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WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 401% (12th of 1072)

Based on 74 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB
Poor: 255%Average: 401% Great: 555%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB averaged 300.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,164MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,271MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB is 300%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 175MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 74 samples)
Rank 12401%
Min Avg Max
1,347 Read 3,301 4,683
1,442 Write 3,271 4,819
1,190 Mixed 2,365 3,079
1,046 SusWrite 2,108 4,335
620% 2,761 MB/s
Min Avg Max
36.8 4K Read 61.9 83.7
77.2 4K Write 175 315
44.2 4K Mixed 78.1 110
286% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
600 DQ Read 1,351 2,341
284 DQ Write 987 2,019
452 DQ Mixed 1,164 2,170
871% 1,167 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4418 4582 4590 4590 4581 4576 MB/s
653% Outstanding
Read 4,389
Write 4,529
Mixed 3,064
SusWrite 4,556
932% 4,135 MB/s
4K Read 73.9
4K Write 252
4K Mixed 99.3
373% 142 MB/s
DQ Read 2,206
DQ Write 1,651
DQ Mixed 1,866
1,412% 1,908 MB/s
588GB free
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4688 4772 4808 3124 1155 1348 MB/s
522% Outstanding
Read 3,994
Write 4175
Mixed 2,762
SusWrite 3,316
802% 3,562 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 84.5
318% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,668
DQ Write 1,167
DQ Mixed 1,344
1,023% 1,393 MB/s
661GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4114 3672 1772 1610 1657 1380 MB/s
516% Outstanding
Read 4,439
Write 4,386
Mixed 2,971
SusWrite 2,368
794% 3,541 MB/s
4K Read 74.8
4K Write 255
4K Mixed 98.8
375% 143 MB/s
DQ Read 2033
DQ Write 1,550
DQ Mixed 1,719
1,305% 1,767 MB/s
737GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 838 3291 2511 1029 983 969 MB/s
424% Outstanding
Read 4223
Write 4,308
Mixed 2,872
SusWrite 1,604
728% 3,252 MB/s
4K Read 74.2
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 91.6
350% 131 MB/s
DQ Read 1,242
DQ Write 1,008
DQ Mixed 541
564% 930 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,804,206 SSDs tested

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Typical WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB Builds (Compare 3,758 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 samples1,769x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $291Bench 117%, 66,991 samples798x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $215Bench 114%, 78,749 samples770x
GPU
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,221x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples507x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples488x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GBNvmeBench 401%, 74 samples1x
RAM
HMCG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 139%, 1,072 samples443x
HMCG78MEBUA084N 2x16GBUnknownBench 141%, 577 samples297x
CG78MEBUA081N 2x16GBUnknownBench 143%, 829 samples256x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $340

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