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CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 251% (55th of 1072)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000
Poor: 171%Average: 251% Great: 306%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB averaged 151.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 991MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,200MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB is 135%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 42.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 55251%
Min Avg Max
604 Read 1,647 1,932
588 Write 1,742 2,348
588 Mixed 1,491 1,847
380 SusWrite 1,205 1,501
343% 1,521 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.5 4K Read 42.9 50.9
64.4 4K Write 135 200
19.1 4K Mixed 61.8 78.6
215% 79.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
642 DQ Read 1,200 1757
103 DQ Write 834 1,388
218 DQ Mixed 991 1,547
747% 1,008 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
597GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1886 1402 1404 1397 1405 1399 MB/s
338% Outstanding
Read 1,893
Write 2302
Mixed 1,817
SusWrite 1,482
423% 1,873 MB/s
4K Read 49.5
4K Write 251
4K Mixed 77.3
307% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 1,959
DQ Write 1,588
DQ Mixed 1,742
1,312% 1,763 MB/s
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10104122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1712 1409 1405 1406 1405 1403 MB/s
303% Outstanding
Read 1,856
Write 2,170
Mixed 1,766
SusWrite 1,456
409% 1,812 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 196
4K Mixed 73.3
267% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,421
DQ Write 1,184
DQ Mixed 1,269
960% 1,291 MB/s
851GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1426 1418 1390 1409 1405 1404 MB/s
299% Outstanding
Read 1,717
Write 2,128
Mixed 1,814
SusWrite 1,409
399% 1,767 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 201
4K Mixed 76.6
278% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,439
DQ Write 1,216
DQ Mixed 1,306
984% 1,320 MB/s
252GB free
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1736 1411 1414 1416 1147 1013 MB/s
273% Outstanding
Read 1,809
Write 2,085
Mixed 1,714
SusWrite 1356
393% 1,741 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 65.6
226% 84.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,226
DQ Write 933
DQ Mixed 1,058
797% 1,072 MB/s
764GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10109122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1352 1350 1358 1372 1373 1374 MB/s
269% Outstanding
Read 1,471
Write 1411
Mixed 1,337
SusWrite 1,363
315% 1,396 MB/s
4K Read 47
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 70.4
242% 90.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,326
DQ Write 1,002
DQ Mixed 1,125
852% 1,151 MB/s
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Typical CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TB Builds (Compare 3,063 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-K - $147

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples875x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples663x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples498x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples332x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples200x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples167x
SSD
CL SN720 SDAQNTW-1T00-2000 1TBWDCBench 251%, 43 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples148x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples133x
CT102464BA160B.C16 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 11,058 samples44x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $695

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