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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB

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Effective Speed +70% Effective Speed 70%Average Score +75% Read 111%, Write 129%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 29%, Mixed 129%, 4K Mixed 24%, SusWrite 80%Peak Score +84% Read 136%, Write 149%, 4K Read 8%, 4K Write 26%, Mixed 149%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite 100%Value & Sentiment -407%User Rating -14%, Market Share -800%Nice To Haves +169% DQ Read 195%, DQ Write 187%, DQ Mixed 224%, ADQ Read 186%, ADQ Write 142%, ADQ Mixed 209%, Age 51%, AS-SSD Total 158%

Average Bench: 167% (135^th of 1072)

Based on 7,253 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032

Poor: 107%Average: 167% Great: 204%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB averaged 67.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 803MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 933MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB is 97.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 535MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,253 samples)

Rank 135167%

Min	Avg	Max
604	Read 964	1,196
483	Write 928	1,208
471	Mixed 823	1,055
242	SusWrite 535	773
182% 813 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
26	4K Read 41.1	46.6
54.2	4K Write 113	154
28.4	4K Mixed 56	68.6
194% 70 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
482	DQ Read 933	1,081
234	DQ Write 698	1,028
285	DQ Mixed 803	1,073
604% 811 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

TUR-User, 16 hrs ago.

428GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 862 753 738 742 753 744 MB/s

156% Outstanding

Write 839

Mixed 764

SusWrite 765

182% 807 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 80.7

4K Mixed 50.1

160% 55.4 MB/s

DQ Read 668

DQ Write 450

DQ Mixed 556

416% 558 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

364GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 496 474 453 468 448 MB/s

153% Outstanding

Write 763

Mixed 601

SusWrite 517

156% 696 MB/s

4K Read 35.9

4K Write 83.7

4K Mixed 49.4

162% 56.3 MB/s

DQ Read 895

DQ Write 674

DQ Mixed 786

587% 785 MB/s

TUR-User, 6 days ago.

82GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 539 282 237 235 239 224 MB/s

152% Outstanding

Write 668

Mixed 658

SusWrite 293

130% 580 MB/s

4K Read 43.9

4K Write 142

4K Mixed 65.9

226% 83.9 MB/s

DQ Read 832

DQ Write 777

DQ Mixed 1,052

722% 887 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 316 287 289 296 292 MB/s

147% Outstanding

Write 1,208

Mixed 841

SusWrite 302

198% 883 MB/s

4K Read 30.3

4K Write 97.2

4K Mixed 54.5

167% 60.7 MB/s

DQ Read 847

DQ Write 452

DQ Mixed 580

450% 626 MB/s

SAU-User, 22 hrs ago.

312GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 436 443 384 420 450 MB/s

145% Outstanding

Write 661

Mixed 628

SusWrite 440

136% 605 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 96.7

4K Mixed 52.5

176% 62.4 MB/s

DQ Read 835

DQ Write 755

DQ Mixed 1,053

719% 881 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 473 296 246 252 227 MB/s

128% Outstanding

Write 513

Mixed 521

SusWrite 318

123% 554 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 49.4

154% 57.1 MB/s

DQ Read 805

DQ Write 339

DQ Mixed 446

364% 530 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

285GB free

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 492 543 540 539 546 549 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 590

Mixed 595

SusWrite 535

133% 592 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 74

4K Mixed 45.2

148% 51 MB/s

DQ Read 423

DQ Write 314

DQ Mixed 380

281% 373 MB/s

IND-User, 4 days ago.

200GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 20140000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 756 371 364 354 356 360 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 926

Mixed 757

SusWrite 427

165% 733 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 62.3

4K Mixed 39.3

131% 44.3 MB/s

DQ Read 567

DQ Write 402

DQ Mixed 492

365% 487 MB/s

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Desktop 70%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: MSI MS-16R3

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 73%, 328,182 samples	926x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 65%, 116,682 samples	806x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 68%, 23,588 samples	110x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 506,702 samples	1,185x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 36%, 6,904 samples	519x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 28%, 807 samples	148x

SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GBWDCBench 167%, 7,253 samples	231x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 96,646 samples	332x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 108,106 samples	187x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 73,050 samples	185x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-512G-1032 512GB

Average Bench: 167% (135^th of 1072)

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