Nvme

WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB

WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB
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Effective Speed +62% Effective Speed 62%Average Score +103% Read 160%, Write 245%, 4K Read 35%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed 229%, 4K Mixed 13%, SusWrite 34%Peak Score +102% Read 240%, Write 217%, 4K Read 5%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed 237%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite 20%Value & Sentiment -851%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,689%Nice To Haves +123% DQ Read 134%, DQ Write 132%, DQ Mixed 140%, ADQ Read 143%, ADQ Write 115%, ADQ Mixed 156%, Age 47%, AS-SSD Total 120%

Average Bench: 159% (144^th of 1072)

Based on 3,211 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe WDC PC SN720 SDA

Poor: 122%Average: 159% Great: 191%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB averaged 59.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 665MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,397MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB is 69.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 396MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 94.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,211 samples)

Rank 144159%

Min	Avg	Max
809	Read 1,187	1,724
833	Write 1,397	1,535
741	Mixed 1,182	1,425
292	SusWrite 396	466
234% 1,041 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26.6	4K Read 46.4	45
57.8	4K Write 94.4	113
33.6	4K Mixed 50.7	59.8
185% 63.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
516	DQ Read 792	857
348	DQ Write 621	832
355	DQ Mixed 665	795
509% 693 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 9 days ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10121000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 33 39 40 40 MB/s

381% Outstanding

Write 46.4

Mixed 84.4

SusWrite 35.8

168% 804 MB/s

4K Read 635

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 5

970% 214 MB/s

HUN-User, 13 days ago.

238GB free

Firmware: 0006 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 427 428 428 428 427 MB/s

157% Outstanding

Write 1,484

Mixed 1,340

SusWrite 464

272% 1,215 MB/s

4K Read 34.8

4K Write 71.2

4K Mixed 46.3

150% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 517

DQ Write 331

DQ Mixed 430

319% 426 MB/s

PAK-User, 16 days ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10112006 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 428 434 429 436 431 MB/s

148% Outstanding

Write 1,365

Mixed 1,215

SusWrite 438

239% 1,063 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 92.1

4K Mixed 47.6

163% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 572

DQ Write 369

DQ Mixed 450

341% 463 MB/s

GBR-User, 12 hrs ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 456 389 360 371 369 366 MB/s

136% Outstanding

Write 1,494

Mixed 1,246

SusWrite 385

237% 1,049 MB/s

4K Read 32.8

4K Write 71.3

4K Mixed 44.7

145% 49.6 MB/s

DQ Read 648

DQ Write 444

DQ Mixed 556

412% 550 MB/s

IND-User, 2 days ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10121000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 422 360 366 369 357 MB/s

123% Outstanding

Write 1,285

Mixed 944

SusWrite 376

200% 890 MB/s

4K Read 23.9

4K Write 64.5

4K Mixed 40.1

122% 42.8 MB/s

DQ Read 572

DQ Write 476

DQ Mixed 530

396% 526 MB/s

IND-User, 13 days ago.

145GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 519 375 376 370 354 365 MB/s

98.2% Outstanding

Write 1,231

Mixed 909

SusWrite 393

187% 829 MB/s

4K Read 14.5

4K Write 57.4

4K Mixed 17.9

75% 29.9 MB/s

DQ Read 522

DQ Write 389

DQ Mixed 428

327% 446 MB/s

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Gaming 12%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 12%

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System: Acer Predator PH315-52

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	3,345x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	556x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples	1x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	1,797x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples	1,498x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples	605x

SSD
WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GBNvmeBench 159%, 3,211 samples	340x

RAM
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 17,072 samples	1,239x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples	791x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples	208x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WDC PC SN720 SDA 256GB

Average Bench: 159% (144^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 159% (144th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 159% (144^th of 1072)