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WD WDS500G3X0E

Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 380% (15th of 1072)

Based on 12,579 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK SN770 500GB
Poor: 195%Average: 380% Great: 507%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB averaged 279.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,200MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,710MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB is 312%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 167MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 78.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12,579 samples)
Rank 15380%
Min Avg Max
1,337 Read 2,965 4,209
1,179 Write 2,710 3,687
1,013 Mixed 2,175 2,760
637 SusWrite 1,884 2,764
546% 2,434 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.8 4K Read 67.9 83.5
69.1 4K Write 167 264
47.9 4K Mixed 78.3 106
292% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
674 DQ Read 1,413 1,833
352 DQ Write 1,166 1,933
476 DQ Mixed 1,200 1,552
923% 1,260 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2909 3588 3541 3399 2761 570 MB/s
511% Outstanding
Read 3,561
Write 3,592
Mixed 2,633
SusWrite 2,795
708% 3145 MB/s
4K Read 75.1
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 93.3
366% 139 MB/s
DQ Read 1833
DQ Write 2,098
DQ Mixed 1,566
1,290% 1,832 MB/s
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3675 3658 3606 966 607 568 MB/s
471% Outstanding
Read 3,395
Write 3,555
Mixed 2,564
SusWrite 2,180
657% 2,924 MB/s
4K Read 82.3
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 109
405% 152 MB/s
DQ Read 1,828
DQ Write 1,697
DQ Mixed 1,535
1,214% 1,687 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1588 2371 3092 3373 3313 1473 MB/s
463% Outstanding
Read 3,506
Write 3,389
Mixed 2,516
SusWrite 2,535
671% 2,986 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 219
4K Mixed 87.7
314% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,814
DQ Write 1,407
DQ Mixed 1,566
1,184% 1,596 MB/s
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2244 2226 2220 2348 2293 1918 MB/s
348% Outstanding
Read 2,417
Write 2416
Mixed 2,083
SusWrite 2,208
514% 2,281 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 64.8
223% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1164
DQ Write 962
DQ Mixed 1,079
804% 1,068 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1687 1184 618 505 430 334 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 2,540
Write 2,311
Mixed 2042
SusWrite 793
430% 1,922 MB/s
4K Read 66
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 73.1
274% 97.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,119
DQ Write 820
DQ Mixed 967
724% 969 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1857 906 482 384 377 316 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,466
Write 2,273
Mixed 1,991
SusWrite 720
417% 1,863 MB/s
4K Read 54.4
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.7
224% 77.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1570
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,254
956% 1,303 MB/s
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Typical Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB Builds (Compare 19,454 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 199%
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Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $176Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,854x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,757x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,896x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,088x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,980x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,671x
SSD
Black SN770 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWDBench 380%, 12,579 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples765x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples712x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples665x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $1,011

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Excellent

23 months ago.

SN850 levels of performance at SN750 prices (and much improved thermals/power efficiency). What's not to love?! Put this thing in Gaming Mode and you are laughing! —[removes the latency involved in power state switching which, in some situations, would make an nvme drive perform slower than a sata one]

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