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CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2019.

Average Bench: 236% (75th of 1080)

Based on 68 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000
Poor: 158%Average: 236% Great: 293%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GB averaged 136.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,026MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,292MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 758MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 152MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 68 samples)
Rank 75236%
Min Avg Max
925 Read 1,752 1,966
397 Write 1,677 2,266
620 Mixed 1,434 1,733
316 SusWrite 758 1,228
315% 1,405 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.8 4K Read 54.7 52.1
67.8 4K Write 152 211
30.4 4K Mixed 65.1 79.4
247% 90.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
752 DQ Read 1,292 1,600
297 DQ Write 746 1,278
611 DQ Mixed 1,026 1,356
762% 1,021 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
363GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 840 845 850 767 682 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 1925
Write 1,994
Mixed 1,707
SusWrite 860
364% 1,621 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 76.6
270% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,593
DQ Write 1,277
DQ Mixed 1,396
1,055% 1,422 MB/s
460GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 871 713 683 708 741 750 MB/s
235% Outstanding
Read 1,858
Write 1789
Mixed 1,544
SusWrite 744
333% 1,484 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 135
4K Mixed 67.8
228% 83 MB/s
DQ Read 1,382
DQ Write 609
DQ Mixed 1,025
752% 1,005 MB/s
386GB free
Firmware: 10104122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1074 845 847 848 846 846 MB/s
220% Outstanding
Read 1,425
Write 1,365
Mixed 1,320
SusWrite 884
281% 1,249 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 67.8
233% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,008
DQ Write 635
DQ Mixed 767
587% 804 MB/s
419GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 439 421 460 531 506 MB/s
205% Outstanding
Read 1,670
Write 1,739
Mixed 1,426
SusWrite 474
298% 1,327 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 60.3
213% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,438
DQ Write 496
DQ Mixed 931
697% 955 MB/s
253GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 989 896 895 899 898 893 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,087
Write 1,462
Mixed 1,344
SusWrite 912
272% 1,201 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 45.9
178% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 947
DQ Write 603
DQ Mixed 807
593% 786 MB/s
463GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 465 452 442 492 465 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1201
Write 1,171
Mixed 1,104
SusWrite 466
221% 985 MB/s
4K Read 32.7
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 50.2
181% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 1,230
DQ Write 476
DQ Mixed 815
613% 840 MB/s
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Gaming 160%
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Desktop 93%
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Workstation
Workstation 162%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PRO CARBON WIFI (MS-7B93)

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $165Bench 86%, 635,419 samples815x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $335Bench 88%, 197,342 samples696x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $160Bench 98%, 65,928 samples620x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $751Bench 187%, 424,051 samples436x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples362x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples331x
SSD
CL SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-2000 512GBWDCBench 236%, 68 samples1x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples204x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples129x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $98Bench 89%, 144,399 samples125x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $916

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