Average Bench: 249% (57th of 1072)

Based on 13 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000

Outstanding average bench

The WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000 2TB averaged 149.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,201MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,245MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000 2TB is 162%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 36.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 57.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13 samples)
Min Avg Max
605 Read 1,464 1,791
574 Write 1,729 2,338
574 Mixed 1,363 1759
333 SusWrite 1,239 1,581
327% 1,449 MB/s
Min Avg Max
31.2 4K Read 36.3 39.9
110 4K Write 156 217
50.2 4K Mixed 57.2 65.7
210% 83 MB/s
Min Avg Max
839 DQ Read 1,245 1,758
660 DQ Write 1,015 1,554
834 DQ Mixed 1,201 1,678
880% 1,154 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
286GB free
Firmware: 10204122
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2263 1840 1307 1310 1240 929 MB/s
Read 1787
Write 2,081
Mixed 1,721
SusWrite 1,482
399% 1,767 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 59.1
222% 88.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,455
DQ Write 1,188
DQ Mixed 1,293
976% 1,312 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,775,452 SSDs tested

Typical CL SN720 SDAQNTX-2T00-2000 2TB Builds (Compare 586 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 138%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 134%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING H470-PRO (WI-FI)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $633

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