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SN850 PS5 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 441% (5th of 1072)

Based on 316 user benchmarks.  Model: WD_BLACK SN850 PS5 1TB
Poor: 251%Average: 441% Great: 638%

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Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black SN850 PS5 1TB averaged 341.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black SN850 PS5 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,475MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,305MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black SN850 PS5 1TB is 388%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black SN850 PS5 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 188MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 85.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 316 samples)
Rank 5441%
Min Avg Max
1,802 Read 3,285 4,488
1,277 Write 3,305 4,788
1,269 Mixed 2,587 3343
929 SusWrite 2,299 4,159
645% 2,869 MB/s
Min Avg Max
42.9 4K Read 90 86.9
71.1 4K Write 188 318
49.9 4K Mixed 85.2 118
345% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
813 DQ Read 1,669 2,437
448 DQ Write 1,328 2,018
630 DQ Mixed 1,475 2,271
1110% 1,490 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
675GB free
Firmware: 615000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4732 4725 4733 4731 3072 1279 MB/s
632% Outstanding
Read 4,032
Write 4,158
Mixed 3,282
SusWrite 3,879
865% 3,838 MB/s
4K Read 85.7
4K Write 303
4K Mixed 117
440% 168 MB/s
DQ Read 2,517
DQ Write 1,973
DQ Mixed 2,210
1,663% 2,234 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 615000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4218 4087 4090 4118 4114 4098 MB/s
620% Outstanding
Read 3,820
Write 3,998
Mixed 2,942
SusWrite 4,121
839% 3,720 MB/s
4K Read 57.7
4K Write 293
4K Mixed 106
378% 152 MB/s
DQ Read 2,488
DQ Write 2000
DQ Mixed 2,236
1,676% 2,241 MB/s
439GB free
Firmware: 615000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3415 1807 1779 1760 1500 1319 MB/s
451% Outstanding
Read 3,570
Write 3,867
Mixed 3,013
SusWrite 1,930
696% 3,095 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 98.5
355% 133 MB/s
DQ Read 2,047
DQ Write 1,625
DQ Mixed 1,766
1,341% 1,813 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 615000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2069 1463 1413 1397 1363 1270 MB/s
370% Outstanding
Read 3,427
Write 3,420
Mixed 2,785
SusWrite 1,496
624% 2,782 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 67.3
226% 76.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,806
DQ Write 1,439
DQ Mixed 1,589
1,198% 1,611 MB/s
249GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 615000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1282 767 743 707 784 932 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 2,373
Write 2,030
Mixed 2,053
SusWrite 869
410% 1,831 MB/s
4K Read 58.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 72.6
242% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,614
DQ Write 1360
DQ Mixed 1491
1,116% 1,488 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 232%
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Desktop 116%
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Workstation 273%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI (MS-7D30)

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples1,936x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,139x
Core i9-12900KFIntel  $310Bench 117%, 15,291 samples319x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples865x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples568x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples506x
SSD
SN850 PS5 1TBWd_blackBench 441%, 316 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples255x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples236x
CMT32GX5M2B5600C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 167%, 4,540 samples160x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $957

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