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SU720 500GB

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Effective Speed -595%Effective Speed -595%Average Score -770%Read -915%, Write -1,290%, 4K Read -180%, 4K Write -218%, Mixed -1,064%, 4K Mixed -199%, SusWrite -1,522%Peak Score -761%Read -1,125%, Write -1,261%, 4K Read -366%, 4K Write -275%, Mixed -1,012%, 4K Mixed -321%, SusWrite -965%Value & Sentiment -861%User Rating -37%, Market Share -1,685%Nice To Haves -531%DQ Read -651%, DQ Write -511%, DQ Mixed -588%, ADQ Read -543%, ADQ Write -521%, ADQ Mixed -653%, Age -164%, AS-SSD Total -615%

Average Bench: 78.5% (520^th of 1080)

Based on 4,986 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SU720

Poor: 38%Average: 78.5% Great: 110%

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Good average bench

The Adata SU720 500GB averaged 21.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Adata SU720 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 197MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 31.4MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SU720 500GB is 71.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Adata SU720 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 195MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,986 samples)

Rank 52078.5%

Min	Avg	Max
325	Read 413	485
58.4	Write 336	473
49.5	Mixed 278	421
19.8	SusWrite 195	430
68.2% 305 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
5.3	4K Read 31.4	40.5
11.3	4K Write 65.2	101
3.9	4K Mixed 36.9	51.7
129% 44.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
154	DQ Read 266	309
25.4	DQ Write 202	311
31.3	DQ Mixed 197	305
157% 222 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 days ago.

181GB free

Firmware: XA051R21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 420 418 421 421 419 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 416

Mixed 367

SusWrite 419

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 98.8

4K Mixed 51.6

175% 62.7 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 283

219% 298 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

409GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XA003R17

SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 414 428 430 427 429 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 424

Mixed 387

SusWrite 425

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 49.4

169% 61.5 MB/s

DQ Read 267

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 241

190% 261 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

274GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XA051R21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 396 404 390 394 393 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 402

Mixed 352

SusWrite 397

87% 385 MB/s

4K Read 37.7

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 48.7

169% 59.7 MB/s

DQ Read 296

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 278

210% 283 MB/s

CAN-User, 8 hrs ago.

190GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XA003R17

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 421 423 413 426 426 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 392

SusWrite 421

95% 422 MB/s

4K Read 30.5

4K Write 82.3

4K Mixed 43.9

146% 52.2 MB/s

DQ Read 299

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 281

218% 298 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N200409a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 76 23 85 27 81 MB/s

62.1% Good

Write 39.6

Mixed 45.5

SusWrite 54.1

38% 177 MB/s

4K Read 41

4K Write 20.9

4K Mixed 23.7

104% 28.5 MB/s

DQ Read 201

DQ Write 25.1

DQ Mixed 42.8

49% 89.8 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XA001R29

SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 16 26 42 34 32 MB/s

45.3% Average

Write 230

Mixed 139

SusWrite 33.2

47% 215 MB/s

4K Read 30.9

4K Write 12

4K Mixed 6.4

61% 16.4 MB/s

DQ Read 282

DQ Write 64.2

DQ Mixed 81.5

84% 143 MB/s

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Gaming 65%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 59%

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Motherboard: MSI B460M PRO-VDH WIFI (MS-7C83)

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel $94Bench 85%, 153,026 samples	2,248x
Core i7-10700FIntel $216Bench 93%, 44,448 samples	2,075x
Core i5-10400Intel $123Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	569x

GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $218Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	1,020x
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	675x
RTX 3060Nvidia $280Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	607x

SSD
SU720 500GBAdataBench 78%, 4,986 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples	499x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	241x
GD2.1527WC.001 2x8GBUnknownBench 76%, 344 samples	180x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $312

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SU720 500GB

Average Bench: 78.5% (520^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 78.5% (520th of 1080)

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Motherboard: MSI B460M PRO-VDH WIFI (MS-7C83)

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