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WD_BLACK SN770 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 382% (15th of 1072)

Based on 274 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN770 500GB
Poor: 196%Average: 382% Great: 534%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 500GB averaged 281.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,064MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 3,092MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 500GB is 338%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 174MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 75.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 274 samples)
Rank 15382%
Min Avg Max
1,495 Read 3,092 4,235
851 Write 2,561 3,701
889 Mixed 1,920 2,535
599 SusWrite 1,833 2,996
526% 2,352 MB/s
Min Avg Max
37.4 4K Read 87.3 86.7
40.4 4K Write 174 299
28.4 4K Mixed 75.9 111
322% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
544 DQ Read 1,314 1,828
202 DQ Write 959 1,727
315 DQ Mixed 1,064 1,537
815% 1,113 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731120WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 48 47 52 60 61 MB/s
510% Outstanding
Read 4,504
Write 49.5
Mixed 102
SusWrite 49.2
245% 1,176 MB/s
4K Read 810
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 7.1
1,238% 273 MB/s
456GB free
Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2468 2500 2496 2495 2487 2468 MB/s
399% Outstanding
Read 3,154
Write 2,510
Mixed 1,944
SusWrite 2,486
566% 2,524 MB/s
4K Read 65.5
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 79.5
277% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,124
DQ Write 487
DQ Mixed 832
610% 815 MB/s
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3209 3167 3031 2175 590 295 MB/s
374% Outstanding
Read 3,443
Write 3,213
Mixed 2,237
SusWrite 2078
615% 2,743 MB/s
4K Read 58.4
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 68.7
240% 82.4 MB/s
DQ Read 911
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 763
581% 788 MB/s
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2733 2892 2827 635 247 291 MB/s
333% Outstanding
Read 3,391
Write 3,252
Mixed 2,284
SusWrite 1604
590% 2,633 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 61.5
207% 75.5 MB/s
DQ Read 860
DQ Write 730
DQ Mixed 797
597% 796 MB/s
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 731030WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1148 1236 1150 1166 1167 1181 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 1,262
Write 909
Mixed 910
SusWrite 1,175
239% 1,064 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 48
172% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 603
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 426
310% 414 MB/s
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Typical WD_BLACK SN770 500GB Builds (Compare 7,579 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z690-A

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples2,124x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,769x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples756x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $899Bench 187%, 424,051 samples842x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples783x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $479Bench 158%, 218,061 samples554x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN770 500GBNvmeBench 382%, 274 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples504x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples455x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples389x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $1,139

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