Average Bench: 104% (241st of 1072)

Based on 2,354 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1014

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1014 128GB averaged 3.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1014 128GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 268MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.4MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1014 128GB is 94.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN520 SDAPNUW-128G-1014 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 179MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 426MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,354 samples)
Min Avg Max
335 Read 747 991
104 Write 503 751
191 Mixed 426 723
75.9 SusWrite 179 230
103% 464 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.9 4K Read 41.4 49.1
8.68 4K Write 82 142
8.6 4K Mixed 41.1 63.2
159% 54.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
189 DQ Read 355 438
102 DQ Write 318 583
121 DQ Mixed 268 406
220% 313 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 210 190 194 195 181 MB/s
Read 745
Write 671
Mixed 587
SusWrite 204
123% 552 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 80.9
4K Mixed 36.9
144% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 380
266% 334 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,715,835 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 45%
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Workstation
Workstation 3%
Tree trunk

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