TEST: Western Digital WD Red SN700 1TB M.2 SSD

Technical data
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Manufacturer	Western Digital
Model number	WDS100T1R0C
Storage capacity	1024 GB (932 GiB)
pSLC-Cache	12 GB approx.
Read speed	3430 MB/s
Write speed	3000 MB/s
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x4
Connection	M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND)	TLC
DRAM Cache	✓ yes
TBW (Total Bytes Written)	2000 Terabyte
Controller	WD 20-82-00700-A2
Price	ca. 114 USD (= 0,11 $ / GB)
Paid link	Buy on Amazon

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Compared to the top performer*

Read speed

92 %

Write speed

93 %

*) 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 4678 points was achieved.

AS SSD	Read:	Write:
Seq in megabytes per second	3006,63 MB/s	2617,62 MB/s
4K in megabytes per second	51,70 MB/s	178,26 MB/s
4K-64Thrd in megabytes per second	1358,99 MB/s	1664,90 MB/s
Access time in milliseconds	0,021 ms	0,102 ms
Score	1711	2105
Total score	4678

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 16, 2022 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better the performance.

AS SSD Copy-Benchmark	Transfer rate:	Duration:
ISO two large files	1898,44 MB/s	1,21 s
Program many small files	1213,36 MB/s	5,80 s
Game small and large files	1867,55 MB/s	3,70 s

Compression Performance Test

This measures the write and read speed of the the Western Digital SSDSSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data (according to the manufacturer, these should be 3430MB/s and 3000MB/s respectively).

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark

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

CDM	Read [MB/s]	Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M Q8T1	3407,37	3101,53
SEQ1M Q1T1	2010,20	2966,87
RND4K Q32T16	2009,35	2295,52
RND4K Q1T1	44,97	190,73

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 200 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 3044 MB/s and written with 1765 MB/s.

HD Tune Pro Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Western Digital M.2 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.

ATTO Disk Benchmark

Here, a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital M.2 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.

SSD-Z Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital M.2 SSD here. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

The benchmark test was performed on December 16, 2022.
Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.
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