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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

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Average Bench: 126% (132nd of 1003)

Based on 11,576 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0, NVMe WDC WDS256G1X0C-
Poor: 84%Average: 126% Great: 144%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) averaged 26.4% 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 604MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) is 59.9%. 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 174MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 350MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,576 samples)
Rank 132126%
Min Avg Max
538 Read 962 1,084
212 Write 460 679
199 Mixed 350 566
75 SusWrite 174 222
107% 486 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.2 4K Read 42.5 45.1
48.1 4K Write 101 134
22.2 4K Mixed 45.7 58.3
176% 63 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 604 664
202 DQ Write 472 526
140 DQ Mixed 337 394
307% 471 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 188 208 201 202 210 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 903
Write 640
Mixed 424
SusWrite 201
120% 542 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 51.3
177% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 342
322% 505 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 206 210 207 210 210 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 772
Write 236
Mixed 292
SusWrite 212
83% 378 MB/s
4K Read 33.1
4K Write 93.4
4K Mixed 48.8
162% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 516
DQ Mixed 340
322% 506 MB/s
173GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 215 217 211 214 214 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 441
Write 632
Mixed 376
SusWrite 217
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 53.8
185% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 665
DQ Write 520
DQ Mixed 340
323% 508 MB/s
69GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 118 76 113 85 75 MB/s
85.7% Excellent
Read 423
Write 275
Mixed 230
SusWrite 105
57% 258 MB/s
4K Read 33.5
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 32.5
139% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 663
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 338
282% 420 MB/s
115GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 203 165 181 153 142 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 586
Write 224
Mixed 274
SusWrite 173
69% 314 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 87.5
4K Mixed 43.7
150% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 37.4
DQ Write 96.7
DQ Mixed 50.4
43% 61.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop 80%
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Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $108Bench 82%, 162,203 samples10,197x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 85%, 98,753 samples4,182x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $146Bench 87%, 59,652 samples3,784x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 620,088 samples4,800x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 38%, 370,121 samples2,596x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 579,633 samples2,515x
SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)WD  $90Bench 126%, 11,576 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 194,158 samples2,521x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $85Bench 91%, 97,100 samples815x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $85Bench 94%, 64,999 samples730x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $626

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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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