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PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB

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Effective Speed -155%Effective Speed -155%Average Score -165%Read -183%, Write -315%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -178%, 4K Mixed -68%, SusWrite -293%Peak Score -222%Read -257%, Write -351%, 4K Read -228%, 4K Write -75%, Mixed -234%, 4K Mixed -157%, SusWrite -252%Value & Sentiment -421%User Rating -37%, Market Share -806%Nice To Haves -134%DQ Read -210%, DQ Write -70%, DQ Mixed -213%, ADQ Read -137%, ADQ Write -62%, ADQ Mixed -141%, Age -75%, AS-SSD Total -161%

Average Bench: 214% (95^th of 1080)

Based on 2,299 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032

Poor: 144%Average: 214% Great: 267%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB averaged 113.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 615MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 777MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB is 123%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 803MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 142MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,299 samples)

Rank 95214%

Min	Avg	Max
1,043	Read 1,481	1,662
70.2	Write 1,123	1,427
342	Mixed 1,164	1,397
116	SusWrite 803	1,302
256% 1,143 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30	4K Read 50.3	58.5
46.3	4K Write 142	216
31.4	4K Mixed 66	85
236% 86.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
593	DQ Read 722	748
183	DQ Write 777	1,118
319	DQ Mixed 615	670
500% 705 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

346GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 33006000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 1268 1301 1217 1285 1332 MB/s

252% Outstanding

Write 62.1

Mixed 967

SusWrite 1,210

203% 911 MB/s

4K Read 51

4K Write 183

4K Mixed 71.7

266% 102 MB/s

DQ Read 743

DQ Write 1,083

DQ Mixed 529

508% 785 MB/s

POL-User, 16 hrs ago.

370GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 33006000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1402 1399 1418 592 55 MB/s

250% Outstanding

Write 1,334

Mixed 1,352

SusWrite 1,046

297% 1,322 MB/s

4K Read 57.7

4K Write 203

4K Mixed 84.8

304% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 744

DQ Write 607

DQ Mixed 640

489% 664 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

195GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 33006000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1219 1189 1226 1040 63 56 MB/s

194% Outstanding

Write 1,152

Mixed 1,106

SusWrite 799

250% 1,118 MB/s

4K Read 45

4K Write 103

4K Mixed 56.6

195% 68.2 MB/s

DQ Read 736

DQ Write 540

DQ Mixed 627

472% 634 MB/s

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

186GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 33006000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 843 805 780 776 779 133 MB/s

154% Outstanding

Write 672

Mixed 904

SusWrite 686

196% 881 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 72.3

4K Mixed 34.2

113% 42.3 MB/s

DQ Read 571

DQ Write 621

DQ Mixed 539

422% 577 MB/s

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16R6

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Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples	2,926x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 79,827 samples	1,307x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples	74x

GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples	1,773x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples	828x

SSD
PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 214%, 2,299 samples	634x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples	906x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	831x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 1x8GBMicronBench 42%, 8,707 samples	262x

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PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G-1032 512GB