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WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 212% (89th of 1072)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014
Poor: 141%Average: 212% Great: 283%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GB averaged 112.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 795MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,855MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GB is 142%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 121MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 89212%
Min Avg Max
600 Read 1,511 2,108
353 Write 1,855 2,297
549 Mixed 1,559 2,026
240 SusWrite 863 1,061
326% 1,447 MB/s
Min Avg Max
23 4K Read 42.1 55.4
10.1 4K Write 121 231
7.6 4K Mixed 58.9 86
203% 74.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
460 DQ Read 980 1,372
100 DQ Write 656 1,081
57.9 DQ Mixed 795 1,188
599% 810 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1119 989 983 986 994 996 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 1,259
Write 2,064
Mixed 1,604
SusWrite 1,011
337% 1,485 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 96.2
4K Mixed 55.3
183% 64 MB/s
DQ Read 995
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 815
619% 840 MB/s
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 800 525 478 251 243 184 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 1,033
Write 1,938
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 414
275% 1,215 MB/s
4K Read 36.4
4K Write 71.2
4K Mixed 48.8
155% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 274
DQ Mixed 286
225% 312 MB/s
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Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation 16%
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System: Acer Predator PT314-51s

CPU
Core i7-11375HIntelBench 78%, 890 samples253x
Core i7-11370HIntelBench 74%, 12,227 samples250x
Core i5-11300HIntelBench 71%, 8,880 samples94x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples325x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples198x
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPUNvidiaBench 66%, 137 samples73x
SSD
WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-512G-1014 512GBNvmeBench 212%, 50 samples1x
RAM
M471A1G44AB0-CWE Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 16GBSamsungBench 62%, 1,848 samples212x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 2x8GBMicronBench 70%, 20,634 samples152x
4ATF1G64HZ-3G2E1 Hynix HMA81GS6DJR8N-XN 16GBMicronBench 70%, 322 samples85x
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