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WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 183% (117th of 1071)

Based on 3,501 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN720 SDA
Poor: 131%Average: 183% Great: 220%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB averaged 83.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 720MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,822MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB is 89.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 96.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,501 samples)
Rank 117183%
Min Avg Max
880 Read 1,258 1,765
1,139 Write 1,822 2,067
925 Mixed 1,381 1,677
452 SusWrite 744 903
294% 1,301 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.1 4K Read 37.7 43.6
48.8 4K Write 96.1 132
33 4K Mixed 51.3 62.2
174% 61.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
492 DQ Read 880 1,109
190 DQ Write 627 840
247 DQ Mixed 720 940
547% 742 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 897 704 641 648 630 623 MB/s
209% Outstanding
Read 1,609
Write 1,928
Mixed 1,572
SusWrite 691
326% 1,450 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 54.9
208% 81.1 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 772
DQ Mixed 864
650% 872 MB/s
406GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1178 844 849 848 852 853 MB/s
173% Outstanding
Read 1,065
Write 1,918
Mixed 1,283
SusWrite 904
293% 1,292 MB/s
4K Read 34.5
4K Write 75.6
4K Mixed 46.2
152% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 704
DQ Write 535
DQ Mixed 599
454% 612 MB/s
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 883 582 565 555 532 530 MB/s
165% Outstanding
Read 1204
Write 1,918
Mixed 1,386
SusWrite 608
289% 1,279 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 83.6
4K Mixed 49.1
160% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 762
DQ Write 590
DQ Mixed 657
496% 670 MB/s
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1012 855 858 834 850 850 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,019
Write 1,708
Mixed 1,237
SusWrite 876
274% 1,210 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 59.9
4K Mixed 41.4
133% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 606
DQ Write 444
DQ Mixed 515
388% 522 MB/s
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1089 739 703 682 680 650 MB/s
159% Outstanding
Read 1,082
Write 1,894
Mixed 1,330
SusWrite 757
287% 1,266 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 67.1
4K Mixed 43.2
140% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 656
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 562
423% 569 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 911 583 521 494 500 491 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 1,095
Write 1,874
Mixed 1,280
SusWrite 583
274% 1,208 MB/s
4K Read 30.7
4K Write 25.9
4K Mixed 33.7
103% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 468
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 397
298% 401 MB/s
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Gaming 12%
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Desktop 72%
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Workstation 12%
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System: Acer Predator PH315-52

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples3,355x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples558x
Core i5-8300HIntelBench 65%, 167,898 samples1x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples1,802x
GTX 1660-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 65%, 82,746 samples1,503x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples607x
SSD
WDC PC SN720 SDA 512GBNvmeBench 183%, 3,501 samples304x
RAM
ACR26D4S9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 17,072 samples1,239x
HMA81GS6JJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 76%, 29,128 samples796x
HMA82GS6CJR8N-VK 1x16GBHynixBench 44%, 33,430 samples208x
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