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PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 214% (95th of 1080)

Based on 71 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G
Poor: 133%Average: 214% Great: 269%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GB averaged 113.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 612MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 794MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 130MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 71 samples)
Rank 95214%
Min Avg Max
750 Read 1,334 1,632
498 Write 1,219 1,469
575 Mixed 1,173 1,424
311 SusWrite 993 1,415
265% 1,180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.3 4K Read 44.1 59.1
56.1 4K Write 130 214
37.4 4K Mixed 62.3 86.3
215% 78.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
315 DQ Read 694 748
80.8 DQ Write 794 1,250
106 DQ Mixed 612 674
498% 700 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
385GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1420 1363 1404 1366 662 67 MB/s
255% Outstanding
Read 1,127
Write 1,215
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 1047
254% 1,123 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 90.2
330% 130 MB/s
DQ Read 743
DQ Write 1,249
DQ Mixed 662
596% 885 MB/s
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1392 1393 1394 1288 91 104 MB/s
251% Outstanding
Read 1,611
Write 1,373
Mixed 1,238
SusWrite 944
290% 1,291 MB/s
4K Read 52.8
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 76.6
260% 94.8 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 1,401
DQ Mixed 663
620% 936 MB/s
255GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 1256 1307 1366 446 51 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,564
Write 1,413
Mixed 1,332
SusWrite 896
292% 1,301 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 66.9
221% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 1,249
DQ Mixed 665
598% 886 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1046 1204 1226 1254 1189 102 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,410
Write 1,315
Mixed 1,176
SusWrite 1,004
276% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 57.3
183% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 727
DQ Write 1,288
DQ Mixed 665
601% 893 MB/s
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1317 1353 1312 1305 478 79 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,397
Write 1,355
Mixed 1,225
SusWrite 974
278% 1238 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 55.3
180% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 747
DQ Write 1,336
DQ Mixed 660
609% 914 MB/s
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1189 1153 96 67 33 58 MB/s
190% Outstanding
Read 1,556
Write 1,084
Mixed 1266
SusWrite 433
242% 1,085 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 68.8
218% 75.1 MB/s
DQ Read 744
DQ Write 740
DQ Mixed 644
511% 709 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 1036 1041 1239 1252 1230 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 640
Write 185
Mixed 1,204
SusWrite 1,048
174% 769 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 91.3
4K Mixed 54.1
178% 61.6 MB/s
DQ Read 653
DQ Write 451
DQ Mixed 555
414% 553 MB/s
312GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 33006000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 752 754 742 725 719 711 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,039
Write 594
Mixed 724
SusWrite 734
173% 773 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 58.4
4K Mixed 23.4
94% 34.5 MB/s
DQ Read 652
DQ Write 853
DQ Mixed 637
513% 714 MB/s
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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 83%
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Workstation 11%
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Motherboard: Intel LAPKC71E

CPU
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 79,827 samples323x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples169x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples154x
SSD
PC SN540 SDDPNPF-512G 512GBWDBench 214%, 71 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance SODIM DDR4 3200 C22 1x16GBCorsairBench 39%, 315 samples26x
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples19x
2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 24,552 samples17x
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