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SU720 500GB

SU720 500GB
BENCHMARKS (3,550)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -21%Effective Speed -21%Average Score -22%Read -11%, Write -21%, 4K Read -2%, 4K Write -29%, Mixed -29%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -39%Peak Score -3%Read -4%, Write -2%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite 12%Value & Sentiment -268%User Rating -14%, Market Share -522%Nice To Haves -5%DQ Read -19%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -8%, ADQ Read -25%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -29%, Age 108%, AS-SSD Total -14%

Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)

Based on 3,550 user benchmarks. Model: ADATA SU720

Poor: 41%Average: 81.3% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The Adata SU720 500GB averaged just 18.7% 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 201MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 33.7MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Adata SU720 500GB is 70.7%. 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 213MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 278MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,550 samples)

Rank 46981.3%

Min	Avg	Max
333	Read 412	486
25.8	Write 334	475
31.5	Mixed 278	428
22.9	SusWrite 213	435
69.2% 309 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 33.7	43.7
11.8	4K Write 67.8	103
5.62	4K Mixed 37.4	52.8
135% 46.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
161	DQ Read 261	309
25	DQ Write 212	310
36.2	DQ Mixed 201	306
160% 225 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

178GB free

Firmware: XA051R21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 421 420 421 421 421 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 422

Mixed 370

SusWrite 420

91% 405 MB/s

4K Read 38.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 53.7

184% 66.1 MB/s

DQ Read 302

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 281

218% 297 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

425GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N200409a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 428 445 439 447 451 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 440

Mixed 364

SusWrite 428

96% 425 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 90.2

4K Mixed 44

163% 57.8 MB/s

DQ Read 195

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 220

171% 231 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

400GB free (System drive)

Firmware: XA051R21

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 172 87 59 61 99 MB/s

62.1% Good

Write 297

Mixed 280

SusWrite 101

56% 249 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 44.7

4K Mixed 31.3

100% 33.2 MB/s

DQ Read 298

DQ Write 241

DQ Mixed 213

175% 251 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

22GB free (System drive)

Firmware: N200409a

SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 51 29 51 30 51 MB/s

61.7% Good

Write 49.5

Mixed 87.6

SusWrite 40.6

34% 159 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 42.2

4K Mixed 30.9

116% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 50.4

DQ Mixed 75.9

67% 105 MB/s

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Gaming 142%

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Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 141%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z490-P - $200

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples	3,253x
Core i5-10600KIntel $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples	1,485x
Core i7-10700KFIntel $200Bench 96%, 37,394 samples	1,150x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,867x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,088x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	665x

SSD
SU720 500GBAdataBench 81%, 3,550 samples	1x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	923x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples	541x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	305x

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Value: 95% - Outstanding

Total price: $891

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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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SU720 500GB

Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)

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SU720 500GB

Average Bench: 81.3% (469th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 81.3% (469^th of 1072)