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PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 284% (36th of 1074)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032
Poor: 149%Average: 284% Great: 369%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GB averaged 184.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 667MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,295MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GB is 220%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 146MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 54.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 36284%
Min Avg Max
776 Read 2,295 2894
644 Write 1,404 1,683
613 Mixed 1,311 1,589
470 SusWrite 1,341 1,591
354% 1,588 MB/s
Min Avg Max
34.2 4K Read 54.3 72.6
56.1 4K Write 146 274
38.8 4K Mixed 66.3 96.3
245% 88.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
441 DQ Read 711 756
136 DQ Write 878 1,544
272 DQ Mixed 667 737
538% 752 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
257GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 74104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 57 57 58 MB/s
706% Outstanding
Read 7,469
Write 57.6
Mixed 115
SusWrite 56.9
400% 1,925 MB/s
4K Read 1,000
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 7.3
1,527% 337 MB/s
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 74104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1547 1529 1523 1507 1390 494 MB/s
351% Outstanding
Read 2,795
Write 1,537
Mixed 1,566
SusWrite 1,332
402% 1,808 MB/s
4K Read 71.8
4K Write 245
4K Mixed 91.9
356% 136 MB/s
DQ Read 752
DQ Write 1,461
DQ Mixed 716
655% 976 MB/s
128GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 74104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1439 304 239 238 230 224 MB/s
266% Outstanding
Read 2,597
Write 1,500
Mixed 1,452
SusWrite 446
332% 1,499 MB/s
4K Read 59.8
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 75.3
293% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 751
DQ Write 1,296
DQ Mixed 690
618% 912 MB/s
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 74104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1349 1552 1582 1486 1387 1406 MB/s
255% Outstanding
Read 1,768
Write 1,205
Mixed 1,210
SusWrite 1,460
316% 1,411 MB/s
4K Read 37.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 45.6
170% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 749
DQ Write 1,219
DQ Mixed 726
623% 898 MB/s
112GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 74104000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1414 1439 296 214 158 147 MB/s
246% Outstanding
Read 2375
Write 1489
Mixed 1,474
SusWrite 611
330% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 58.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 63
231% 79 MB/s
DQ Read 753
DQ Write 1,167
DQ Mixed 692
599% 871 MB/s
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Gaming 25%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation
Workstation 26%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-1583

CPU
Core i7-12700HIntelBench 97%, 52,857 samples1,330x
Core i9-12900HIntelBench 99%, 15,403 samples291x
Core i7-12650HIntelBench 96%, 16,339 samples282x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 16%, 72,765 samples825x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples479x
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples359x
SSD
PC SN560 SDDPNQE-512G-1032 512GBWDBench 284%, 38 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples957x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 15,291 samples289x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,443 samples186x
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