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PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2021.

Average Bench: 189% (112th of 1074)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016
Poor: 126%Average: 189% Great: 237%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GB averaged 89.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 627MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 962MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GB is 111%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 477MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 40.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 112189%
Min Avg Max
812 Read 1,424 1,782
414 Write 1,253 2047
449 Mixed 1,060 1,534
353 SusWrite 477 532
236% 1,053 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.1 4K Read 40.3 50.9
77.1 4K Write 134 212
47.3 4K Mixed 61.4 78.6
211% 78.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
778 DQ Read 962 1,074
332 DQ Write 742 1,250
386 DQ Mixed 627 894
530% 777 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 508 509 510 510 509 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,613
Write 1,563
Mixed 1383
SusWrite 520
284% 1,270 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 212
4K Mixed 78.6
290% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,067
DQ Write 1,250
DQ Mixed 894
747% 1,070 MB/s
192GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 653 502 504 505 516 510 MB/s
237% Outstanding
Read 1,782
Write 2047
Mixed 1,534
SusWrite 532
331% 1,474 MB/s
4K Read 48.5
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 73.5
269% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,060
DQ Write 1200
DQ Mixed 893
738% 1,051 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 627 515 516 513 513 510 MB/s
169% Outstanding
Read 943
Write 1,235
Mixed 978
SusWrite 532
208% 922 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.2
184% 65.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,074
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 882
675% 920 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 364 375 358 323 337 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 812
Write 414
Mixed 449
SusWrite 353
113% 507 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 77.1
4K Mixed 47.3
144% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 857
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 413
354% 534 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 76,102,659 SSDs tested

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Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

System: Fujitsu ESPRIMO D738

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $114Bench 82%, 312,220 samples15x
Core i5-9400Intel  $160Bench 86%, 22,187 samples9x
Core i3-8100Intel  $110Bench 71%, 81,392 samples2x
GPU
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples4x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i3)IntelBench 5%, 32,403 samples3x
SSD
PC SN730 SDBPNTY-256G-1016 256GBWDCBench 189%, 7 samples1x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples4x
M378A2K43CB1-CTD 1x16GBSamsungBench 47%, 6,582 samples3x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $114

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