Average Bench: 103% (244th of 1072)

Based on 239 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDBNCE0020PNC

Outstanding average bench

The WDC WDBNCE0020PNC 2TB averaged 2.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDBNCE0020PNC 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 225MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDBNCE0020PNC 2TB is 41.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDBNCE0020PNC 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 349MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 444MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 239 samples)
Min Avg Max
337 Read 444 502
365 Write 447 488
236 Mixed 349 400
202 SusWrite 402 473
92.5% 411 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.5 4K Read 32.3 39.5
49.7 4K Write 88.4 116
29.7 4K Mixed 42.8 53.4
151% 54.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
219 DQ Read 339 384
184 DQ Write 278 331
170 DQ Mixed 225 254
191% 281 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 475 464 471 462 469 MB/s
Read 496
Write 482
Mixed 386
SusWrite 470
103% 459 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 50.7
177% 64.2 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 300
DQ Mixed 250
212% 310 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 470 465 463 467 464 MB/s
Read 461
Write 495
Mixed 368
SusWrite 468
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 44.7
178% 66.2 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 247
203% 289 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 426 425 410 406 418 MB/s
Read 446
Write 484
Mixed 393
SusWrite 423
98% 437 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 50.7
170% 64.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 238
208% 312 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 413 419 412 414 418 MB/s
Read 430
Write 460
Mixed 336
SusWrite 421
93% 412 MB/s
4K Read 28.6
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43.6
159% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 224
199% 301 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 396 413 419 411 406 MB/s
Read 418
Write 455
Mixed 384
SusWrite 413
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 35.9
4K Write 80.8
4K Mixed 45.9
156% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 318
DQ Mixed 234
207% 310 MB/s
709GB free
Firmware: 411040RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 317 440 446 460 460 MB/s
Read 417
Write 432
Mixed 328
SusWrite 416
90% 398 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 81.1
4K Mixed 42.4
146% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 375
DQ Write 315
DQ Mixed 243
210% 311 MB/s
173GB free
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 449 416 426 418 422 418 MB/s
Read 427
Write 482
Mixed 361
SusWrite 425
96% 424 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 76.6
4K Mixed 42.5
144% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 242
208% 306 MB/s
184GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415020RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 152 149 145 136 120 MB/s
Read 286
Write 370
Mixed 126
SusWrite 147
52% 232 MB/s
4K Read 24.8
4K Write 42.1
4K Mixed 19.7
85% 28.9 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 190
DQ Mixed 134
128% 203 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,662,639 SSDs tested

Typical WDBNCE0020PNC 2TB Builds (Compare 16,514 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht

Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $489

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