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PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 173% (129th of 1072)

Based on 227 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016
Poor: 118%Average: 173% Great: 216%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GB averaged 72.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 703MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 750MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GB is 97.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 409MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 227 samples)
Rank 129173%
Min Avg Max
526 Read 1,249 1,727
458 Write 1,080 1,526
486 Mixed 990 1,362
294 SusWrite 409 462
208% 932 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.7 4K Read 41.5 49.3
67.2 4K Write 126 191
41.2 4K Mixed 59.7 74.2
206% 75.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
400 DQ Read 782 853
348 DQ Write 750 1,130
253 DQ Mixed 703 808
545% 745 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 526 378 369 372 372 366 MB/s
221% Outstanding
Read 1,623
Write 1,498
Mixed 1,278
SusWrite 397
268% 1,199 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 203
4K Mixed 75.8
276% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 854
DQ Write 1,247
DQ Mixed 784
667% 962 MB/s
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10200016
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 465 433 435 435 435 MB/s
144% Outstanding
Read 543
Write 529
Mixed 513
SusWrite 443
114% 507 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58.4
196% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 823
DQ Write 735
DQ Mixed 786
588% 782 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 75%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Fujitsu ESPRIMO P558

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples78x
Core i5-9400Intel  $161Bench 86%, 22,187 samples48x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples44x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples121x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples34x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples33x
SSD
PC SN720 SDAPNTW-256G-1016 256GBWDCBench 173%, 227 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples79x
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 43%, 7,364 samples23x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples17x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $131

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