Average Bench: 234% (69th of 1072)

Based on 573 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SED SDAQNTW-1T00

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SED SDAQNTW-1T00 1TB averaged 134.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SED SDAQNTW-1T00 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 901MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,948MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SED SDAQNTW-1T00 1TB is 122%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SED SDAQNTW-1T00 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 39.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 573 samples)
Min Avg Max
877 Read 1,481 1,992
1,273 Write 1,948 2,244
937 Mixed 1,541 1,864
754 SusWrite 1,245 1,469
351% 1,554 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.1 4K Read 39.7 46.3
69.1 4K Write 108 151
33.3 4K Mixed 54.7 67.2
187% 67.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
541 DQ Read 1,053 1,487
405 DQ Write 784 1,145
451 DQ Mixed 901 1,286
678% 913 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
954GB free
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1788 1408 1409 1408 1412 1409 MB/s
Read 1,908
Write 2,148
Mixed 1764
SusWrite 1472
411% 1,823 MB/s
4K Read 42
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 59.8
212% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,862
DQ Write 1,508
DQ Mixed 1,663
1,251% 1,678 MB/s
566GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1686 1378 1358 1400 1401 1363 MB/s
Read 1,845
Write 2,146
Mixed 1,791
SusWrite 1,431
407% 1,803 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 56.8
188% 67.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,133
DQ Write 887
DQ Mixed 988
745% 1,003 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1396 934 962 893 807 963 MB/s
Read 1,788
Write 2,167
Mixed 1,821
SusWrite 993
382% 1,692 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 52.5
183% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,246
DQ Write 1,013
DQ Mixed 1,052
809% 1,104 MB/s
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1335 737 703 705 676 680 MB/s
Read 1,676
Write 1,603
Mixed 1,635
SusWrite 806
321% 1,430 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 91.2
4K Mixed 50.3
165% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 616
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 499
377% 511 MB/s
282GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1308 562 614 461 382 248 MB/s
Read 1,030
Write 1,925
Mixed 1,317
SusWrite 596
276% 1217 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 73.5
4K Mixed 46.6
152% 51.8 MB/s
DQ Read 558
DQ Write 432
DQ Mixed 493
369% 494 MB/s
485GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10103100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1390 1192 1002 933 907 918 MB/s
Read 864
Write 1,468
Mixed 1,084
SusWrite 1057
254% 1,118 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 24
86% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 411
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 384
286% 379 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,857,536 SSDs tested

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Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk

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