WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2...
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Effective Speed +33% Effective Speed 33%Average Score +28% Read 95%, Write 52%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 17%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +35% Read 114%, Write 61%, 4K Read 9%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed 48%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment -299%User Rating -36%, Market Share -1,094%, Price -73%, Value 8%Nice To Haves +61% DQ Read 81%, DQ Write 47%, DQ Mixed 51%, ADQ Read 96%, ADQ Write 55%, ADQ Mixed 59%, Age 42%, AS-SSD Total 60%

Average Bench: 131% (146^th of 1026)

Based on 8,564 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS512G1X0C-00ENX0

Poor: 94%Average: 131% Great: 153%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) averaged 30.7% 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 404MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 622MB/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 58.7%. 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 317MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 414MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,564 samples)

Rank 146131%

Min	Avg	Max
500	Read 897	1,073
406	Write 622	782
282	Mixed 414	612
144	SusWrite 317	389
125% 562 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.8	4K Read 36.4	44.7
48.8	4K Write 103	133
24.9	4K Mixed 45.5	58.7
168% 61.7 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
493	DQ Read 622	663
121	DQ Write 446	525
138	DQ Mixed 404	481
337% 491 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 7 hrs ago.

377GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 372 374 372 370 327 MB/s

139% Outstanding

Write 766

Mixed 311

SusWrite 366

133% 601 MB/s

4K Read 39.6

4K Write 116

4K Mixed 47.4

182% 67.7 MB/s

DQ Read 549

DQ Write 483

DQ Mixed 442

352% 491 MB/s

FRA-User, 10 hrs ago.

381GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 379 374 381 380 379 MB/s

139% Outstanding

Write 741

Mixed 398

SusWrite 381

135% 607 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 97.3

4K Mixed 49.9

172% 61.5 MB/s

DQ Read 653

DQ Write 505

DQ Mixed 412

354% 523 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

180GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 245 239 181 193 148 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 734

Mixed 348

SusWrite 218

124% 559 MB/s

4K Read 33.6

4K Write 90.5

4K Mixed 49.4

162% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 320

DQ Mixed 478

358% 486 MB/s

SWE-User, 1 hr ago.

42GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 103 96 61 53 69 MB/s

91.7% Outstanding

Write 419

Mixed 352

SusWrite 99.3

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 41.8

4K Write 125

4K Mixed 34.7

174% 67.3 MB/s

DQ Read 657

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 308

266% 406 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

135GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 255 195 172 153 100 MB/s

91.3% Outstanding

Write 767

Mixed 496

SusWrite 202

132% 591 MB/s

4K Read 30.1

4K Write 54.7

4K Mixed 37.3

122% 40.7 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 99.6

DQ Mixed 108

80% 105 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $240

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Core i7-8700KIntel $350Bench 94%, 465,919 samples	24,359x
Core i5-8600KIntel $230Bench 93%, 152,736 samples	4,613x
Core i7-8700Intel $310Bench 91%, 177,030 samples	1,602x

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GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 133%, 504,452 samples	8,268x
GTX 1080Nvidia $520Bench 103%, 656,956 samples	6,588x
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 866,583 samples	2,860x

SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)WD $241Bench 131%, 8,564 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $90Bench 86%, 128,995 samples	3,192x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 82%, 373,850 samples	2,662x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $85Bench 83%, 52,247 samples	1,374x

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Value: 49% - Average

Total price: $1,729

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Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $49
Intel Core i5-9400F $154	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $365	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $42	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $681	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $24

WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Average Bench: 131% (146^th of 1026)

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Average Bench: 131% (146th of 1026)

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