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PC SN720 WD 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 220% (80th of 1072)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PC SN720 NVMe WD
Poor: 92%Average: 220% Great: 274%

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC SN720 WD 1TB averaged 119.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC SN720 WD 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 555MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,882MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC SN720 WD 1TB is 183%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC SN720 WD 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 108MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 37.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 80220%
Min Avg Max
994 Read 1,387 1,810
1,059 Write 1,882 2,151
705 Mixed 1,493 1,768
487 SusWrite 1,235 1464
339% 1,499 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 37.9 46
18.3 4K Write 108 203
16 4K Mixed 52.1 68.2
182% 66.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
132 DQ Read 820 1,152
86.8 DQ Write 642 959
54.4 DQ Mixed 555 1,066
463% 672 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
849GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1763 1385 1382 1405 1411 1400 MB/s
239% Outstanding
Read 1,528
Write 1,899
Mixed 1,604
SusWrite 1,458
367% 1,622 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 51.4
182% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 819
DQ Write 649
DQ Mixed 732
548% 733 MB/s
528GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1692 1409 1413 1399 1409 1417 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1,325
Write 2022
Mixed 1,521
SusWrite 1,456
359% 1,581 MB/s
4K Read 38.5
4K Write 93.2
4K Mixed 52.5
175% 61.4 MB/s
DQ Read 615
DQ Write 409
DQ Mixed 499
376% 508 MB/s
843GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1355 1272 1359 1230 1216 522 MB/s
213% Outstanding
Read 1,799
Write 1,676
Mixed 1,591
SusWrite 1159
350% 1,556 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 46.1
143% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,024
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 212
245% 448 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1437 804 668 629 585 502 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,219
Write 2,028
Mixed 1,472
SusWrite 771
311% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 97.3
4K Mixed 53.4
177% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 734
DQ Mixed 818
619% 836 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 763 670 328 380 386 397 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 1,008
Write 1,059
Mixed 705
SusWrite 487
183% 815 MB/s
4K Read 15.6
4K Write 18.3
4K Mixed 16
54% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 86.8
DQ Mixed 103
79% 107 MB/s

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