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WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 183% (116th of 1071)

Based on 70 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202
Poor: 131%Average: 183% Great: 214%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB averaged 83.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 725MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 849MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB is 82.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 677MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 70 samples)
Rank 116183%
Min Avg Max
772 Read 1,100 1,264
735 Write 1,158 1,362
688 Mixed 1,068 1,226
358 SusWrite 677 787
225% 1,001 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.6 4K Read 41 47.8
75 4K Write 131 171
28.9 4K Mixed 60 72.8
208% 77.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
580 DQ Read 849 1,073
371 DQ Write 654 877
412 DQ Mixed 725 974
549% 742 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 697 619 471 410 378 384 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 880
Write 1,149
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 493
203% 899 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 95.3
4K Mixed 52.2
173% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 721
DQ Write 556
DQ Mixed 628
472% 635 MB/s
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 712 461 449 508 522 529 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,070
Write 1,108
Mixed 1,012
SusWrite 530
209% 930 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 46.6
155% 49.1 MB/s
DQ Read 780
DQ Write 141
DQ Mixed 272
248% 398 MB/s
214GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20200000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 366 351 363 351 357 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 663
Write 511
Mixed 868
SusWrite 396
137% 610 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 67.5
4K Mixed 29.8
108% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 589
DQ Write 402
DQ Mixed 471
358% 487 MB/s
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Typical WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GB Builds (Compare 56 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Asus ASUS ExpertCenter D700SA_D700SA

CPU
Core i5-10400Intel  $125Bench 84%, 71,804 samples40x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples14x
Core i3-10100Intel  $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples30x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples11x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples4x
SSD
WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1202 512GBNvmeBench 183%, 70 samples10x
RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 46%, 2,460 samples9x
8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 1x8GBMicronBench 47%, 1,714 samples8x
8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 2,420 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $125

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