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PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2018.

Average Bench: 171% (131st of 1072)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,914 samples)
Rank 131171%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 585 435 437 435 430 327 MB/s
191% Outstanding
Read 1641
Write 1,382
Mixed 1,046
SusWrite 441
251% 1,128 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.4
194% 70.1 MB/s
DQ Read 826
DQ Write 915
DQ Mixed 789
617% 843 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 518 426 428 429 428 428 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 1,580
Write 1,542
Mixed 1335
SusWrite 443
274% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 49.1
162% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 394
DQ Mixed 728
512% 658 MB/s
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 424 420 427 425 429 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,511
Write 1,509
Mixed 716
SusWrite 424
232% 1,040 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 52.7
168% 61.5 MB/s
DQ Read 776
DQ Write 436
DQ Mixed 394
350% 535 MB/s
204GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10110006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 430 416 427 429 432 432 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 1,122
Write 1,049
Mixed 1,010
SusWrite 428
202% 902 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 77.3
4K Mixed 46.3
152% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 630
DQ Write 528
DQ Mixed 560
424% 572 MB/s
130GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10110006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 419 426 427 432 432 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 1,237
Write 1,030
Mixed 823
SusWrite 436
197% 881 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 38.4
120% 40 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 414
314% 425 MB/s
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 430 359 209 234 233 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 920
Write 886
Mixed 822
SusWrite 302
164% 732 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 36.9
123% 43.2 MB/s
DQ Read 665
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 513
390% 533 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 374 352 376 374 366 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 995
Write 1,190
Mixed 1020
SusWrite 381
202% 897 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 55
4K Mixed 35.9
119% 39.9 MB/s
DQ Read 474
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 391
290% 387 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10112006
SusWrite @10s intervals: 376 329 317 298 296 290 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 898
Write 832
Mixed 827
SusWrite 318
161% 719 MB/s
4K Read 16.5
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 30
96% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 466
346% 464 MB/s
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation 50%
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CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples1,942x
Core i7-8750HIntelBench 70%, 442,631 samples618x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples514x
GPU
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples1,163x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples927x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples454x
SSD
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 171%, 3,914 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples670x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples224x
HMA81GS6DJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 75%, 8,097 samples172x
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