TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB external SSD

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test of the external SSD WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD with 1TB (WDBATL0010BBK-WESN) from Western Digital.
Score
874
Price/GB
0,07 €


Technical data
Image WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD
Manufacturer Western Digital
Model number WDBATL0010BBK-WESN
Storage capacity 1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC-Cache 12 GB approx.
Read speed 900 MB/s
Write speed 900 MB/s
Interface USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10 Gbit/s)
Connection USB Typ C
Size (LxWxH) 96 x 58 x 35 mm
Weight 125 gram
Price ca. 72 USD (= 0,07 $ / GB)
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Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
25 %
Write speed
23 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed using a 5 GB file. A total score of 874 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
848,58 MB/s
794,83 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
23,75 MB/s
65,73 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
258,93 MB/s
168,19 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,056 ms
0,257 ms
Score
368
313
Total score
874

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using the Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of December 11, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB
AS SSD Copy-Benchmark Transfer rate: Duration:
ISO
two large files
316,00 MB/s
7,27 s
Program
many small files
112,28 MB/s
62,69 s
Game
small and large files
243,90 MB/s
28,32 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 900MB/s and 900MB/s respectively).

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

Here, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed, similar to the ones performed on the AS SSD.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
934,59
840,57
SEQ1M
Q1T1
595,52
759,91
RND4K
Q32T16
450,87
384,37
RND4K
Q1T1
34,38
71,24

Input/Output operations per second

CDM Read [IOPS] Write [IOPS]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
891,30
801,60
SEQ1M
Q1T1
567,90
724,70
RND4K
Q32T16
110.076,00
93.840,60
RND4K
Q1T1
8.394,50
17.393,10

Average latency

CDM Read [µs] Write [µs]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
8.960,53
9.951,79
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1.759,78
1.379,09
RND4K
Q32T16
4.642,53
5.448,77
RND4K
Q1T1
118,99
57,38

HD Tune Pro Endurance test

This is a long term test to make full use of the memory capacity. You can see when a cache is full and the writing performance decreases. A test file of 50 GB was written to the medium. After approx. 12 GB, the pSLC-Cache was full and the performance was throttled.
At least the test file could be read with an average write speed of 884 MB/s and written with 281 MB/s.

HD Tune Endurance Test TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Western Digital external SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital external SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital external SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Western Digital WD_BLACK D30 Game Drive SSD 1TB


Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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