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WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 258% (61st of 1080)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016
Poor: 184%Average: 258% Great: 289%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GB averaged 157.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,198MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,458MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GB is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 867MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 61258%
Min Avg Max
1,397 Read 1,680 1,853
1,884 Write 2,038 2,152
1,388 Mixed 1,586 1,718
782 SusWrite 867 890
347% 1,543 MB/s
Min Avg Max
33.2 4K Read 41.7 47.9
97 4K Write 211 266
47.6 4K Mixed 68.1 75
262% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
966 DQ Read 1,458 1,660
362 DQ Write 1,146 1,590
673 DQ Mixed 1,198 1399
925% 1,267 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
212GB free
Firmware: 10200016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1164 825 829 836 820 820 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1,814
Write 2,006
Mixed 1,617
SusWrite 882
355% 1,580 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 254
4K Mixed 75
298% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,654
DQ Write 1,590
DQ Mixed 1399
1,112% 1,548 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 10200016 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1223 795 790 808 830 835 MB/s
272% Outstanding
Read 1,574
Write 2,135
Mixed 1,388
SusWrite 880
337% 1,494 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 266
4K Mixed 68.3
279% 123 MB/s
DQ Read 1,660
DQ Write 1,546
DQ Mixed 1,382
1,098% 1,529 MB/s

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Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 114%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B660-F GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $201Bench 114%, 78,749 samples146x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $168Bench 109%, 101,563 samples109x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $280Bench 117%, 66,991 samples80x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples124x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples112x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples87x
SSD
WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1016 512GBNvmeBench 258%, 6 samples1x
RAM
KF548C38-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 3,734 samples68x
KF552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 155%, 10,661 samples57x
552C40-16 2x16GBKingstonBench 152%, 1,113 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $751

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