Average Bench: 230% (72nd of 1072)

Based on 571 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00 1TB averaged 130.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 924MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,113MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00 1TB is 127%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 571 samples)
Min Avg Max
863 Read 1,348 1,909
1,050 Write 1,704 2,161
905 Mixed 1,309 1,751
747 SusWrite 1,220 1,467
315% 1,395 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.2 4K Read 39.1 48.5
47.9 4K Write 117 184
31.7 4K Mixed 56.1 73.5
193% 70.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
399 DQ Read 1,113 1,548
173 DQ Write 798 1,163
228 DQ Mixed 924 1,297
699% 945 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
734GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10126000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1717 1399 1403 1405 1406 1406 MB/s
Read 1,954
Write 2299
Mixed 1,810
SusWrite 1,456
424% 1,880 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 246
4K Mixed 78.6
304% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,957
DQ Write 1,620
DQ Mixed 1,760
1,326% 1,779 MB/s
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10126000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1622 1385 1400 1408 1266 1111 MB/s
Read 1,943
Write 2,269
Mixed 1,809
SusWrite 1,366
416% 1,847 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 236
4K Mixed 75.9
294% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,945
DQ Write 1,630
DQ Mixed 1,745
1,319% 1,773 MB/s
516GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10126000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1614 1395 1354 1365 1375 1285 MB/s
Read 1,640
Write 1,798
Mixed 1,488
SusWrite 1,398
356% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 75.2
4K Mixed 47.4
153% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 686
DQ Write 445
DQ Mixed 553
416% 561 MB/s
431GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10126000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1400 769 1050 1017 964 902 MB/s
Read 1,003
Write 1,663
Mixed 1,106
SusWrite 1,017
272% 1,197 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 88.2
4K Mixed 51.3
168% 58.8 MB/s
DQ Read 960
DQ Write 714
DQ Mixed 830
622% 835 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10126000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1490 632 640 645 608 568 MB/s
Read 1,003
Write 1,740
Mixed 1146
SusWrite 764
264% 1,163 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 82.7
4K Mixed 49.2
158% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 694
DQ Write 474
DQ Mixed 606
446% 591 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,816,922 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN720 SDAPNTW-1T00 1TB Builds (Compare 968 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: MSI MS-17G1

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