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PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 163% (140th of 1072)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006
Poor: 91%Average: 163% Great: 223%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB averaged 63.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 521MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,237MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB is 131%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 455MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 140163%
Min Avg Max
451 Read 1,310 1,769
200 Write 1,237 2,058
211 Mixed 1,092 1,549
166 SusWrite 455 549
229% 1,023 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14 4K Read 39.3 51.8
10.9 4K Write 101 176
9.7 4K Mixed 52.2 77.1
180% 64.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
40.1 DQ Read 724 1,076
47.3 DQ Write 492 1,219
74 DQ Mixed 521 900
412% 579 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
195GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2T
SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 508 511 512 513 514 MB/s
228% Outstanding
Read 1,766
Write 2,055
Mixed 1561
SusWrite 549
333% 1,483 MB/s
4K Read 47.7
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 69.1
239% 87.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,040
DQ Write 1,205
DQ Mixed 894
737% 1,047 MB/s
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2T
SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 558 519 506 505 442 MB/s
219% Outstanding
Read 1751
Write 1,981
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 490
323% 1,438 MB/s
4K Read 47.5
4K Write 146
4K Mixed 66.8
235% 86.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,064
DQ Write 1,021
DQ Mixed 900
715% 995 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2T
SusWrite @10s intervals: 702 510 511 513 514 514 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,645
Write 1,336
Mixed 1,192
SusWrite 544
263% 1,179 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 59.2
206% 74.9 MB/s
DQ Read 609
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 557
391% 499 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2T
SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 485 482 496 508 509 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 878
Write 451
Mixed 405
SusWrite 492
124% 556 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 40.3
4K Mixed 29.1
88% 29.6 MB/s
DQ Read 602
DQ Write 238
DQ Mixed 385
294% 408 MB/s
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS2T
SusWrite @10s intervals: 515 447 474 500 493 503 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 975
Write 1,065
Mixed 786
SusWrite 489
186% 829 MB/s
4K Read 17.5
4K Write 32.4
4K Mixed 21.7
72% 23.9 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 178
DQ Mixed 214
158% 209 MB/s
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Typical PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GB Builds (Compare 2,961 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 73%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation 67%
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System: HP OMEN by HP Desktop PC 880-p1xx

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,252x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $193Bench 88%, 746,287 samples722x
Core i5-8400Intel  $130Bench 82%, 312,220 samples591x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples748x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples360x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples292x
SSD
PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1006 256GBWDCBench 163%, 49 samples1x
RAM
8ATF1G64AZ-2G6H1 2x8GBMicronBench 77%, 6,220 samples400x
HP26D4U9S8ME-8X 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 4,094 samples222x
HMA81GU6CJR8N-VK 2x8GBHynixBench 80%, 9,970 samples181x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $332

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