Average Bench: 237% (66th of 1072)

Based on 42 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002 512GB averaged 136.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 980MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,917MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002 512GB is 138%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 866MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)
Min Avg Max
523 Read 1,783 2,026
526 Write 1,917 2,319
518 Mixed 1,557 1,802
455 SusWrite 866 1078
344% 1,531 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23.1 4K Read 44.8 53.3
39 4K Write 142 241
28.7 4K Mixed 65.1 83
226% 83.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
292 DQ Read 1,100 1,816
190 DQ Write 812 2,004
348 DQ Mixed 980 1,555
726% 964 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
265GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1071 701 738 698 690 690 MB/s
Read 2,018
Write 2,156
Mixed 1,736
SusWrite 764
374% 1,668 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 65.8
226% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 676
DQ Mixed 833
622% 832 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 646 551 476 483 467 479 MB/s
Read 1,940
Write 2,020
Mixed 1,686
SusWrite 517
345% 1,541 MB/s
4K Read 39.7
4K Write 96.3
4K Mixed 55.6
182% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 635
DQ Write 527
DQ Mixed 656
471% 606 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,764,618 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1002 512GB Builds (Compare 89 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship

System: Asus ROG Zephyrus S15 GX502LWS_GX502LWS

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