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PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 167% (121st of 1058)

Based on 3,030 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006
Poor: 121%Average: 167% Great: 206%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB averaged 67.2% 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 673MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 658MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB is 84.9%. 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 399MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,030 samples)
Rank 121167%
Min Avg Max
719 Read 1,313 1,718
627 Write 1,213 1,526
536 Mixed 1,053 1,350
295 SusWrite 399 456
223% 995 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 39.3 47.7
62.1 4K Write 112 173
31.6 4K Mixed 54.9 70.2
189% 68.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
438 DQ Read 766 856
266 DQ Write 658 1,027
336 DQ Mixed 673 801
515% 699 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 522 436 435 452 437 439 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1587
Write 938
Mixed 894
SusWrite 454
215% 968 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 60.3
207% 75 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 812
636% 869 MB/s
189GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 433 433 434 434 433 MB/s
167% Outstanding
Read 1,105
Write 985
Mixed 832
SusWrite 438
188% 840 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 129
4K Mixed 60
208% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 813
DQ Write 594
DQ Mixed 408
385% 605 MB/s
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Gaming 60%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 52%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Laptop 15-dc1xxx

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 79%, 263,611 samples3,803x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 77%, 365,444 samples986x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 74%, 87,421 samples937x
GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 70%, 81,443 samples2,101x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 66%, 63,904 samples1,688x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 370,458 samples951x
SSD
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 167%, 3,030 samples437x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 86,040 samples1,290x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 79,475 samples680x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 5,349 samples373x
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