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WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 202% (97th of 1074)

Based on 36 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006
Poor: 99%Average: 202% Great: 309%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB averaged 102.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 520MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,710MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB is 209%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 92.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 49.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)
Rank 97202%
Min Avg Max
671 Read 1,710 3,384
375 Write 1,178 1,826
432 Mixed 1,122 1,704
382 SusWrite 873 1,640
273% 1,221 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.7 4K Read 46.5 67.2
7.4 4K Write 92.1 191
13.2 4K Mixed 49.7 89.5
183% 62.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
177 DQ Read 671 958
81.2 DQ Write 467 1,284
147 DQ Mixed 520 871
402% 553 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1748 1827 1760 415 341 342 MB/s
355% Outstanding
Read 3,252
Write 1,862
Mixed 1,646
SusWrite 1,072
434% 1,958 MB/s
4K Read 67.8
4K Write 221
4K Mixed 90.8
336% 126 MB/s
DQ Read 952
DQ Write 1,567
DQ Mixed 859
764% 1,126 MB/s
169GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1411 1801 1530 344 332 313 MB/s
314% Outstanding
Read 3,305
Write 1,879
Mixed 1,700
SusWrite 955
434% 1,960 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 75.2
260% 85.8 MB/s
DQ Read 956
DQ Write 1,011
DQ Mixed 864
683% 944 MB/s
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1529 1754 706 354 344 289 MB/s
298% Outstanding
Read 3,234
Write 1,824
Mixed 1,645
SusWrite 830
417% 1,883 MB/s
4K Read 62.7
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 68.8
240% 79.5 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 1,036
DQ Mixed 385
459% 793 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 1273 345 338 298 208 MB/s
293% Outstanding
Read 2,603
Write 1,813
Mixed 1,607
SusWrite 690
373% 1,678 MB/s
4K Read 73.4
4K Write 204
4K Mixed 85.8
329% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 953
DQ Write 1138
DQ Mixed 815
678% 969 MB/s
124GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1541 1074 339 295 246 MB/s
263% Outstanding
Read 2,521
Write 1,770
Mixed 1,604
SusWrite 837
375% 1,683 MB/s
4K Read 68.4
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 56.5
246% 85.4 MB/s
DQ Read 949
DQ Write 713
DQ Mixed 824
618% 829 MB/s
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 909 428 309 315 236 203 MB/s
195% Outstanding
Read 1,921
Write 1,407
Mixed 1,298
SusWrite 400
280% 1,257 MB/s
4K Read 58.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 61.9
230% 79.4 MB/s
DQ Read 715
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 515
386% 525 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 825 905 496 325 295 281 MB/s
156% Outstanding
Read 1,224
Write 1424
Mixed 894
SusWrite 521
228% 1,016 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 96
4K Mixed 46.2
173% 61.2 MB/s
DQ Read 722
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 482
360% 491 MB/s
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop 78%
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Workstation 16%
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CPU
Core i5-1135G7IntelBench 69%, 36,962 samples1,255x
Core i7-1165G7IntelBench 66%, 51,565 samples510x
Core i3-1115G4IntelBench 51%, 18,815 samples378x
GPU
Iris XeIntelBench 14%, 144,774 samples1,765x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 9%, 39,662 samples901x
Xe GraphicsIntelBench 8%, 1 sample1x
SSD
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GBNvmeBench 202%, 36 samples1x
RAM
M471A5244CB0-CWE 2x4GBSamsungBench 72%, 26,749 samples677x
HMA851S6DJR6N-XN 2x4GBHynixBench 71%, 7,522 samples338x
NT8GA64D88CX3S-JR 1x8GBNanyaBench 35%, 3,823 samples147x
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