WD WDS256G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2...
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Effective Speed +21% Effective Speed 21%Average Score +4% Read 87%, Write 5%, 4K Read 12%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed -4%, 4K Mixed -3%, SusWrite -82%Peak Score +18% Read 113%, Write 40%, 4K Read 4%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed 33%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -72%Value & Sentiment -136%User Rating -11%, Market Share -513%, Price -2%, Value -16%Nice To Haves +51% DQ Read 81%, DQ Write 47%, DQ Mixed 20%, ADQ Read 94%, ADQ Write 60%, ADQ Mixed 30%, Age 16%, AS-SSD Total 58%

Average Bench: 120% (177^th of 1058)

Based on 24,604 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0, NVMe WDC WDS256G1X0C-

Poor: 84%Average: 120% Great: 142%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) averaged 20.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 337MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 628MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) is 57.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 163MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 347MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24,604 samples)

Rank 177120%

Min	Avg	Max
422	Read 865	1,079
212	Write 428	681
210	Mixed 347	561
75.4	SusWrite 163	223
99.2% 451 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	4K Read 38.8	44.7
50.7	4K Write 100	131
24.9	4K Mixed 44.1	58.7
168% 61 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
495	DQ Read 628	664
124	DQ Write 458	526
144	DQ Mixed 337	397
307% 474 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

70GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 204 202 185 158 186 MB/s

142% Outstanding

Write 664

Mixed 576

SusWrite 202

136% 615 MB/s

4K Read 43.2

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 57.1

204% 74.4 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 518

DQ Mixed 381

342% 520 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 hrs ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 146 173 126 103 101 MB/s

137% Outstanding

Write 325

Mixed 266

SusWrite 145

93% 428 MB/s

4K Read 41.2

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 58.1

202% 74 MB/s

DQ Read 664

DQ Write 525

DQ Mixed 379

342% 522 MB/s

CHL-User, 22 hrs ago.

92GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 197 194 174 99 125 MB/s

130% Outstanding

Write 669

Mixed 561

SusWrite 178

133% 601 MB/s

4K Read 39.2

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 50.1

172% 60 MB/s

DQ Read 663

DQ Write 516

DQ Mixed 385

343% 521 MB/s

USA-User, 19 hrs ago.

48GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 151 109 112 83 87 MB/s

122% Outstanding

Write 659

Mixed 251

SusWrite 123

109% 496 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 49.5

162% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 623

DQ Write 516

DQ Mixed 405

348% 515 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 189 201 174 205 169 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 369

Mixed 264

SusWrite 193

102% 467 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 75.4

4K Mixed 19.5

118% 43.3 MB/s

DQ Read 614

DQ Write 183

DQ Mixed 364

277% 387 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

73GB free (System drive)

Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 110 98 66 84 93 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 642

Mixed 211

SusWrite 103

88% 398 MB/s

4K Read 39.9

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 40.2

173% 65.1 MB/s

DQ Read 620

DQ Write 269

DQ Mixed 389

303% 426 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $120

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Ryzen 5 1600AMD $153Bench 72%, 356,857 samples	3,007x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $174Bench 76%, 638,797 samples	2,267x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $200Bench 74%, 139,601 samples	1,518x

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GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,217,004 samples	1,699x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,183,384 samples	1,457x
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 707,004 samples	1,202x

SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)WD $130Bench 120%, 24,604 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples	1,188x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $98Bench 86%, 208,862 samples	579x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $80Bench 86%, 219,821 samples	505x

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Value: 53% - Above average

Total price: $773

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3 years ago.

came too late to the market, pricing is too high, after few months it got easily obsoleted/replaced by the intel 760p which is cheaper and faster

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Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS256G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

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