Average Bench: 213% (89th of 1072)

Based on 502 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1027

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1027 512GB averaged 113.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1027 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 932MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,079MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1027 512GB is 117%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-512G-1027 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 830MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 502 samples)
Min Avg Max
682 Read 1,381 1,932
691 Write 1,283 2,113
635 Mixed 1,144 1,679
707 SusWrite 830 900
260% 1,160 MB/s
Min Avg Max
18.7 4K Read 40.4 49.6
68.8 4K Write 143 185
24.2 4K Mixed 57.1 74.8
210% 80.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
583 DQ Read 1,079 1,511
338 DQ Write 841 1,204
473 DQ Mixed 932 1,289
705% 951 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 699 664 658 645 635 MB/s
Read 1,914
Write 2,238
Mixed 1,707
SusWrite 706
369% 1,641 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 250
4K Mixed 80.3
312% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 798
DQ Write 1,468
DQ Mixed 1,397
986% 1,221 MB/s
476GB free
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1191 863 865 863 860 863 MB/s
Read 1,946
Write 2,099
Mixed 1,696
SusWrite 917
374% 1,665 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 144
4K Mixed 67.3
233% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 924
DQ Write 710
DQ Mixed 822
614% 819 MB/s
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 840 838 844 843 845 MB/s
Read 1,860
Write 1,772
Mixed 1,517
SusWrite 868
337% 1,504 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 54.6
184% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 784
DQ Write 533
DQ Mixed 717
519% 678 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 865 732 750 772 746 803 MB/s
Read 1,815
Write 1,682
Mixed 1555
SusWrite 778
327% 1,458 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 89
4K Mixed 50.9
174% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 583
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 457
337% 451 MB/s
341GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 960 761 774 823 847 840 MB/s
Read 1,736
Write 1,555
Mixed 1,362
SusWrite 834
307% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 67
4K Mixed 47.9
150% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 514
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 438
322% 426 MB/s
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 941 796 748 756 839 805 MB/s
Read 1,581
Write 1,492
Mixed 1,310
SusWrite 814
292% 1,299 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 71.4
4K Mixed 38.4
135% 47.1 MB/s
DQ Read 522
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 197
177% 281 MB/s
242GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10121000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 842 825 842 845 840 MB/s
Read 988
Write 1326
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 864
247% 1,092 MB/s
4K Read 35
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 53.4
173% 61.8 MB/s
DQ Read 604
DQ Write 378
DQ Mixed 539
389% 507 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,713,528 SSDs tested

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Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

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