Average Bench: 190% (107th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016 1TB averaged 90.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 541MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,376MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016 1TB is 201%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 35.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Min Avg Max
423 Read 1,253 1,912
371 Write 1,376 2,303
366 Mixed 1,193 1,832
246 SusWrite 993 1469
272% 1,204 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.5 4K Read 35.3 49
16.7 4K Write 103 188
12.2 4K Mixed 50.3 75.1
172% 62.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
186 DQ Read 638 1,434
221 DQ Write 541 1,095
63.2 DQ Mixed 541 1,260
418% 573 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
905GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1764 1400 1403 1404 1406 1402 MB/s
Read 1,819
Write 2,168
Mixed 1,734
SusWrite 1,463
405% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 188
4K Mixed 72
261% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,434
DQ Write 1,095
DQ Mixed 1,260
943% 1,263 MB/s
907GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1476 1348 1349 1400 1400 840 MB/s
Read 1,672
Write 1,931
Mixed 1,475
SusWrite 1,302
360% 1,595 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 65.6
239% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,359
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 1,127
843% 1,132 MB/s
911GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1028 288 40 41 39 41 MB/s
Read 1,077
Write 1083
Mixed 1,031
SusWrite 246
193% 859 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 57.9
200% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 922
DQ Write 670
DQ Mixed 776
585% 789 MB/s
503GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1108 618 807 748 580 553 MB/s
Read 864
Write 727
Mixed 1,128
SusWrite 736
195% 864 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 72.8
4K Mixed 42.9
136% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 391
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 423
318% 422 MB/s
584GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 615 372 699 664 491 350 MB/s
Read 894
Write 939
Mixed 749
SusWrite 532
175% 778 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 28.5
4K Mixed 22.2
79% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 313
DQ Mixed 289
216% 285 MB/s
170GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1011 431 404 411 389 411 MB/s
Read 453
Write 774
Mixed 521
SusWrite 509
128% 564 MB/s
4K Read 24.2
4K Write 50.5
4K Mixed 33
106% 35.9 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 248
204% 288 MB/s
732GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200116
SusWrite @10s intervals: 548 523 553 582 552 242 MB/s
Read 423
Write 371
Mixed 366
SusWrite 500
94% 415 MB/s
4K Read 10.5
4K Write 16.7
4K Mixed 12.2
40% 13.1 MB/s
DQ Read 186
DQ Write 250
DQ Mixed 183
148% 206 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,903,367 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-1016 1TB Builds (Compare 54 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

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