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Western Digital unveils Black 3D NVMe M2 SSD
Western Digital today introduced the new Black 3D NVMe SSD. These units offer Sequential read (up to 3,400 MB/s for 1TB and 500GB model) and write performance up to 2,800 MB/s for the 1TB model.
The drive accelerates data for PC applications to enable users to quickly, access, engage and capture today’s high-resolution video, audio and gaming content. With growing demand for rich content, PCs must have the capability to run intensive applications and enable the 4K/Ultra HD graphics and video content experiences. To move this immense amount of data quickly and seamlessly, Western Digital developed a new breed of SSDs to help remove the traditional storage bottleneck. This M.2 drive features a new NVMe architecture and controller, which optimally integrates with Western Digital 3D NAND. Western Digital’s new vertically integrated SSD platform was engineered from the ground up, specifically architected to help maximize performance for NVMe SSDs, with advanced power management, durability and endurance for the growing range of applications benefiting from NVMe technology. The M.2 Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD sports:
- A new vertically integrated SSD platform engineered from the ground up to help maximize performance for NVMe SSDs (the new NVMe architecture and controller is integrated with Western Digital 3D NAND)
- Sequential read (up to 3,400 MB/s for 1TB and 500GB model) and write performance (up to 2,800MB/s for 1TB model)
- Up to 500,000 random-read IOPs (for 1TB model)
- Up to 1TB capacity
- Five-year warranty
“Today’s gaming applications require increasing capability from their PCs, and this will only continue to advance. With our new architecture and controller, the Western Digital Black SSD integrates our 3D NAND technology with the NVMe interface to enable new levels of performance. Whether it’s a new gaming rig or a video-editing workstation, our innovative NVMe drives will power many existing and future environments that enable data to thrive,” said, Mark Grace, senior vice president, Devices Business Unit, Western Digital.
Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD– Built to Boost Gaming Systems
With exceptional sequential read (up to 3,400 MB/s for 1TB and 500GB model) and write performance (up to 2,800 MB/s for 1TB model) combined with up to 1TB capacities, the new drive is ideal for enhancing user experiences in gaming environments that benefit from acceleration of intensive fast data. Additionally, the drives feature up to 500,000 random-read IOPs (for 1TB model) to deliver extreme throughput, which is ideal for multi-threaded applications and data-intensive multitasking environments. The drive offers a five-year limited warranty with up to 600TBW endurance (for 1TB model). The Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD is available in the U.S. in capacities of 250GB ($119.99 USD), 500GB ($229.99 USD) and 1TB ($449.99 USD). The new drives will be available by late April 2018 in select Western Digital retailers, e-tailers, resellers, system integrators and distributors globally.
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#5535170 Posted on: 04/05/2018 04:14 PM
Ah that last 1 should have been superscript with 1 meaning the 1TB model, fixing, thanks.
Ah that last 1 should have been superscript with 1 meaning the 1TB model, fixing, thanks.
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#5535176 Posted on: 04/05/2018 04:20 PM
the intel 760p seem to me to perform quite a bit better at much lower price, am i rigth?
Ah that last 1 should have been superscript with 1 meaning the 1TB model, fixing, thanks.
the intel 760p seem to me to perform quite a bit better at much lower price, am i rigth?
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#5535184 Posted on: 04/05/2018 04:44 PM
That's some serious write speeds. I got a 960 EVO 500GB recently to replace my 256GB 950 PRO but I wouldn't mind having that tbh.
Especially with that nice 5yr warranty also vs the 960 EVO's 3yr one.
That's some serious write speeds. I got a 960 EVO 500GB recently to replace my 256GB 950 PRO but I wouldn't mind having that tbh.
Especially with that nice 5yr warranty also vs the 960 EVO's 3yr one.
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#5535222 Posted on: 04/05/2018 06:08 PM
$50 more than I paid for my 1TB Intel 600p but much better write speeds. Not bad.
$50 more than I paid for my 1TB Intel 600p but much better write speeds. Not bad.
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#5535240 Posted on: 04/05/2018 06:44 PM
Top pic is my 960 Pro (512GB on latest firmware and Samsung NVMe drivers), bottom pick is this new WD drive.
From the looks of this the read speed is roughly the same but the new WD drive will install software at a noticeably faster speed. Both the sequential write speed and 4KQ1T1 write speed is seriously impressive.
Credit to SSD review for WD CDM benchmark pic:
http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/wd-black-sandisk-extreme-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-1tb/
Top pic is my 960 Pro (512GB on latest firmware and Samsung NVMe drivers), bottom pick is this new WD drive.
From the looks of this the read speed is roughly the same but the new WD drive will install software at a noticeably faster speed. Both the sequential write speed and 4KQ1T1 write speed is seriously impressive.
Credit to SSD review for WD CDM benchmark pic:
http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/wd-black-sandisk-extreme-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-1tb/
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#5535270 Posted on: 04/05/2018 07:35 PM
wow perfect timing for me, i was saving for the 960 Evo 500GB next month, well i guess its now best to get the WD black 500gb
wow perfect timing for me, i was saving for the 960 Evo 500GB next month, well i guess its now best to get the WD black 500gb
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#5535274 Posted on: 04/05/2018 07:43 PM
You are comparing empty drives to yours.
Small files below 4K are pretty atrocious compared to 960s, which is where most real world 'feel' performance matters.
Compare ATTO and you'll see those drives are more than 5 times faster.
960 EVO is still a better performer, unless the WD is significantly cheaper I'd pass on it.
You are comparing empty drives to yours.
