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PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB

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Effective Speed +115% Effective Speed 115%Average Score +146% Read 239%, Write 259%, 4K Read 20%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 255%, 4K Mixed 31%, SusWrite 179%Peak Score +168% Read 281%, Write 358%, 4K Read 16%, 4K Write 54%, Mixed 305%, 4K Mixed 31%, SusWrite 133%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +199% DQ Read 286%, DQ Write 208%, DQ Mixed 271%, ADQ Read 198%, ADQ Write 137%, ADQ Mixed 203%, Age 61%, AS-SSD Total 226%

Average Bench: 212% (90^th of 1072)

Based on 155 user benchmarks. Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006

Poor: 161%Average: 212% Great: 265%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB averaged 112.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 788MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 971MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB is 105%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.1MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 827MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 155 samples)

Rank 90212%

Min	Avg	Max
818	Read 1,551	1,931
756	Write 1,455	2,223
696	Mixed 1,273	1,713
632	SusWrite 827	903
287% 1,277 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
30.7	4K Read 41.1	49.7
60.4	4K Write 122	188
39.8	4K Mixed 58.8	76.2
202% 73.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
435	DQ Read 971	1,417
125	DQ Write 685	1,104
193	DQ Mixed 788	1,230
599% 815 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 2 months ago.

268GB free

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1176 850 851 850 849 850 MB/s

220% Outstanding

Write 1840

Mixed 1,657

SusWrite 904

354% 1,580 MB/s

4K Read 40.2

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 55.4

185% 65.4 MB/s

DQ Read 863

DQ Write 510

DQ Mixed 690

513% 688 MB/s

EGY-User, 3 months ago.

350GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 988 819 827 841 840 838 MB/s

208% Outstanding

Write 1,836

Mixed 1,549

SusWrite 859

342% 1,524 MB/s

4K Read 38.6

4K Write 93.9

4K Mixed 52.8

176% 61.8 MB/s

DQ Read 721

DQ Write 464

DQ Mixed 620

455% 601 MB/s

ITA-User, 18 days ago.

429GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1128 852 859 859 860 857 MB/s

207% Outstanding

Write 1,654

Mixed 1,367

SusWrite 902

309% 1,376 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 89.5

4K Mixed 53.6

174% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 912

DQ Write 625

DQ Mixed 789

584% 775 MB/s

ALB-User, 2 months ago.

103GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 780 530 478 476 449 458 MB/s

187% Outstanding

Write 1,536

Mixed 1,313

SusWrite 528

273% 1,215 MB/s

4K Read 43.7

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 64.3

223% 82.7 MB/s

DQ Read 796

DQ Write 398

DQ Mixed 540

416% 578 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 months ago.

307GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1082 834 801 720 728 730 MB/s

184% Outstanding

Write 1,435

Mixed 1213

SusWrite 816

279% 1,242 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 94.1

4K Mixed 53.9

179% 62.5 MB/s

DQ Read 497

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 408

302% 402 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 months ago.

331GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 940 871 848 848 851 845 MB/s

178% Outstanding

Write 1,069

Mixed 1,017

SusWrite 867

232% 1,031 MB/s

4K Read 35.2

4K Write 79.8

4K Mixed 48.3

158% 54.4 MB/s

DQ Read 752

DQ Write 540

DQ Mixed 669

493% 653 MB/s

USA-User, 3 months ago.

215GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 584 536 538 489 476 MB/s

131% Outstanding

Write 1,020

Mixed 833

SusWrite 564

201% 898 MB/s

4K Read 26.4

4K Write 63.7

4K Mixed 37.3

122% 42.5 MB/s

DQ Read 320

DQ Write 191

DQ Mixed 254

190% 255 MB/s

PRT-User, 2 months ago.

409GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10123106

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 275 278 304 258 282 MB/s

63.7% Good

Write 319

Mixed 422

SusWrite 288

91% 411 MB/s

4K Read 13.5

4K Write 11.8

4K Mixed 14.2

45% 13.2 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 46

DQ Mixed 207

142% 181 MB/s

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Gaming 14%

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 13%

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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G4 SFF

CPU
Core i5-8500Intel $120Bench 82%, 43,089 samples	372x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	355x
Core i5-8600Intel $165Bench 88%, 18,241 samples	21x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	504x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	36x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	30x

SSD
PC SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GBWDCBench 212%, 155 samples	1x

RAM
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 2x16GBSamsungBench 87%, 6,612 samples	50x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 43%, 7,364 samples	25x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 2x8GBMicronBench 78%, 6,317 samples	25x

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Value: 103% - Outstanding

Total price: $120

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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 SN720 SDAQNTW-512G-1006 512GB

Average Bench: 212% (90^th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 212% (90th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 212% (90^th of 1072)