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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 168% (135th of 1071)

Based on 18,999 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014
Poor: 110%Average: 168% Great: 213%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB averaged 68.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 764MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 893MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB is 103%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 533MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,999 samples)
Rank 135168%
Min Avg Max
631 Read 1,036 1,218
429 Write 1,039 1,328
445 Mixed 961 1,198
267 SusWrite 533 775
201% 892 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 4K Read 42.9 48.2
54.5 4K Write 111 169
27.1 4K Mixed 54.4 70.3
193% 69.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
423 DQ Read 893 1078
225 DQ Write 683 1,085
274 DQ Mixed 764 1,078
578% 780 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1048 744 673 590 561 491 MB/s
207% Outstanding
Read 838
Write 986
Mixed 836
SusWrite 685
189% 836 MB/s
4K Read 45.1
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 71.1
259% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 1,284
DQ Mixed 1081
842% 1,146 MB/s
438GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 868 665 672 747 734 747 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 1,200
Write 1231
Mixed 1,060
SusWrite 739
238% 1,057 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 57
206% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1071
DQ Write 920
DQ Mixed 986
741% 992 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 745 744 746 745 746 MB/s
186% Outstanding
Read 1,195
Write 1,213
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 789
242% 1,075 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 72.7
250% 92.7 MB/s
DQ Read 49.7
DQ Write 518
DQ Mixed 974
548% 514 MB/s
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 546 508 469 432 417 MB/s
166% Outstanding
Read 1,104
Write 1,184
Mixed 1,141
SusWrite 542
223% 993 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 81.3
4K Mixed 51.8
169% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,022
DQ Write 585
DQ Mixed 751
573% 786 MB/s
262GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 792 478 417 388 466 455 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 742
Write 994
Mixed 836
SusWrite 499
174% 768 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 44.8
143% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 662
DQ Write 451
DQ Mixed 580
426% 564 MB/s
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Gaming 39%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 33%
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System: Acer Nitro N50-600

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $150Bench 85%, 299,482 samples1,393x
Core i5-8400Intel  $172Bench 82%, 312,220 samples975x
Core i7-8700Intel  $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples324x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples668x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples417x
GTX 1660-TiNvidia  $240Bench 76%, 318,562 samples397x
SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1014 512GBWDCBench 168%, 18,999 samples486x
RAM
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 7,517 samples254x
M378A1K43DB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 6,043 samples238x
ACR26D4U9S8ME-8 ACR26D4U9S1KA-4 12GBKingstonBench 61%, 1,808 samples144x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $305

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