WD WDS256G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2...
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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

256GB 512GB

Effective Speed +20% Effective Speed 20%Average User Bench +5% Read 97%, Write 5%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed -5%, SusWrite -81%Peak Lab Bench +15% Read 116%, Write 40%, 4K Read -1%, 4K Write 4%, Mixed 37%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -87%Value & Sentiment -212%User Rating -56%, Market Share -817%, Price 27%, Value -5%Nice To Haves +51% DQ Read 73%, DQ Write 46%, DQ Mixed 18%, ADQ Read 83%, ADQ Write 57%, ADQ Mixed 24%, Age 57%, AS-SSD Total 53%

Market Leaders

Average Bench: 125% (142^nd of 1011)

Based on 14,607 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS256G1X0C-00ENX0, NVMe WDC WDS256G1X0C-

Poor: 90%Average: 125% Great: 144%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017) averaged 24.8% 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 336MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 606MB/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 54.3%. 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 177MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 358MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,607 samples)

Rank 142125%

Min	Avg	Max
547	Read 926	1,105
197	Write 444	680
202	Mixed 358	570
81.3	SusWrite 177	223
105% 476 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.7	4K Read 40.4	44.5
54.9	4K Write 102	132
23.6	4K Mixed 46	58.5
174% 62.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
246	DQ Read 606	664
129	DQ Write 466	525
133	DQ Mixed 336	396
306% 469 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CHL-User, 3 hrs ago.

204GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 208 208 212 211 210 MB/s

135% Outstanding

Write 466

Mixed 313

SusWrite 215

108% 493 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 52.4

181% 68.8 MB/s

DQ Read 658

DQ Write 515

DQ Mixed 360

331% 511 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

75GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 205 170 196 162 147 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 654

Mixed 264

SusWrite 188

118% 539 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 120

4K Mixed 41

173% 66.2 MB/s

DQ Read 616

DQ Write 525

DQ Mixed 394

344% 512 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

103GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 78 101 118 81 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 235

Mixed 269

SusWrite 122

91% 422 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 97.7

4K Mixed 50.4

166% 60.3 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 518

DQ Mixed 361

332% 514 MB/s

USA-User, 31 mins ago.

32GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 124 105 114 64 101 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 412

Mixed 287

SusWrite 114

74% 334 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 51.2

176% 64.8 MB/s

DQ Read 658

DQ Write 519

DQ Mixed 399

350% 525 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 hr ago.

175GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 211 210 204 206 208 MB/s

96% Outstanding

Write 336

Mixed 275

SusWrite 210

82% 371 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 56.3

4K Mixed 30.4

99% 35.5 MB/s

DQ Read 655

DQ Write 502

DQ Mixed 308

304% 488 MB/s

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Gaming 55%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME B350-PLUS - $100

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $101Bench 69%, 196,049 samples	11,392x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $215Bench 69%, 115,472 samples	4,683x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $140Bench 74%, 77,142 samples	4,223x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $250Bench 56%, 658,138 samples	5,338x
GTX 1070Nvidia $300Bench 78%, 627,011 samples	2,898x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 31%, 434,138 samples	2,865x

SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)WD $110Bench 125%, 14,607 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $76Bench 84%, 235,874 samples	2,840x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $83Bench 87%, 138,577 samples	948x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $73Bench 90%, 74,982 samples	847x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $637

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19 months 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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22 months ago.

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Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1660 $220	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $55
Intel Core i5-9600K $225	Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $275	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
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HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $88
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $603	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
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WD WDS256G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB (2017)

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