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WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 497% (2nd of 1071)

Based on 220 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB
Poor: 321%Average: 497% Great: 667%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB averaged 396.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,358MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,716MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB is 347%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 196MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 69.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 220 samples)
Rank 2497%
Min Avg Max
2,242 Read 3,765 4,674
1,902 Write 3,716 4,981
1,790 Mixed 2,716 3,289
1,592 SusWrite 3,065 4,733
746% 3,316 MB/s
Min Avg Max
43.4 4K Read 69.3 85.8
66.8 4K Write 196 311
49.6 4K Mixed 84.8 112
317% 117 MB/s
Min Avg Max
761 DQ Read 1,628 2,464
146 DQ Write 1,156 1,959
269 DQ Mixed 1,358 2,135
1,024% 1,381 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4456 4666 4668 4668 4636 4458 MB/s
686% Outstanding
Read 4,458
Write 4,604
Mixed 3193
SusWrite 4,592
949% 4,212 MB/s
4K Read 73.8
4K Write 310
4K Mixed 105
410% 163 MB/s
DQ Read 2582
DQ Write 2,032
DQ Mixed 2,229
1,689% 2,281 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4694 4705 4703 4697 4477 2138 MB/s
667% Outstanding
Read 4,467
Write 4,705
Mixed 3,199
SusWrite 4,235
935% 4,152 MB/s
4K Read 76.3
4K Write 330
4K Mixed 107
428% 171 MB/s
DQ Read 2,479
DQ Write 2,014
DQ Mixed 2214
1,666% 2,236 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4593 4578 3479 2425 2491 2480 MB/s
577% Outstanding
Read 4,393
Write 4,590
Mixed 3,170
SusWrite 3341
871% 3,874 MB/s
4K Read 72.7
4K Write 257
4K Mixed 101
376% 144 MB/s
DQ Read 2,103
DQ Write 1,587
DQ Mixed 1,768
1,343% 1,819 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4756 4761 2594 1477 1569 1355 MB/s
546% Outstanding
Read 4,264
Write 4354
Mixed 2,980
SusWrite 2,752
806% 3,587 MB/s
4K Read 73.3
4K Write 293
4K Mixed 100
395% 156 MB/s
DQ Read 2,187
DQ Write 1,738
DQ Mixed 1,936
1,456% 1,954 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,845,427 SSDs tested

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Typical WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GB Builds (Compare 3,765 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 140%
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Desktop
Desktop 110%
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Workstation
Workstation 152%
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System: Dell XPS 8950

CPU
Core i7-12700IntelBench 108%, 25,535 samples1,774x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $325Bench 117%, 66,991 samples799x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $237Bench 114%, 78,749 samples771x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,221x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples509x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples488x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X HS 2000GBNvmeBench 497%, 220 samples1x
RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples444x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples299x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples256x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $340

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