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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB

PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB
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Effective Speed +17% Effective Speed 17%Average Score +18% Read 54%, Write 50%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write 22%, Mixed 32%, 4K Mixed 15%, SusWrite -45%Peak Score +23% Read 79%, Write 54%, 4K Read 0%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed 66%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite -65%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +39% DQ Read 20%, DQ Write 92%, DQ Mixed 23%, ADQ Read 26%, ADQ Write 69%, ADQ Mixed 11%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total 43%

Average Bench: 116% (198^th of 1072)

Based on 82 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G

Poor: 81%Average: 116% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB averaged 15.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 289MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 488MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB is 56.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 204MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 475MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 82 samples)

Rank 198116%

Min	Avg	Max
531	Read 704	909
257	Write 609	746
287	Mixed 475	704
143	SusWrite 204	234
111% 498 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
16.4	4K Read 34.3	43.1
51.2	4K Write 107	139
20.6	4K Mixed 52	64.6
175% 64.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
263	DQ Read 410	440
186	DQ Write 488	689
177	DQ Mixed 289	409
262% 396 MB/s

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USA-User, 8 months ago.

21GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20170000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 154 149 142 137 124 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 201

Mixed 437

SusWrite 150

87% 396 MB/s

4K Read 32.4

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 52.1

174% 64.7 MB/s

DQ Read 316

DQ Write 361

DQ Mixed 193

186% 290 MB/s

CAN-User, 7 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20250000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 146 165 157 149 154 MB/s

60.1% Good

Write 457

Mixed 328

SusWrite 148

81% 365 MB/s

4K Read 15.2

4K Write 34.3

4K Mixed 19.6

66% 23 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 171

DQ Mixed 171

138% 197 MB/s

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 34%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16P5

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Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	1,495x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	96x
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	28x

GPU
GTX 1060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 47%, 177,775 samples	715x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	699x
GTX 1070 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 72%, 73,882 samples	199x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GBWDCBench 116%, 82 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	414x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	126x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 74%, 28,425 samples	103x

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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G 128GB

Average Bench: 116% (198^th of 1072)

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