WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2...
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BUY • $241

Effective Speed +35% Effective Speed 35%Average Score +29% Read 100%, Write 46%, 4K Read 18%, 4K Write 18%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score +36% Read 117%, Write 61%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 10%, Mixed 49%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment -344%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,267%, Price -97%, Value -2%Nice To Haves +61% DQ Read 81%, DQ Write 47%, DQ Mixed 51%, ADQ Read 98%, ADQ Write 56%, ADQ Mixed 62%, Age 37%, AS-SSD Total 60%

Average Bench: 131% (151^st of 1040)

Based on 10,200 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS512G1X0C-00ENX0

Poor: 87%Average: 131% Great: 152%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) averaged 31.1% 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 403MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 623MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) is 65.1%. This is a particularly 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 307MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 418MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 10,200 samples)

Rank 151131%

Min	Avg	Max
441	Read 913	1,091
349	Write 595	780
264	Mixed 418	617
130	SusWrite 307	395
124% 558 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.7	4K Read 39.5	44.4
49.5	4K Write 103	132
22.9	4K Mixed 44.7	59
172% 62.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
478	DQ Read 623	663
136	DQ Write 441	524
148	DQ Mixed 403	482
336% 489 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 12 hrs ago.

252GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 365 363 363 365 364 366 MB/s

151% Outstanding

Write 758

Mixed 440

SusWrite 364

140% 631 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 126

4K Mixed 57.3

207% 75.8 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 519

DQ Mixed 418

360% 532 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 hrs ago.

415GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 507 376 376 377 377 376 MB/s

144% Outstanding

Write 773

Mixed 632

SusWrite 398

154% 691 MB/s

4K Read 40.9

4K Write 90.8

4K Mixed 51.9

176% 61.2 MB/s

DQ Read 660

DQ Write 517

DQ Mixed 445

372% 541 MB/s

GBR-User, 15 hrs ago.

221GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 370 376 378 371 377 MB/s

143% Outstanding

Write 771

Mixed 443

SusWrite 379

141% 635 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 54.1

178% 65 MB/s

DQ Read 661

DQ Write 516

DQ Mixed 417

359% 531 MB/s

USA-User, 9 hrs ago.

205GB free (System drive)

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 222 342 231 226 202 MB/s

140% Outstanding

Write 761

Mixed 452

SusWrite 265

141% 638 MB/s

4K Read 42.3

4K Write 122

4K Mixed 41.7

182% 68.5 MB/s

DQ Read 662

DQ Write 523

DQ Mixed 440

371% 542 MB/s

AUS-User, 19 hrs ago.

244GB free

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

SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 369 368 366 369 370 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 761

Mixed 395

SusWrite 372

138% 620 MB/s

4K Read 32.9

4K Write 89.4

4K Mixed 48.3

159% 56.9 MB/s

DQ Read 650

DQ Write 502

DQ Mixed 217

260% 457 MB/s

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Motherboard: Asus CROSSHAIR VI HERO - $227

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Ryzen 7 1800XAMD $230Bench 77%, 62,443 samples	973x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $270Bench 82%, 426,986 samples	772x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $300Bench 75%, 97,635 samples	710x

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GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 137%, 639,553 samples	812x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 106%, 816,196 samples	622x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 80%, 1,013,968 samples	476x

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)WD $241Bench 131%, 10,200 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	304x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	181x
Skill Intl F4-3200C14-8GFX 2x8GBGBench 100%, 1,135 samples	140x

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Value: 45% - Average

Total price: $1,584

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Intel Core i5-10600K $257	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Average Bench: 131% (151^st of 1040)

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Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

Average Bench: 131% (151st of 1040)

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