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WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 327% (24th of 1072)

Based on 254 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850X
Poor: 173%Average: 327% Great: 539%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB averaged 227.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,013MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,441MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB is 367%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 126MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 65.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 254 samples)
Rank 24327%
Min Avg Max
1,005 Read 2,483 4,502
823 Write 2,441 4,835
768 Mixed 2,035 3,290
610 SusWrite 1,782 3,247
492% 2,185 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.5 4K Read 61.1 79.9
41.5 4K Write 126 290
29.6 4K Mixed 65.7 103
243% 84.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
420 DQ Read 1,143 2,271
204 DQ Write 896 1,936
278 DQ Mixed 1,013 2,104
760% 1,017 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
801GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3713 3799 1703 1188 1390 852 MB/s
428% Outstanding
Read 3,885
Write 4,039
Mixed 3,018
SusWrite 2,108
733% 3,262 MB/s
4K Read 55.1
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 68.2
233% 80.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,796
DQ Write 1429
DQ Mixed 1,687
1,242% 1,637 MB/s
864GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2188 2194 2207 2244 2246 2250 MB/s
339% Outstanding
Read 2434
Write 2,342
Mixed 2,125
SusWrite 2,222
514% 2,281 MB/s
4K Read 51
4K Write 91.7
4K Mixed 60.1
203% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,081
DQ Write 860
DQ Mixed 976
729% 972 MB/s
683GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2144 2131 2135 1668 1536 1428 MB/s
306% Outstanding
Read 2,478
Write 2,333
Mixed 2,111
SusWrite 1,840
493% 2,191 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 58.8
205% 68.7 MB/s
DQ Read 801
DQ Write 602
DQ Mixed 661
505% 688 MB/s
263GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2105 1306 1267 1204 1129 934 MB/s
298% Outstanding
Read 2576
Write 2,392
Mixed 2,211
SusWrite 1,324
477% 2,126 MB/s
4K Read 56.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 69.1
237% 81.3 MB/s
DQ Read 998
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 922
692% 924 MB/s
756GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 31WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2343 2374 1770 1725 1264 1268 MB/s
284% Outstanding
Read 1,668
Write 2,203
Mixed 1,609
SusWrite 1,791
411% 1,817 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 61.6
209% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,083
DQ Write 862
DQ Mixed 989
736% 978 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620311WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1652 1078 1024 971 953 929 MB/s
281% Outstanding
Read 2,537
Write 2,063
Mixed 2,010
SusWrite 1,101
432% 1,928 MB/s
4K Read 58.9
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 69.5
238% 80.4 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 761
DQ Mixed 882
656% 872 MB/s
757GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 31WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2276 2320 2320 2208 1059 892 MB/s
276% Outstanding
Read 1,413
Write 2,157
Mixed 1,547
SusWrite 1,846
395% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 51.5
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 60.7
205% 68.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,131
DQ Write 824
DQ Mixed 977
730% 978 MB/s
738GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1967 1997 1920 1246 1040 916 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 1912
Write 2,127
Mixed 1,834
SusWrite 1,514
417% 1,847 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 56.4
190% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 746
DQ Write 590
DQ Mixed 696
513% 677 MB/s
868GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 297 305 287 302 287 MB/s
152% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,573
Mixed 1,356
SusWrite 301
268% 1,195 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 41.1
137% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 793
DQ Write 515
DQ Mixed 623
473% 644 MB/s
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING - $477

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples4,779x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples1,051x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples481x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples1,359x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples812x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples399x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X 1TBNvmeBench 327%, 254 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples406x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples331x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples265x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $1,225

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