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WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 234% (68th of 1072)

Based on 1,015 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN730 SDB
Poor: 159%Average: 234% Great: 296%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB averaged 134.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 752MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,956MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB is 137%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 100MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 41MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,015 samples)
Rank 68234%
Min Avg Max
885 Read 1,458 1,980
1,185 Write 1,956 2,296
984 Mixed 1,591 2,008
771 SusWrite 1,384 1,775
361% 1,597 MB/s
Min Avg Max
27.1 4K Read 41 46.4
54 4K Write 100 133
34 4K Mixed 54.4 66.5
185% 65.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
485 DQ Read 887 1,177
252 DQ Write 653 897
349 DQ Mixed 752 1,030
567% 764 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
791GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11111000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1911 1754 1747 1747 1743 1750 MB/s
293% Outstanding
Read 1,982
Write 2290
Mixed 1,943
SusWrite 1,775
451% 1,998 MB/s
4K Read 44.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 62.1
211% 75.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 768
DQ Mixed 872
660% 893 MB/s
779GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1372 1477 1726 1732 1731 1730 MB/s
277% Outstanding
Read 1,742
Write 2,236
Mixed 1,966
SusWrite 1628
428% 1,893 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 62.1
208% 74.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,125
DQ Write 832
DQ Mixed 940
713% 966 MB/s
182GB free
Firmware: 1100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1732 1738 1738 1596 1257 MB/s
265% Outstanding
Read 1,821
Write 2163
Mixed 1922
SusWrite 1,650
427% 1,889 MB/s
4K Read 41.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 57.3
190% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 841
DQ Write 592
DQ Mixed 710
532% 714 MB/s
478GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1261 1309 1026 952 1012 973 MB/s
163% Outstanding
Read 1,125
Write 1,565
Mixed 1,371
SusWrite 1,089
292% 1,287 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 44.6
4K Mixed 33.8
94% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 561
DQ Write 409
DQ Mixed 389
317% 453 MB/s
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 917 228 197 187 155 179 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1171
Write 2,068
Mixed 1,422
SusWrite 310
281% 1,243 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 87.3
4K Mixed 54.1
174% 60.1 MB/s
DQ Read 909
DQ Write 686
DQ Mixed 762
579% 785 MB/s
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Typical WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TB Builds (Compare 6,060 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 14%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation 13%
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System: Acer Predator PH315-53

CPU
Core i7-10750HIntelBench 77%, 206,796 samples4,149x
Core i7-10870HIntelBench 79%, 23,498 samples995x
Core i5-10300HIntelBench 74%, 82,821 samples853x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 5%, 187,969 samples2,975x
RTX 2060 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 71%, 119,687 samples1,136x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples803x
SSD
WDC PC SN730 SDB 1TBNvmeBench 234%, 1,015 samples1x
RAM
M471A1K43DB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 69,946 samples1,908x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 49%, 13,312 samples548x
HMAA2GS6AJR8N-XN 1x16GBHynixBench 45%, 4,229 samples529x
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