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WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 194% (102nd of 1072)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101
Poor: 89%Average: 194% Great: 434%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GB averaged 93.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 565MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 118MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GB is 345%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 356MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 78.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 102194%
Min Avg Max
828 Read 1,871 5,234
50.4 Write 1,291 1,965
101 Mixed 1,061 1,563
36.2 SusWrite 356 546
254% 1,145 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.3 4K Read 118 548
3.2 4K Write 78.3 150
6.3 4K Mixed 33 62.6
262% 76.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
388 DQ Read 709 1,062
317 DQ Write 508 930
376 DQ Mixed 565 895
434% 594 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 45 43 45 39 31 MB/s
422% Outstanding
Read 5,262
Write 49.2
Mixed 87.6
SusWrite 40.2
283% 1,360 MB/s
4K Read 514
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 6.2
789% 175 MB/s
207GB free
Firmware: 11150001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 731 509 509 510 510 509 MB/s
210% Outstanding
Read 1585
Write 1,965
Mixed 1,563
SusWrite 546
318% 1,415 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 62.6
225% 85.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,062
DQ Write 930
DQ Mixed 895
698% 962 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 346 341 343 353 329 329 MB/s
148% Outstanding
Read 1,338
Write 1634
Mixed 1,374
SusWrite 340
263% 1,172 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 34.5
166% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 731
DQ Write 372
DQ Mixed 475
373% 526 MB/s
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 494 494 508 513 513 MB/s
142% Outstanding
Read 1,033
Write 1,576
Mixed 1161
SusWrite 500
241% 1,067 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 79.4
4K Mixed 33.1
132% 47.9 MB/s
DQ Read 810
DQ Write 560
DQ Mixed 639
489% 670 MB/s
145GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11150001 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 383 384 379 373 379 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 1,211
Write 1,611
Mixed 1,396
SusWrite 380
259% 1,150 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 76.8
4K Mixed 45.9
149% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 556
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 442
334% 453 MB/s

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Gaming 11%
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Desktop 57%
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Workstation 10%
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System: Lenovo 81VV

CPU
Core i5-1035G1IntelBench 51%, 53,170 samples185x
Core i3-1005G1IntelBench 44%, 22,960 samples89x
Core i5-1035G4IntelBench 55%, 13,243 samples56x
GPU
UHD G1IntelBench 5%, 68,603 samples275x
Iris Plus G4IntelBench 6%, 12,263 samples55x
Iris Plus G7IntelBench 9%, 52,498 samples39x
SSD
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1101 256GBNvmeBench 194%, 6 samples1x
RAM
RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 Micron 4ATF51264HZ-3G2J1 8GBUnknownBench 68%, 293 samples84x
RMSA3270ME86H9F-2666 Samsung M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBUnknownBench 70%, 538 samples63x
M471A5244CB0-CTD M471A5244CB0-CTD 8GBSamsungBench 70%, 571 samples34x
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