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WD WDS512G1X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 131% (186th of 1080)

Based on 14,088 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS512G1X0C-00ENX0
Poor: 84%Average: 131% Great: 155%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) averaged 30.5% 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 398MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 619MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017) is 70.3%. 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 294MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 408MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 14,088 samples)
Rank 186131%
Min Avg Max
336 Read 873 1,055
365 Write 604 781
261 Mixed 408 614
119 SusWrite 294 399
121% 544 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.3 4K Read 40.9 45
62.4 4K Write 106 136
25.2 4K Mixed 46.3 60.4
177% 64.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
502 DQ Read 619 663
172 DQ Write 442 526
162 DQ Mixed 398 477
333% 486 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
365GB free
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 362 364 359 359 357 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 932
Write 391
Mixed 340
SusWrite 368
112% 508 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.1
170% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 658
DQ Write 483
DQ Mixed 495
390% 545 MB/s
236GB free
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 288 336 257 260 186 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 1,006
Write 438
Mixed 360
SusWrite 276
114% 520 MB/s
4K Read 38.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 44.8
180% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 521
DQ Mixed 441
371% 541 MB/s
163GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 202 148 169 135 121 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 688
Write 422
Mixed 409
SusWrite 173
94% 423 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 47.5
210% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 654
DQ Write 524
DQ Mixed 412
357% 530 MB/s
166GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 346 353 339 355 281 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 905
Write 388
Mixed 430
SusWrite 341
114% 516 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 66.9
4K Mixed 28.1
117% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 441
366% 530 MB/s
135GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 261 322 296 221 280 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 751
Write 393
Mixed 319
SusWrite 290
97% 438 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 84.6
4K Mixed 46.3
158% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 616
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 283
252% 388 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 143 102 73 77 58 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 957
Write 508
Mixed 278
SusWrite 112
102% 464 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 36.2
130% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 616
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 407
348% 514 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 315 311 291 294 215 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 918
Write 478
Mixed 384
SusWrite 284
114% 516 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 46
4K Mixed 35.3
114% 36.9 MB/s
DQ Read 473
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 292
226% 318 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 346 322 267 220 89 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 607
Write 373
Mixed 318
SusWrite 261
87% 390 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 25.1
155% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 228
DQ Mixed 346
274% 393 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 248 113 114 144 168 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 676
Write 581
Mixed 380
SusWrite 176
101% 453 MB/s
4K Read 25.3
4K Write 67.9
4K Mixed 44
131% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 661
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 440
342% 478 MB/s
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Core i7-8700KIntel  $160Bench 88%, 746,287 samples6,311x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $123Bench 91%, 264,837 samples2,248x
Core i7-8700Intel  $140Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,012x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $237Bench 124%, 840,268 samples1,167x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,132x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples782x
SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)WD  $154Bench 131%, 14,088 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples895x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $46Bench 84%, 215,644 samples326x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples314x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $766

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