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WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB

WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB
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Effective Speed +222% Effective Speed 222%Average Score +271% Read 386%, Write 428%, 4K Read 67%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 409%, 4K Mixed 50%, SusWrite 517%Peak Score +358% Read 623%, Write 620%, 4K Read 80%, 4K Write 76%, Mixed 511%, 4K Mixed 66%, SusWrite 531%Value & Sentiment -879%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,744%Nice To Haves +291% DQ Read 365%, DQ Write 313%, DQ Mixed 348%, ADQ Read 232%, ADQ Write 196%, ADQ Mixed 268%, Age 278%, AS-SSD Total 327%

Average Bench: 317% (27^th of 1072)

Based on 283 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN770 5

Poor: 181%Average: 317% Great: 450%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB averaged 217.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 957MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,139MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB is 269%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 125MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 67.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 283 samples)

Rank 27317%

Min	Avg	Max
804	Read 2,221	3,662
773	Write 2,139	3,490
788	Mixed 1,827	2,587
726	SusWrite 1,830	2,442
451% 2,004 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
32.7	4K Read 57.4	77.3
53.3	4K Write 125	215
34.4	4K Mixed 67.7	96.6
240% 83.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
451	DQ Read 1,085	1,707
305	DQ Write 856	1,480
387	DQ Mixed 957	1,485
720% 966 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 22 days ago.

366GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2424 2435 2435 2425 1575 471 MB/s

355% Outstanding

Write 2,547

Mixed 2,249

SusWrite 1,961

533% 2,371 MB/s

4K Read 62.1

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 68.7

243% 82.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,304

DQ Write 1,018

DQ Mixed 1,220

897% 1,181 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

382GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 731120WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2022 2088 2123 2121 2139 1677 MB/s

319% Outstanding

Write 2,229

Mixed 2,040

SusWrite 2,028

489% 2,172 MB/s

4K Read 54.9

4K Write 93

4K Mixed 60.9

210% 69.6 MB/s

DQ Read 900

DQ Write 643

DQ Mixed 786

583% 776 MB/s

USA-User, 21 days ago.

406GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2213 2203 2188 2212 2203 1941 MB/s

312% Outstanding

Write 2,239

Mixed 1,604

SusWrite 2,160

435% 1,920 MB/s

4K Read 51.4

4K Write 92.4

4K Mixed 59.2

203% 67.7 MB/s

DQ Read 1,270

DQ Write 1,023

DQ Mixed 1,134

852% 1,142 MB/s

CAN-User, 21 days ago.

268GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2154 2149 2149 1312 457 363 MB/s

297% Outstanding

Write 2,267

Mixed 1989

SusWrite 1,431

461% 2,054 MB/s

4K Read 55.9

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 66

229% 78.3 MB/s

DQ Read 976

DQ Write 739

DQ Mixed 873

649% 863 MB/s

USA-User, 10 hrs ago.

152GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 731100WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1832 2126 1447 541 380 312 MB/s

290% Outstanding

Write 2,266

Mixed 2,007

SusWrite 1,106

443% 1,979 MB/s

4K Read 66.2

4K Write 145

4K Mixed 73.2

271% 94.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1013

DQ Write 708

DQ Mixed 917

669% 879 MB/s

BRA-User, 18 days ago.

333GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2011 1907 2021 2114 1556 1475 MB/s

283% Outstanding

Write 1,908

Mixed 1,954

SusWrite 1,847

429% 1,899 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 60.5

193% 65 MB/s

DQ Read 943

DQ Write 584

DQ Mixed 769

572% 765 MB/s

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Desktop 95%

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Workstation 31%

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System: Dell XPS 8930

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	2,996x
Core i7-9700Intel $250Bench 92%, 79,875 samples	1,525x
Core i5-8400Intel $129Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	328x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	929x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	697x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	646x

SSD
WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GBNvmeBench 317%, 283 samples	1x

RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 8,965 samples	473x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 9,471 samples	470x
HMA81GU6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 4,647 samples	361x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $259

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB

Average Bench: 317% (27^th of 1072)

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WD_BLACK SN770 5 500GB

Average Bench: 317% (27th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 317% (27^th of 1072)