Average Bench: 513% (2nd of 1072)

Based on 26,880 user benchmarks.  Models: WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB, WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB

Outstanding average bench

The WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB averaged 413.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,603MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,927MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB is 402%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 200MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 85.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26,880 samples)
Min Avg Max
1,974 Read 3,851 4,741
1,644 Write 3,927 5,087
1,502 Mixed 2,929 3,562
1,375 SusWrite 3,087 4,842
776% 3,449 MB/s
Min Avg Max
47.1 4K Read 73.6 86.2
78.7 4K Write 200 318
53.4 4K Mixed 85.6 115
327% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
912 DQ Read 1,813 2,504
466 DQ Write 1,425 2,061
698 DQ Mixed 1,603 2,284
1,204% 1,614 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4740 4476 3543 3482 3103 1655 MB/s
Read 4,367
Write 4,493
Mixed 3,175
SusWrite 3,500
874% 3,884 MB/s
4K Read 77.6
4K Write 300
4K Mixed 110
418% 163 MB/s
DQ Read 2,050
DQ Write 1,712
DQ Mixed 1,935
1,435% 1,899 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3790 3809 3933 4089 4090 4091 MB/s
Read 4,358
Write 4,505
Mixed 3,258
SusWrite 3,967
906% 4,022 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 75.1
265% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,965
DQ Write 1,588
DQ Mixed 1,765
1,324% 1,773 MB/s
695GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2235 2245 2272 2302 2013 1400 MB/s
Read 2,528
Write 2,343
Mixed 2,248
SusWrite 2,078
518% 2,299 MB/s
4K Read 59.6
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 76.8
261% 91.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,583
DQ Write 1,368
DQ Mixed 1,447
1,092% 1,466 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2058 1026 988 760 650 604 MB/s
Read 2,593
Write 2,357
Mixed 2229
SusWrite 1,014
459% 2,048 MB/s
4K Read 74.3
4K Write 184
4K Mixed 91.4
327% 116 MB/s
DQ Read 1549
DQ Write 1,269
DQ Mixed 1,356
1,030% 1,391 MB/s
890GB free
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1083 1284 1268 1242 1046 1159 MB/s
Read 1,277
Write 1,244
Mixed 1204
SusWrite 1,180
276% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 61
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 67.4
243% 83.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,433
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 871
732% 1,074 MB/s
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Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $230

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 116% - Outstanding Total price: $1,367

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