WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2...
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Effective Speed +37% Effective Speed 37%Average Score +31% Read 101%, Write 48%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 22%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 4%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score +37% Read 113%, Write 61%, 4K Read 10%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed 50%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment -388%User Rating -36%, Market Share -1,456%, Price -65%, Value 6%Nice To Haves +61% DQ Read 83%, DQ Write 49%, DQ Mixed 49%, ADQ Read 94%, ADQ Write 58%, ADQ Mixed 56%, Age 35%, AS-SSD Total 61%

Average Bench: 133% (149^th of 1040)

Based on 9,220 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS512G1X0C-00ENX0

Poor: 96%Average: 133% Great: 153%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) averaged 33.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 414MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 625MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) is 57.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 302MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 413MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 9,220 samples)

Rank 149133%

Min	Avg	Max
547	Read 917	1,066
377	Write 604	781
280	Mixed 413	623
127	SusWrite 302	396
124% 559 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
25.7	4K Read 39.8	44.5
71.7	4K Write 108	133
26.1	4K Mixed 46	59.4
176% 64.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
487	DQ Read 625	663
264	DQ Write 462	526
208	DQ Mixed 414	484
345% 500 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NOR-User, 10 hrs ago.

306GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 389 360 365 363 365 364 MB/s

144% Outstanding

Write 441

Mixed 390

SusWrite 368

122% 552 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 118

4K Mixed 52

179% 67.6 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 500

DQ Mixed 466

380% 543 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 hrs ago.

153GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 362 300 324 314 363 MB/s

141% Outstanding

Write 760

Mixed 374

SusWrite 338

134% 604 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 113

4K Mixed 54.5

182% 67.5 MB/s

DQ Read 654

DQ Write 510

DQ Mixed 437

366% 534 MB/s

CHL-User, 14 hrs ago.

252GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 358 262 351 348 246 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 505

Mixed 356

SusWrite 322

116% 526 MB/s

4K Read 35.6

4K Write 78.7

4K Mixed 42.5

150% 52.3 MB/s

DQ Read 649

DQ Write 477

DQ Mixed 408

347% 512 MB/s

CZE-User, 16 hrs ago.

89GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 188 91 110 114 89 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 493

Mixed 342

SusWrite 136

84% 376 MB/s

4K Read 42.8

4K Write 123

4K Mixed 35.6

175% 67.1 MB/s

DQ Read 659

DQ Write 527

DQ Mixed 413

358% 533 MB/s

USA-User, 15 hrs ago.

246GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 376 375 378 377 377 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 305

SusWrite 383

102% 460 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 38.2

4K Mixed 32.5

86% 28.8 MB/s

DQ Read 647

DQ Write 425

DQ Mixed 450

359% 508 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

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Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $230Bench 77%, 63,035 samples	730x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $215Bench 82%, 350,484 samples	549x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $195Bench 75%, 98,551 samples	526x

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GTX 1080-TiNvidia $800Bench 135%, 576,417 samples	617x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 733,456 samples	485x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 78%, 939,587 samples	357x

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)WD $241Bench 133%, 9,220 samples	1x

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Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 340,374 samples	239x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 83%, 405,551 samples	137x
Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GFX 2x8GBGBench 100%, 925 samples	101x

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Value: 46% - Average

Total price: $1,567

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Intel Core i5-9600K $185	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $46
Intel Core i5-9400F $142	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $49

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

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