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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 215% (87th of 1072)

Based on 111 user benchmarks.  Model: PC SN720 NVMe WDC 512GB
Poor: 147%Average: 215% Great: 271%

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Outstanding average bench

The PC SN720 NVMe WDC 512GB averaged 115.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the PC SN720 NVMe WDC 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 852MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,639MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the PC SN720 NVMe WDC 512GB is 125%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the PC SN720 NVMe WDC 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 828MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 111 samples)
Rank 87215%
Min Avg Max
781 Read 1,578 1,925
935 Write 1,639 2,191
786 Mixed 1,386 1,714
609 SusWrite 828 903
305% 1,358 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.3 4K Read 40.5 49.2
66.5 4K Write 132 199
33.6 4K Mixed 59.3 75.9
207% 77.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
349 DQ Read 991 1,567
275 DQ Write 696 1,224
323 DQ Mixed 852 1,342
634% 846 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 912 866 867 865 862 MB/s
289% Outstanding
Read 1,891
Write 2,151
Mixed 1,660
SusWrite 899
371% 1,650 MB/s
4K Read 51.7
4K Write 239
4K Mixed 79.8
307% 124 MB/s
DQ Read 1,565
DQ Write 1,347
DQ Mixed 1,369
1,050% 1,427 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 892 863 854 853 854 MB/s
288% Outstanding
Read 1,911
Write 1,925
Mixed 1,638
SusWrite 892
357% 1,592 MB/s
4K Read 47.1
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 80.3
295% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 1,593
DQ Write 1,378
DQ Mixed 1,392
1,069% 1,454 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1044 867 866 864 861 857 MB/s
285% Outstanding
Read 1,882
Write 1,921
Mixed 1,626
SusWrite 893
355% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 230
4K Mixed 79.2
298% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,560
DQ Write 1337
DQ Mixed 1,361
1,044% 1,419 MB/s
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1052 863 860 856 862 865 MB/s
284% Outstanding
Read 1,879
Write 2,221
Mixed 1,639
SusWrite 893
373% 1,658 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 228
4K Mixed 78.8
298% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,550
DQ Write 1,272
DQ Mixed 1,368
1,036% 1,397 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1050 853 853 857 856 856 MB/s
283% Outstanding
Read 1,866
Write 2006
Mixed 1,630
SusWrite 887
359% 1,597 MB/s
4K Read 49.8
4K Write 232
4K Mixed 79.2
300% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,535
DQ Write 1,289
DQ Mixed 1,361
1,034% 1,395 MB/s
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 857 863 862 860 859 MB/s
281% Outstanding
Read 1,854
Write 2,165
Mixed 1,624
SusWrite 897
368% 1,635 MB/s
4K Read 50
4K Write 223
4K Mixed 78.5
294% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1556
DQ Write 1,230
DQ Mixed 1330
1,012% 1,372 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1002 860 864 860 863 862 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 1,906
Write 2,218
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 885
376% 1,670 MB/s
4K Read 50.3
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 78.2
285% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,462
DQ Write 1,027
DQ Mixed 1,165
891% 1,218 MB/s
395GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1031 850 832 829 841 844 MB/s
260% Outstanding
Read 1,878
Write 1,931
Mixed 1,578
SusWrite 871
351% 1,565 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 75.9
274% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,303
DQ Write 828
DQ Mixed 870
701% 1,000 MB/s
392GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1038 859 858 861 862 858 MB/s
252% Outstanding
Read 1,703
Write 2,113
Mixed 1,603
SusWrite 889
355% 1,577 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 72.3
257% 98.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,283
DQ Write 960
DQ Mixed 1081
819% 1,108 MB/s
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Gaming 117%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation 120%
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System: Lenovo 21DDS0EB00

CPU
Core i7-12800HIntelBench 98%, 2,192 samples374x
GPU
RTX 3070-Ti (Laptop)NvidiaBench 119%, 9,134 samples238x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 7,232 samples136x
SSD
SN720 NVMe WDC 512GBPCBench 215%, 111 samples38x
RAM
M425R4GA3BB0-CQKOD 1x31GBSamsungBench 75%, 632 samples235x
MTC16C2085S1SC48BA1 1x31GBMicronBench 77%, 306 samples138x
HMCG88MEBSA092N 1x31GBHynixBench 71%, 181 samples1x
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