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SN850X HS 1000GB

SN850X HS 1000GB
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Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -28%Read -10%, Write -20%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write -62%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed -60%, SusWrite 17%Peak Score -65%Read -41%, Write -54%, 4K Read -161%, 4K Write -33%, Mixed -39%, 4K Mixed -119%, SusWrite -8%Value & Sentiment -37%User Rating -37%Nice To Haves +7% DQ Read 9%, DQ Write 17%, DQ Mixed 19%, ADQ Read -26%, ADQ Write -7%, ADQ Mixed -16%, Age 60%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 508% (7^th of 1080)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: WD_BLACK SN850X HS 1000GB

Poor: 402%Average: 508% Great: 651%

Outstanding average bench

The Wd_black SN850X HS 1000GB averaged 408.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wd_black SN850X HS 1000GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,281MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 3,891MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd_black SN850X HS 1000GB is 249%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Wd_black SN850X HS 1000GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 128MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 58.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 7508%

Min	Avg	Max
3,579	Read 3,802	4,203
3,383	Write 3,891	4,180
2,646	Mixed 3,072	3,350
3,074	SusWrite 3,682	4241
814% 3,612 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
45.3	4K Read 58.1	73.6
56	4K Write 128	285
46.5	4K Mixed 69.1	99.9
244% 84.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
532	DQ Read 1,358	2,519
460	DQ Write 1,170	2,230
582	DQ Mixed 1,281	2,492
955% 1,270 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 12 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 624361WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 4247 4259 4289 4458 4251 3942 MB/s

651% Outstanding

Write 4,180

Mixed 3,350

SusWrite 4241

900% 3,993 MB/s

4K Read 73.6

4K Write 285

4K Mixed 99.9

390% 153 MB/s

DQ Read 2,519

DQ Write 2,230

DQ Mixed 2,492

1,836% 2,414 MB/s

USA-User, 12 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 624331WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3937 3938 3943 3928 3918 3912 MB/s

513% Outstanding

Write 4,000

Mixed 3,121

SusWrite 3,929

835% 3,699 MB/s

4K Read 56.6

4K Write 107

4K Mixed 66

227% 76.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,300

DQ Write 1,112

DQ Mixed 1,188

895% 1,200 MB/s

USA-User, 12 months ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 624331WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3832 3837 3864 3861 3859 3881 MB/s

508% Outstanding

Write 3,888

Mixed 3,076

SusWrite 3,855

820% 3,634 MB/s

4K Read 56.9

4K Write 105

4K Mixed 66.6

227% 76.1 MB/s

DQ Read 1,329

DQ Write 1116

DQ Mixed 1,185

898% 1,210 MB/s

USA-User, 11 months ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 624331WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3862 3833 3840 3848 3782 2753 MB/s

497% Outstanding

Write 3,909

Mixed 3,101

SusWrite 3,653

814% 3,610 MB/s

4K Read 57.3

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 66.4

228% 76.6 MB/s

DQ Read 1,292

DQ Write 1,082

DQ Mixed 1,186

889% 1,187 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 624361WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3831 3832 3816 3810 2997 1738 MB/s

476% Outstanding

Write 3,985

Mixed 3,138

SusWrite 3,338

803% 3,563 MB/s

4K Read 59.1

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 68.9

234% 77.9 MB/s

DQ Read 1177

DQ Write 1,018

DQ Mixed 1,052

801% 1,082 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 624361WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3097 3094 3080 3026 3066 3081 MB/s

402% Outstanding

Write 3,383

Mixed 2,646

SusWrite 3,074

713% 3,171 MB/s

4K Read 45.3

4K Write 56

4K Mixed 46.5

158% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 532

DQ Write 460

DQ Mixed 582

412% 524 MB/s

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $169	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $345	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $225	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $350

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