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PC SN720 WD 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 211% (90th of 1072)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe PC SN720 NVMe WD
Poor: 186%Average: 211% Great: 250%

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC SN720 WD 512GB averaged 111.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC SN720 WD 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 818MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,945MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC SN720 WD 512GB is 63.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC SN720 WD 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 38.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 90211%
Min Avg Max
985 Read 1,495 1,880
1,493 Write 1,945 2,124
919 Mixed 1,550 1,716
657 SusWrite 862 915
330% 1,463 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29 4K Read 38.7 48.6
60.5 4K Write 116 214
28.7 4K Mixed 56.2 76.8
192% 70.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
596 DQ Read 1,049 1,524
91.6 DQ Write 717 1,126
171 DQ Mixed 818 1,202
628% 861 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
261GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1099 844 852 855 846 842 MB/s
218% Outstanding
Read 1,635
Write 2,048
Mixed 1,716
SusWrite 890
355% 1,572 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 57.7
193% 69.4 MB/s
DQ Read 948
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 842
634% 851 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1000 741 770 838 844 821 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1,688
Write 1,720
Mixed 1,468
SusWrite 836
321% 1428 MB/s
4K Read 48.6
4K Write 75.5
4K Mixed 51.9
180% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,524
DQ Write 91.6
DQ Mixed 171
285% 596 MB/s
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1005 847 846 845 845 802 MB/s
200% Outstanding
Read 1,670
Write 1,811
Mixed 1,602
SusWrite 865
334% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 28.7
147% 55.9 MB/s
DQ Read 919
DQ Write 765
DQ Mixed 881
649% 855 MB/s
303GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1069 839 855 835 749 681 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,880
Write 1793
Mixed 1,533
SusWrite 838
339% 1,511 MB/s
4K Read 40.5
4K Write 60.5
4K Mixed 48.1
155% 49.7 MB/s
DQ Read 832
DQ Write 120
DQ Mixed 234
233% 396 MB/s
403GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 10101012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1007 853 839 844 843 844 MB/s
188% Outstanding
Read 1,070
Write 1,890
Mixed 1,431
SusWrite 872
299% 1,316 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 54.6
171% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 908
667% 878 MB/s
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