I tried to verify the performance of the explosive SSD 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD' with a maximum read speed of 7300 MB / s
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Take gaming storage to the next level with WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD | Western Digital
https://www.westerndigital.com/en-us/products/internal-drives/wd-black-sn850x-nvme-ssd
◆ Contents
◆1: Appearance check
◆ 2: I tried running the benchmark
◆3: How to activate 'Game Mode 2.0'
◆1: Appearance check
'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD' has 5 models: '1 TB (without heat sink)', '2 TB (without heat sink)', '4 TB (without heat sink)', '1 TB (with heat sink)' and '2 TB (with heat sink)'. Although it exists, this time I will use '2 TB (with heat sink)' and '4 TB (without heat sink)'.
The package of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)' looks like this. At the bottom left of the package, it is appealing that the maximum read speed is 7300 MB / s.
The package contained the SSD itself and instructions.
'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heatsink)' has a black heatsink.
On the back side, a label with the serial number etc. is attached.
Since it is covered with heat sinks and plates from the front to the back, the strength seems to be high.
The package of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (without heat sink)' looks like this.
The package contains the SSD itself and instructions.
The board is black, and a level is pasted on the surface.
The back side looks like this.
I took a close-up of the built-in flash memory. looks like it's malaysian.
◆ 2: I tried running the benchmark
In order to check the performance of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD', let's install it on the motherboard '
The benchmark software to be executed is version 8.0.4 of '
First, the benchmark score of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)' is below. The maximum read speed was 7181.24MB/s, which is close to the nominal value of 7300MB/s.
The score of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (without heat sink)' looks like this. It seems that both sequential read and random read are faster than 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)'. On the other hand, the write speed was slightly lower than 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)'.
◆ 3: How to activate 'Game Mode 2.0'
'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD' is equipped with a function called 'Game Mode 2.0' that raises the performance, and 'Game Mode 2.0' can be activated from the dedicated software '
To install 'Western Digital Dashboard', first access the distribution page below.
Software and Firmware Downloads | WD Support
https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?p=279&lang=en
After accessing the distribution page, click 'Download' to download the installer.
After the download is complete, double-click to start it.
When the installer starts, click 'Install'.
The installation will complete in a few seconds, so click 'Finish'.
After exiting the installer, the 'Western Digital Dashboard' will launch automatically. 'Western Digital Dashboard' allows you to check the free space and temperature of Western Digital storage. To activate 'Game Mode 2.0', click 'On' in the part marked 'Game Mode 2.0' in the upper right of the screen.
Then, you will be asked to restart the PC, so click 'Restart now' to restart, or click 'Restart later' to restart the PC after finishing the work in progress.
After rebooting, I checked the 'Western Digital Dashboard' and 'Game Mode 2.0' was toggled on.
Below are the benchmark results of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)' when 'Game Mode 2.0' is disabled (left) and enabled (left). Slightly increased read and write speeds.
In the case of 'WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (without heat sink)', depending on the benchmark item, the performance was lower when 'Game Mode 2.0' was enabled (right). Western Digital's official website states that `` Game Mode 2.0 '' can be used to enhance PC performance, such as a load prediction function that loads game assets at high speed in the game. There is a possibility that the performance has improved in the part that does not appear.
The “WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD” will be released on August 30, 2022 for a model without a heat sink, and on September 9, 2022 for a model with a heat sink. At the time of writing the article, ``WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 2TB (with heat sink)'' used this time on Amazon.co.jp is 49,321 yen including tax, and ``WD_BLACK SN850X NVMe SSD 4TB (without heat sink)'' is 92,130 yen including tax. It is sold in
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