WD (Western Digital) recently launched a new WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drive in its own SSD product line. Compared with the previously launched Black PCIe SSD, not only the maximum capacity specification has been increased to 1TB, but also because the The new hard disk controller improves the transmission performance of WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid-state hard disk to 3400 /2800MB/s sequential read and write and 500/400K IOPS 4K random read and write, and the write tolerance specification has also increased to 600TBW, It also provides a 5-year warranty service, allowing users to choose an NVMe SSD that is both efficient and durable.

WD's new Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drive is equipped with a new SanDisk hard disk controller and SanDisk 3D NAND TLC flash memory particles, and also adopts PCIe3.0x4 NVMe transmission interface and M.2 2280 size specification design . WD Black NVMe SSD is currently available in 250GB , 500GB models">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB Model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB model">500GB and 1TB three capacity specifications, of which the largest 1TB version is also performance and writing The one with the best endurance specifications, not only can achieve 3400/2800MB/s sequential read and write and 500/400K IOPS 4K random read and write performance, but also write endurance and MTTF endurance specifications of 600TBW and 1.75 million hours . The suggested prices of WD Black NVMe SSD 250GB, 500GB and 1TB capacity versions are NT$3799/7099/12799 respectively. Both will provide a five-year warranty service. Below is the official specification sheet for your reference.

The WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drive tested this time is the 1TB version with the highest capacity, and the outer box is also marked with a transfer speed of up to 3400MB/s.

There are only paper manuals and a WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drive packaged in a crash-proof plastic box in the package.

WD's new Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drives are all designed with single-sided particles and M.2 2280 size. From the sticker on the hard drive, you can also see that the detailed model of the product is WDS100T2X0C-00L350, and the hard drive is manufactured in China.

WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid state drive adopts SanDisk 20-82-007011 hard disk control chip, and the chip position is specially set in the middle of the PCB circuit board, the main purpose is to shorten the control AD8541ARTZ-R2 chip and 3D NAND flash The distance between the memory particles can reduce the data transmission delay and improve the performance. At the same time, it can also achieve the effect of dispersing the heat source, so that the solid-state drive can have better heat dissipation performance during actual operation.

Next to the hard disk control chip, there is a 1GB DDR4-2400 memory particle launched by 1GBSKhynix, the detailed model is H5AN8G6NAFR-UHC.

A total of two 512GB capacity SanDisk 05560-512G 3D NAND TLC flash memory particles are set on the WD Black NVMe SSD M.2 solid-state drive circuit board of 1TB specification, and the particle positions are specially embedded on both sides of the controller to prevent To achieve the effect of reducing transmission delay and dispersing heat sources.

●WD SSD control panel

In addition to providing Acronis Image backup software for its own SSD products, WD also provides a WD SSD control panel that allows users to more easily check the usage status and life of the SSD.

Firmware update, Erase, and SMART diagnostics are also available in the WD SSD control panel.

●Transmission performance test

After reading the simple unpacking and specification introduction of the WD Black NVMe SSD, let's take a look at the transmission performance of this hard drive! The following is a list of components used in the test for your reference.

◆Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K

◆Motherboard: ASUS ROG STRIX Z370-F GAMING

◆Memory: G.Skill TRIDENT Z RGB DDR4-3200 8GBx4

◆Power supply: Gigabyte ODIN 1200W

◆Operating system: Windows 10 64 bit

After actually connecting to the computer and formatting, the 960GB version of the WD Black NVMe SSD solid state drive has an actual usable capacity of about 931GB.

The bottom is the CrystalDiskInfo software information page of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD solid state drive. From the above information, we can see that the operating temperature of this hard drive without heat sinks will reach about 57°C.

●AS SSD Benchmak test

When actually using the AS SSD Benchmak software test, the sequential read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD can reach 2193.25MB/s and 2692.4MB/s, and the 4K random read and write performance can reach 30.54MB/s and 143.2MB/s. The final result has a total score of 4914 points.

In the 4K-64Thrd test project, the read and write performance can reach 424694iops and 409056iops.

When testing the Copy-Benchmark performance in the AS SSD Benchmak software, the test result of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD solid state drive in the ISO project is 2116.29MB/s, the test result of the application is 676.47MB/s, and the test result of the game project is 1539.28 MB/s.

When testing the Compression-Benchmark performance in the AS SSD Benchmak software, the read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD can reach approximately 3000MB/s and 2900MB/s.

●ATTO Benchmak test

When actually using the ATTO software to test, the read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD can reach about 3350MB/s and 2860MB/s.

●CrystalDiskMark test

When the CrystalDiskMark software is set to the random data option, the read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD in sequential read and write projects can reach approximately 3434.1MB/s and 2854.1MB/s, and the read and write performance in 4K projects is approximately It can reach 40.83MB/s and 175MB/s. When the data option is set to 0Fill mode, the read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD in sequential read and write projects is about 3445.1MB/s and 2856MB/s, while the read and write performance in 4K projects can reach about 50.07MB /s with 177.1MB/s.

When actually using the TxBENCH software test, the read and write performance of the 1TB WD Black NVMe SSD in the sequential read and write QD32 project can reach approximately 3410.884MB/s and 2876.905MB/s, and the read and write performance in the random 4K QD1 project can reach approximately 32.451MB/s vs 150.815MB/s.

●Test summary

WD's newly launched Black NVMe SSD 1TB is indeed much faster than the previous Black PCIe SSD from various test results, and the write tolerance specification has also been improved to 600TBW. If you want to find a performance I believe that this Black NVMe SSD should be a good choice for a durable and durable SSD, but the price will naturally be much higher than the previous Black PCIe SSD, it depends on whether users can accept it!