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PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 152% (129th of 1040)

Based on 1,787 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032
Poor: 104%Average: 152% Great: 179%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB averaged 52.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 652MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 749MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB is 74.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 339MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 714MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,787 samples)
Rank 129152%
Min Avg Max
615 Read 942 1,178
389 Write 836 1,133
372 Mixed 714 968
198 SusWrite 339 442
158% 708 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 4K Read 45.5 45.9
49.9 4K Write 112 145
23.2 4K Mixed 54.3 66.2
198% 70.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
426 DQ Read 770 860
226 DQ Write 749 1,042
269 DQ Mixed 652 735
519% 724 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 150 155 155 205 150 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 815
Write 833
Mixed 715
SusWrite 170
142% 633 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.7
202% 73 MB/s
DQ Read 849
DQ Write 936
DQ Mixed 725
592% 837 MB/s
167GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 328 304 295 291 317 MB/s
145% Outstanding
Read 713
Write 655
Mixed 634
SusWrite 318
130% 580 MB/s
4K Read 42.5
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 60.2
200% 70.7 MB/s
DQ Read 839
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 729
564% 771 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20140000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 355 318 327 329 317 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 776
Write 745
Mixed 674
SusWrite 346
143% 635 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 53.5
188% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 859
DQ Write 682
DQ Mixed 726
555% 756 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: MSI MS-16R3

CPU
Core i7-9750HIntelBench 81%, 176,982 samples667x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 73%, 52,291 samples558x
Core i5-9300HIntelBench 74%, 6,170 samples94x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 6%, 246,250 samples834x
GTX 1650 (Mobile Max-Q)NvidiaBench 34%, 2,645 samples329x
GeForce GTX 1050 TiNvidiaBench 30%, 254 samples117x
SSD
PC SN520 SDAPNUW-256G-1032 256GBWDCBench 152%, 1,787 samples137x
RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 53,037 samples358x
HMA81GS6CJR8N-VK 1x8GBHynixBench 40%, 44,432 samples186x
M471A1K43CB1-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 76%, 57,953 samples125x
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