GVR512 512 GB vs WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB

Short answer: which is best?

GVR512 512 GB is 11.5 % stronger than WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB. GVR512 512 GB ranks #37 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (7,403 Drive score over 1 verified runs). WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB ranks #43 of 54 measured system drives at WhatFPS (6,642 Drive score over 2 verified runs). The numbers are measured in 3 verified WhatFPS runs — not estimated, not self-reported.

Measured comparison

MetricGVR512 512 GBWD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB
Drive score (the drive's own performance: sequential read + 4K IOPS)7,4036,642
Best rig (GAMING — whole PC)5,7283,613
Sequential read1,813 MB/s1,669 MB/s
4K IOPS10,6119,303
4K latency, median (lower is better)88 µs96 µs
TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Size512 GB1 TB

What the numbers mean

The drive score is the system drive's measured performance in the rigs it sat in — sequential read and 4K IOPS, unbuffered. PCIe generation, fill level and driver affect it. GAMING is the whole rig's score. We show both and never mix them.

All numbers come from our benchmark suite, the same test on every PC, written in Rust with no middleware. The methodology is open at https://whatfps.com/metodik

All measurements for GVR512 512 GB · All measurements for WD SN730 (OEM) 1 TB