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WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 455% (5th of 1072)

Based on 153 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD_BLACK SN850X
Poor: 197%Average: 455% Great: 675%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB averaged 354.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,342MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,296MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB is 478%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 175MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 78.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 153 samples)
Rank 5455%
Min Avg Max
1,309 Read 3,302 4,759
1,194 Write 3,296 5,066
1,183 Mixed 2,540 3,511
841 SusWrite 2,840 4,761
674% 2,994 MB/s
Min Avg Max
35.6 4K Read 66.3 85.4
53.1 4K Write 175 318
47.2 4K Mixed 78.3 114
293% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
638 DQ Read 1,503 2,458
254 DQ Write 1,197 2,144
432 DQ Mixed 1,342 2,305
1,006% 1,347 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620361WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4898 5060 5069 2877 2602 1686 MB/s
660% Outstanding
Read 4827
Write 5,142
Mixed 3,602
SusWrite 3,699
972% 4,318 MB/s
4K Read 87.9
4K Write 320
4K Mixed 113
447% 173 MB/s
DQ Read 2,613
DQ Write 2,143
DQ Mixed 2,407
1,795% 2,388 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 620331WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2689 2667 2687 2562 1482 816 MB/s
417% Outstanding
Read 2,848
Write 2,775
Mixed 2,493
SusWrite 2,150
578% 2,567 MB/s
4K Read 77.5
4K Write 209
4K Mixed 96.8
352% 128 MB/s
DQ Read 1621
DQ Write 1,259
DQ Mixed 1,364
1,041% 1,415 MB/s
979GB free
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2192 2149 2228 2239 2191 2154 MB/s
324% Outstanding
Read 2,386
Write 2,245
Mixed 2,081
SusWrite 2,192
502% 2,226 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 93.6
4K Mixed 58
199% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 735
552% 741 MB/s
177GB free
Firmware: 6202 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1650 1821 1486 1177 1077 1078 MB/s
254% Outstanding
Read 2,169
Write 1,913
Mixed 1,847
SusWrite 1,382
410% 1,827 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 80.3
4K Mixed 54.8
187% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 470
DQ Mixed 581
431% 573 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 61WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1822 1839 1818 1769 1730 1803 MB/s
193% Outstanding
Read 702
Write 1,722
Mixed 1,440
SusWrite 1797
324% 1,415 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 61.3
4K Mixed 37.9
134% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 338
247% 323 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,766,242 SSDs tested

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Typical WD_BLACK SN850X 2TB Builds (Compare 9,027 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 291%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 346%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX - $220

CPU
Core i7-13700KIntel  $325Bench 126%, 41,056 samples2,369x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples1,927x
Core i5-13600KIntel  $269Bench 122%, 27,559 samples994x
GPU
RTX 4070-TiNvidia  $651Bench 240%, 46,082 samples1,363x
RTX 4090Nvidia  $1,800Bench 370%, 25,956 samples1,294x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples975x
SSD
WD_BLACK SN850X 2TBNvmeBench 455%, 153 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples785x
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples697x
Skill Intl F5-6400J3239G162x16GBGBench 186%, 14,947 samples557x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,196

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