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PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 248% (57th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016
Poor: 202%Average: 248% Great: 322%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB averaged 148.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,054MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,225MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB is 120%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 45MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 955MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 57248%
Min Avg Max
725 Read 1,779 2,030
633 Write 1,728 2,454
654 Mixed 1,427 1,796
636 SusWrite 955 1,053
331% 1,473 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.6 4K Read 45 57.4
68 4K Write 149 278
38.1 4K Mixed 66.8 91.8
233% 87.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
765 DQ Read 1,225 1,837
456 DQ Write 887 1,710
688 DQ Mixed 1,054 1,544
788% 1,055 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
220GB free
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1350 995 996 997 998 1003 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 1,993
Write 2,219
Mixed 1,748
SusWrite 1,056
394% 1,754 MB/s
4K Read 49
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 70.9
251% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,278
DQ Write 992
DQ Mixed 1,122
843% 1,131 MB/s
220GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 928 965 1003 1000 1004 MB/s
271% Outstanding
Read 1,922
Write 2,271
Mixed 1,732
SusWrite 999
390% 1,731 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 73.6
261% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,326
DQ Write 1,053
DQ Mixed 1,171
882% 1,184 MB/s
212GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1109 1016 985 983 985 976 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 1,866
Write 2,164
Mixed 1,764
SusWrite 1,009
383% 1,701 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 66.4
228% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1209
DQ Write 759
DQ Mixed 999
741% 989 MB/s
227GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 812 583 563 569 562 527 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 2,008
Write 2,266
Mixed 1,748
SusWrite 603
372% 1,656 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 74.5
259% 96.6 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 836
623% 831 MB/s
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 711 637 533 641 639 660 MB/s
211% Outstanding
Read 1,718
Write 820
Mixed 1,011
SusWrite 637
232% 1,047 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 54.4
200% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,030
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 932
700% 938 MB/s
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Typical PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GB Builds (Compare 4,392 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 81%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 67%
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Motherboard: Asrock B365M Pro4

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $96Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,205x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples511x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $275Bench 97%, 550,833 samples487x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples297x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples276x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples236x
SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1016 512GBWDCBench 248%, 25 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples158x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples126x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples124x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $460

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