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WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 487% (3rd of 1072)

Based on 878 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB
Poor: 253%Average: 487% Great: 666%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB averaged 387.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,313MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,699MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB is 413%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 200MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 71.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 878 samples)
Rank 3487%
Min Avg Max
2,088 Read 3,796 4,706
1,631 Write 3,699 5,018
1,327 Mixed 2,662 3,294
1,165 SusWrite 2,903 4,593
734% 3,265 MB/s
Min Avg Max
41.7 4K Read 71.9 86.2
52.8 4K Write 200 323
42.7 4K Mixed 85 114
324% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
613 DQ Read 1,592 2,404
147 DQ Write 1,104 1,934
258 DQ Mixed 1,313 2,121
990% 1,336 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4613 4566 2692 2556 2555 2291 MB/s
574% Outstanding
Read 4,668
Write 4,792
Mixed 3,272
SusWrite 3,212
896% 3,986 MB/s
4K Read 84.9
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 107
395% 145 MB/s
DQ Read 1,844
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 1,489
1,133% 1,540 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4583 4637 2929 1720 1951 1800 MB/s
565% Outstanding
Read 4642
Write 4,970
Mixed 3,150
SusWrite 2,937
882% 3,925 MB/s
4K Read 76.4
4K Write 270
4K Mixed 99.7
386% 149 MB/s
DQ Read 2,096
DQ Write 1,619
DQ Mixed 1,795
1,360% 1,837 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2508 1565 1597 1555 1479 1494 MB/s
468% Outstanding
Read 4,335
Write 4,328
Mixed 3,038
SusWrite 1,700
750% 3,350 MB/s
4K Read 67.7
4K Write 276
4K Mixed 99.1
376% 148 MB/s
DQ Read 2,048
DQ Write 1380
DQ Mixed 1,595
1,223% 1,674 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2673 2689 2706 2709 2297 2015 MB/s
386% Outstanding
Read 3,320
Write 2,686
Mixed 2,331
SusWrite 2,515
609% 2,713 MB/s
4K Read 51.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 61.7
213% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,095
DQ Write 455
DQ Mixed 956
660% 836 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,725,759 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 453%
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Desktop
Desktop 125%
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Workstation
Workstation 596%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z790-E GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-13900KIntel  $500Bench 129%, 49,132 samples2,031x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples668x
Core i9-13900KFIntel  $479Bench 129%, 16,914 samples274x
GPU
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples1,387x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples473x
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples352x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X 2000GBNvmeBench 487%, 878 samples1x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples237x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples197x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G322x31.5GBGBench 190%, 6,603 samples165x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $2,300

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