Small files below 4K are pretty atrocious compared to 960s, which is where most real world 'feel' performance matters.
Compare ATTO and you'll see those drives are more than 5 times faster.
wow perfect timing for me, i was saving for the 960 Evo 500GB next month, well i guess its now best to get the WD black 500gb
960 EVO is still a better performer, unless the WD is significantly cheaper I'd pass on it.
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#5535286 Posted on: 04/05/2018 08:15 PM
You are comparing empty drives to yours.
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
You are comparing empty drives to yours.
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
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#5535316 Posted on: 04/05/2018 09:37 PM
Top pic is my 960 Pro (512GB on latest firmware and Samsung NVMe drivers), bottom pick is this new WD drive.
From the looks of this the read speed is roughly the same but the new WD drive will install software at a noticeably faster speed. Both the sequential write speed and 4KQ1T1 write speed is seriously impressive.
Credit to SSD review for WD CDM benchmark pic:
http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/wd-black-sandisk-extreme-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-1tb/
Taken from same source. Can't remember if different CDM versions affect results much tho.
Top pic is my 960 Pro (512GB on latest firmware and Samsung NVMe drivers), bottom pick is this new WD drive.
From the looks of this the read speed is roughly the same but the new WD drive will install software at a noticeably faster speed. Both the sequential write speed and 4KQ1T1 write speed is seriously impressive.
Credit to SSD review for WD CDM benchmark pic:
http://www.thessdreview.com/featured/wd-black-sandisk-extreme-pro-m-2-nvme-ssd-review-1tb/
Taken from same source. Can't remember if different CDM versions affect results much tho.
WD Black M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
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#5535353 Posted on: 04/06/2018 01:01 AM
Taken from same source. Can't remember if different CDM versions affect results much tho.
Sure looks like WD optimized these to be write monsters and focused on 4K+ for read speed. The scores on other bench tools for files smaller than 4K don't look anywhere near as good as this.
If you benched installing Windows on one of these I bet it would be faster than anything other than the 900P drives.
Taken from same source. Can't remember if different CDM versions affect results much tho.
WD Black M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
Samsung 960 EVO M.2 NVMe SSD 1TB
Sure looks like WD optimized these to be write monsters and focused on 4K+ for read speed. The scores on other bench tools for files smaller than 4K don't look anywhere near as good as this.
If you benched installing Windows on one of these I bet it would be faster than anything other than the 900P drives.
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#5535519 Posted on: 04/06/2018 04:14 PM
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
Yes, all synthetic benchmarks (and a few others, too) should be taken with a large grain of salt, imo. Mostly they are psychological props designed to aid sales, either of specific products, or else broad product categories. After all, it's not so much the performance you get but the performance you think you get that is important, right?...
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
Yes, all synthetic benchmarks (and a few others, too) should be taken with a large grain of salt, imo. Mostly they are psychological props designed to aid sales, either of specific products, or else broad product categories. After all, it's not so much the performance you get but the performance you think you get that is important, right?...
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#5535529 Posted on: 04/06/2018 04:47 PM
Actually thinking of buying one just to benchmark. On paper it looks pretty good for the price.
the intel 760p seem to me to perform quite a bit better at much lower price, am i rigth?
Actually thinking of buying one just to benchmark. On paper it looks pretty good for the price.
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#5535594 Posted on: 04/06/2018 07:34 PM
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
Small file performance is most important for general users.
General users won't have applications that can use a queue depth of > 2 to 4.
High queue depth is unrealistic in anything other than datacenter/server usage
BTW my 960 Pro bench was 63mb/s 4k read and write 279mb/s write with 200Gb ~ used space.
Unless 512GB pros are just that much slower than 1TB, I'd say you have some form of power management affecting speed.
The gap is not dramatic OS VS. data drive but you are right about the very small files, below 4K the 960 is the clear winner.
Looking deeper its almost like the WD back is designed to present well to CDM. I am sure it is just coincidence but that bench result is a bit deceiving.
Small file performance is most important for general users.
General users won't have applications that can use a queue depth of > 2 to 4.
High queue depth is unrealistic in anything other than datacenter/server usage
BTW my 960 Pro bench was 63mb/s 4k read and write 279mb/s write with 200Gb ~ used space.
Unless 512GB pros are just that much slower than 1TB, I'd say you have some form of power management affecting speed.
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#5535603 Posted on: 04/06/2018 07:51 PM
General users won't have applications that can use a queue depth of > 2 to 4.
That is why I only test Q2T1 and Q1T2 on top of Q1T1. You get a pretty good idea of the worst case and how well you scale up from there.
As far as price goes, the 760P is looking kind of good. I need a new M.2 drive so I think I will get one and see how it performs IRL. The 4KT1Q1 speed looks pretty amazing for the price.
I kind of wish CDM had the option to change the 4K like it does the Q and T count. 1KQ1T1 and 4KQ2T2 would give a decent representation of worse case and scaling.
General users won't have applications that can use a queue depth of > 2 to 4.
That is why I only test Q2T1 and Q1T2 on top of Q1T1. You get a pretty good idea of the worst case and how well you scale up from there.
As far as price goes, the 760P is looking kind of good. I need a new M.2 drive so I think I will get one and see how it performs IRL. The 4KT1Q1 speed looks pretty amazing for the price.
I kind of wish CDM had the option to change the 4K like it does the Q and T count. 1KQ1T1 and 4KQ2T2 would give a decent representation of worse case and scaling.
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Hey Hilbert,
For a drive with upto 3400MBps, I think the write performance may have a typo at 28001MBps.
Please confirm.