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WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 127% (183rd of 1072)

Based on 926 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC WDS512G1X0C-
Poor: 78%Average: 127% Great: 153%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB averaged 26.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 383MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 609MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB is 75.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 301MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 405MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 926 samples)
Rank 183127%
Min Avg Max
344 Read 864 1,074
299 Write 593 780
247 Mixed 405 624
115 SusWrite 301 400
120% 541 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 37.1 44.9
42.4 4K Write 101 137
21.2 4K Mixed 43.8 59
166% 60.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
340 DQ Read 609 662
98.1 DQ Write 438 533
64.2 DQ Mixed 383 476
324% 477 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
268GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 294 248 252 235 165 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 1,026
Write 554
Mixed 368
SusWrite 246
121% 549 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 31.3
144% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 618
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 391
342% 509 MB/s
131GB free
Firmware: 00WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 325 321 321 354 321 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 926
Write 427
Mixed 365
SusWrite 337
113% 514 MB/s
4K Read 29.9
4K Write 67.8
4K Mixed 36.9
128% 44.9 MB/s
DQ Read 657
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 464
364% 509 MB/s
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 149 76 85 112 62 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 902
Write 726
Mixed 565
SusWrite 126
129% 579 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 79.3
4K Mixed 44
151% 52.6 MB/s
DQ Read 655
DQ Write 531
DQ Mixed 432
367% 539 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B35900WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 322 339 366 303 334 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 554
Write 466
Mixed 225
SusWrite 336
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 43.1
133% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 484
DQ Mixed 446
368% 531 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: B359 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 135 57 72 114 38 MB/s
91.8% Outstanding
Read 906
Write 653
Mixed 292
SusWrite 111
108% 491 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 27.1
164% 66.7 MB/s
DQ Read 20
DQ Write 23.8
DQ Mixed 7
9% 16.9 MB/s
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 76%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z270X-Ultra Gaming - $165

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $242Bench 84%, 712,312 samples983x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples326x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples164x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples255x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples242x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples210x
SSD
WDC WDS512G1X0C- 512GBNvmeBench 127%, 926 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples174x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples70x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples40x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $850

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