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PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 255% (55th of 1072)

Based on 246 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001
Poor: 131%Average: 255% Great: 364%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB averaged 154.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 699MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,261MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB is 232%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 965MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 246 samples)
Rank 55255%
Min Avg Max
837 Read 2,261 3,385
609 Write 1,516 1,871
636 Mixed 1,350 1,715
451 SusWrite 965 1,267
339% 1,523 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.9 4K Read 56.3 72.9
29.6 4K Write 117 226
26 4K Mixed 61.5 92.4
226% 78.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
303 DQ Read 806 960
104 DQ Write 826 1,650
185 DQ Mixed 699 881
558% 777 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73102101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1800 814 334 316 314 MB/s
258% Outstanding
Read 2428
Write 1,688
Mixed 1468
SusWrite 903
361% 1,622 MB/s
4K Read 59
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 65
230% 77.5 MB/s
DQ Read 920
DQ Write 639
DQ Mixed 789
586% 783 MB/s
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73110101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 1763 571 342 318 306 MB/s
250% Outstanding
Read 3093
Write 1,819
Mixed 1591
SusWrite 781
403% 1,821 MB/s
4K Read 54.7
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 69.9
242% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 51
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 542
281% 234 MB/s
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 168 160 156 154 142 MB/s
243% Outstanding
Read 2,949
Write 1,616
Mixed 1,453
SusWrite 164
340% 1,546 MB/s
4K Read 73.4
4K Write 242
4K Mixed 66.7
324% 127 MB/s
DQ Read 640
DQ Write 170
DQ Mixed 504
345% 438 MB/s
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Typical PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GB Builds (Compare 9 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 17%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 17%
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System: Lenovo 11SX005FUS

CPU
Core i5-12400Intel  $144Bench 98%, 17,352 samples9x
GPU
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 2,381 samples3x
UHD Graphics 730IntelBench 6%, 14,644 samples3x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples3x
SSD
PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1001 256GBWDBench 255%, 246 samples6x
RAM
M378A1K43EB2-CWE 0x 16GBSamsungBench 103%, 5 samples4x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $44Bench 84%, 32,187 samples1x
M378A1K43EB2-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 47%, 2,549 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $144

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