Average Bench: 218% (83rd of 1072)

Based on 6,277 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101

Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101 512GB averaged 118.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 833MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,739MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101 512GB is 125%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,277 samples)
Min Avg Max
770 Read 1,696 2,021
863 Write 1,739 2,234
649 Mixed 1,432 1,768
483 SusWrite 838 1,019
320% 1,426 MB/s
Min Avg Max
26.8 4K Read 41.8 49.1
58.6 4K Write 122 163
34.5 4K Mixed 58.7 72.3
203% 74.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
391 DQ Read 973 1,344
193 DQ Write 652 1,022
300 DQ Mixed 833 1,153
616% 819 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
333GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 963 728 700 726 704 658 MB/s
Read 1,952
Write 2,157
Mixed 1715
SusWrite 746
369% 1,643 MB/s
4K Read 43.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 61.9
211% 76.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,015
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 876
656% 879 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1076 818 777 804 818 754 MB/s
Read 1,926
Write 2,027
Mixed 1,674
SusWrite 841
363% 1,617 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 58.2
195% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 918
DQ Write 629
DQ Mixed 771
576% 773 MB/s
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 675 524 493 480 457 443 MB/s
Read 1,970
Write 1,990
Mixed 1,705
SusWrite 512
346% 1,544 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 58.9
195% 69.2 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 650
DQ Mixed 810
603% 805 MB/s
253GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 888 912 922 998 994 919 MB/s
Read 1,730
Write 1,496
Mixed 1,401
SusWrite 939
312% 1,391 MB/s
4K Read 34.3
4K Write 87
4K Mixed 46
157% 55.8 MB/s
DQ Read 644
DQ Write 242
DQ Mixed 498
354% 461 MB/s
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 691 670 674 720 684 667 MB/s
Read 1,731
Write 1,434
Mixed 1,369
SusWrite 684
292% 1,305 MB/s
4K Read 35.7
4K Write 90.7
4K Mixed 48.5
164% 58.3 MB/s
DQ Read 816
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 720
490% 613 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11190001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 370 369 362 345 344 MB/s
Read 930
Write 445
Mixed 534
SusWrite 364
126% 568 MB/s
4K Read 27.6
4K Write 58.7
4K Mixed 34.4
117% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 454
DQ Write 267
DQ Mixed 279
230% 334 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,670,365 SSDs tested

Typical PC SN730 SDBPNTY-512G-1101 512GB Builds (Compare 5,283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser

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