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PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB

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Effective Speed -218%Effective Speed -218%Average Score -239%Read -208%, Write -288%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write -78%, Mixed -210%, 4K Mixed -102%, SusWrite -693%Peak Score -327%Read -244%, Write -321%, 4K Read -289%, 4K Write -107%, Mixed -245%, 4K Mixed -196%, SusWrite -886%Value & Sentiment -2,468%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,900%Nice To Haves -149%DQ Read -171%, DQ Write -75%, DQ Mixed -163%, ADQ Read -125%, ADQ Write -90%, ADQ Mixed -127%, Age -290%, AS-SSD Total -152%

Average Bench: 171% (139^th of 1080)

Based on 3,914 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006

Poor: 99%Average: 171% Great: 217%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB averaged 71.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 653MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 660MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB is 118%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 398MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,914 samples)

Rank 139171%

Min	Avg	Max
688	Read 1,362	1,724
511	Write 1,198	1,528
432	Mixed 1,043	1,352
256	SusWrite 398	464
224% 1,000 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 45.9	49.4
36.6	4K Write 116	183
22.1	4K Mixed 54.7	74.1
201% 72.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
402	DQ Read 759	857
184	DQ Write 660	1,088
251	DQ Mixed 653	799
505% 691 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 10 days ago.

150GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10112006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 535 432 431 433 432 432 MB/s

214% Outstanding

Write 1,523

Mixed 1,360

SusWrite 449

283% 1,264 MB/s

4K Read 43.5

4K Write 146

4K Mixed 61.7

222% 83.8 MB/s

DQ Read 855

DQ Write 1,363

DQ Mixed 797

691% 1,005 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10112006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 361 420 416 416 423 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,362

Mixed 1,269

SusWrite 399

261% 1,167 MB/s

4K Read 42.6

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 59.7

198% 69.9 MB/s

DQ Read 854

DQ Write 612

DQ Mixed 738

550% 735 MB/s

ESP-User, 8 days ago.

111GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10110006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 442 388 369 369 372 MB/s

161% Outstanding

Write 1,370

Mixed 1,166

SusWrite 397

251% 1122 MB/s

4K Read 37.5

4K Write 90.3

4K Mixed 47.5

166% 58.4 MB/s

DQ Read 642

DQ Write 418

DQ Mixed 571

415% 544 MB/s

FRA-User, 5 days ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10110006

SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 319 376 366 360 358 MB/s

84.5% Excellent

Write 437

Mixed 445

SusWrite 360

105% 468 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 43.9

4K Mixed 21.8

76% 27.3 MB/s

DQ Read 402

DQ Write 224

DQ Mixed 317

234% 314 MB/s

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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc1xxx

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Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	2,046x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples	642x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	538x

GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	1,209x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	983x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	476x

SSD
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 171%, 3,914 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	709x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	229x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 75%, 8,097 samples	183x

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PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB