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CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 251% (55th of 1072)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022
Poor: 143%Average: 251% Great: 298%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TB averaged 151.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,036MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,984MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 56.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 55251%
Min Avg Max
606 Read 1,577 1,797
605 Write 1,984 2,359
577 Mixed 1,527 1,752
547 SusWrite 1306 1573
361% 1,598 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 4K Read 36.3 40.4
93.3 4K Write 150 221
40.8 4K Mixed 56.5 67.2
207% 81.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
721 DQ Read 1,121 1,440
464 DQ Write 907 1,216
630 DQ Mixed 1,036 1,304
769% 1,021 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
490GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2294 1824 1296 1312 1310 1063 MB/s
295% Outstanding
Read 1,793
Write 2,162
Mixed 1,752
SusWrite 1,516
408% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 39.3
4K Write 198
4K Mixed 62.8
245% 99.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,370
DQ Write 1,152
DQ Mixed 1,219
924% 1,247 MB/s
910GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R2240H1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1965 1759 1314 1321 1321 1322 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 1,756
Write 2,007
Mixed 1,700
SusWrite 1,500
393% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 59.1
217% 85.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1193
DQ Write 982
DQ Mixed 1,086
814% 1,087 MB/s
1TB free (System drive)
Firmware: R2240H1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2018 1853 1297 1324 1299 1270 MB/s
275% Outstanding
Read 1755
Write 2239
Mixed 1,682
SusWrite 1,510
406% 1,797 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 148
4K Mixed 56.7
208% 80.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1244
DQ Write 935
DQ Mixed 1,055
798% 1,078 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2003 1857 1296 1308 1309 1303 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 1,762
Write 2,169
Mixed 1,670
SusWrite 1,513
402% 1,779 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 51.4
183% 68 MB/s
DQ Read 1,355
DQ Write 1,081
DQ Mixed 1,200
903% 1,212 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1912 1685 1307 1313 1307 1315 MB/s
247% Outstanding
Read 1,785
Write 1,961
Mixed 1,596
SusWrite 1,473
384% 1,704 MB/s
4K Read 35.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 51.8
177% 65.1 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 492
DQ Mixed 765
552% 723 MB/s
979GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R2240H1S
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1383 1556 1071 768 768 696 MB/s
241% Outstanding
Read 1,739
Write 2,185
Mixed 1,699
SusWrite 1,040
376% 1,666 MB/s
4K Read 35.8
4K Write 139
4K Mixed 53.9
197% 76.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,142
DQ Write 979
DQ Mixed 1,059
794% 1,060 MB/s
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Desktop 53%
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Workstation 9%
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System: Lenovo 20HR000WUS

CPU
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples6x
GPU
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples6x
SSD
CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-1022 2TBWDCBench 251%, 18 samples1x
RAM
K4E6E304EB-EGCF 2x4GBSamsungBench 60%, 7,516 samples4x
H9CCNNNBJTALAR-NUD 2x4GBHynixBench 61%, 14,211 samples2x
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