WD Black AN1500 2TB AIC SSD Review

1. Introduction2. WD AN1500 2TB3. Testing Methodology4. CrystalDiskMark5. ATTO Disk Benchmark6. AS SSD7. IOMETER8. 128KB Sequential Performance9. 4K Random Read v QD Performance10. 4K Random Write v QD Performance11. 4K 70/30 Mixed Performance12. Throughput13. PCMark 10 Full System Drive Benchmark14. Performance Stability15. Real Life File Testing16. Closing Thoughts17. View All Pages

Using our own Sequential tests, the best read performance figure we saw was 6,124.95MB/s (QD32), a little way off the official maximum of 6,500MB/s. On the other hand, the best write figure of 4,431.21MB/s we got from the review drive when tested bettered the official 4,100MB/s.

128KB Sequential Read v QD Performance Compared.

The nearest the AN1500 gets to the Samsung SSD980 PRO in our Sequential read test is at a QD of 2. The biggest gap in performance happens at a QD of 4. the Samsung drive being some 1,995MB/s faster than the WD drive.

128KB Sequential Write v QD Performance Compared.

When it comes to Sequential writes, the gap between the WD AN1500 and the Samsung SSD980 PRO reduces as the queue depth deepens.

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