Average Bench: 109% (219th of 1072)

Based on 415 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001 128GB averaged 9.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 267MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 47.5MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001 128GB is 74%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 203MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 514MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 415 samples)
Min Avg Max
427 Read 723 919
259 Write 588 752
291 Mixed 514 727
148 SusWrite 203 230
113% 507 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.8 4K Read 35.1 46.4
29 4K Write 98.5 158
19 4K Mixed 47.5 67.2
166% 60.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
149 DQ Read 377 439
117 DQ Write 365 616
132 DQ Mixed 267 403
229% 336 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20370001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 174 168 164 169 165 MB/s
Read 700
Write 684
Mixed 620
SusWrite 177
122% 545 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 81.8
4K Mixed 48.3
157% 54.7 MB/s
DQ Read 435
DQ Write 482
DQ Mixed 258
250% 392 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20210001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 139 114 90 101 94 MB/s
Read 813
Write 629
Mixed 682
SusWrite 107
124% 558 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 77.9
4K Mixed 44.9
146% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 434
DQ Write 392
DQ Mixed 211
214% 346 MB/s
49GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20240001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 148 142 146 148 144 MB/s
Read 711
Write 166
Mixed 277
SusWrite 151
71% 326 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 95.5
4K Mixed 46.7
150% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 354
DQ Write 229
DQ Mixed 192
170% 258 MB/s
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20370001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 185 202 213 215 216 MB/s
Read 593
Write 562
Mixed 547
SusWrite 222
108% 481 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 78.6
4K Mixed 42
144% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 288
DQ Write 167
DQ Mixed 204
158% 219 MB/s
43GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20260001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 200 151 145 141 138 MB/s
Read 457
Write 379
Mixed 390
SusWrite 159
78% 346 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 56.3
4K Mixed 40.2
114% 39.3 MB/s
DQ Read 212
DQ Write 165
DQ Mixed 157
126% 178 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,703,624 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN520 SDAPMUW-128G-1001 128GB Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 52%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
Tree trunk

System: Lenovo 20RBS5J200

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