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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB

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Effective Speed -226%Effective Speed -226%Average Score -255%Read -337%, Write -397%, 4K Read -115%, 4K Write -76%, Mixed -292%, 4K Mixed -97%, SusWrite -473%Peak Score -310%Read -383%, Write -381%, 4K Read -286%, 4K Write -111%, Mixed -323%, 4K Mixed -196%, SusWrite -492%Value & Sentiment -513%User Rating -37%, Market Share -989%Nice To Haves -119%DQ Read -111%, DQ Write -67%, DQ Mixed -94%, ADQ Read -92%, ADQ Write -87%, ADQ Mixed -94%, Age -281%, AS-SSD Total -128%

Average Bench: 167% (143^rd of 1080)

Based on 8,409 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006

Poor: 101%Average: 167% Great: 219%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB averaged 67.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 764MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 893MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB is 119%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 552MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 8,409 samples)

Rank 143167%

Min	Avg	Max
545	Read 958	1,231
419	Write 940	1,339
432	Mixed 825	1107
262	SusWrite 552	774
184% 819 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.2	4K Read 40.9	48.8
48.3	4K Write 118	179
24.8	4K Mixed 56	73.6
196% 71.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
408	DQ Read 893	1,098
184	DQ Write 670	1,134
289	DQ Mixed 764	1,081
576% 776 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

227GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 899 768 750 687 458 445 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 975

Mixed 890

SusWrite 668

203% 905 MB/s

4K Read 45.9

4K Write 150

4K Mixed 67.5

236% 88 MB/s

DQ Read 1,081

DQ Write 1,039

DQ Mixed 1,073

802% 1,064 MB/s

BEL-User, 13 hrs ago.

218GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 840 766 745 748 744 744 MB/s

165% Outstanding

Write 929

Mixed 880

SusWrite 764

202% 899 MB/s

4K Read 37

4K Write 82

4K Mixed 50.2

164% 56.4 MB/s

DQ Read 758

DQ Write 436

DQ Mixed 592

442% 595 MB/s

USA-User, 3 hrs ago.

264GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 737 507 491 487 494 484 MB/s

160% Outstanding

Write 1,026

Mixed 941

SusWrite 533

196% 873 MB/s

4K Read 36.5

4K Write 86.6

4K Mixed 50.5

166% 57.9 MB/s

DQ Read 965

DQ Write 680

DQ Mixed 782

595% 809 MB/s

BEL-User, 12 hrs ago.

218GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 892 758 740 750 743 583 MB/s

155% Outstanding

Write 777

Mixed 728

SusWrite 744

172% 766 MB/s

4K Read 36.2

4K Write 76.7

4K Mixed 48.9

158% 53.9 MB/s

DQ Read 768

DQ Write 477

DQ Mixed 620

463% 622 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 179 176 180 177 164 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 1,034

Mixed 831

SusWrite 188

165% 737 MB/s

4K Read 29.9

4K Write 70.6

4K Mixed 47.5

144% 49.3 MB/s

DQ Read 568

DQ Write 343

DQ Mixed 486

354% 466 MB/s

GBR-User, 10 hrs ago.

208GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20120006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 319 309 305 274 250 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 450

Mixed 493

SusWrite 318

110% 491 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 25

4K Mixed 8.5

51% 17 MB/s

DQ Read 16.2

DQ Write 69.4

DQ Mixed 138

78% 74.6 MB/s

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 82%

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System: HP OMEN 25L Desktop GT12-0xxx

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Core i7-10700FIntel $216Bench 93%, 44,448 samples	1,131x
Core i7-10700Intel $359Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	1,117x
Core i5-10400Intel $123Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	916x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $140Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,208x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $218Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	800x
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 319,148 samples	673x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 167%, 8,409 samples	294x

RAM
HP32D4U8D8HC-16X 1x16GBKingstonBench 52%, 1,327 samples	786x
HP32D4U8S8HC-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 1,751 samples	396x
HP32D4U8S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 83%, 996 samples	201x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $356

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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB

Average Bench: 167% (143^rd of 1080)

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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1006 512GB

Average Bench: 167% (143rd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 167% (143^rd of 1080)