen TR 2950XAMD  $1,075Bench 81%, 10,169 samples103x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples47x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples36x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples27x
SSD
Red SN700 4000GBWDBench 297%, 31 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples13x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples12x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GBG.SKILL  $139Bench 95%, 14,506 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $823

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