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WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB

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Effective Speed -42%Effective Speed -42%Average Score -47%Read -28%, Write -59%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -72%, 4K Mixed -46%, SusWrite -64%Peak Score -86%Read -45%, Write -77%, 4K Read -133%, 4K Write -49%, Mixed -108%, 4K Mixed -114%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment -271%User Rating -37%, Market Share -505%Nice To Haves -33%DQ Read -29%, DQ Write -29%, DQ Mixed -38%, ADQ Read -35%, ADQ Write -34%, ADQ Mixed -41%, Age -22%, AS-SSD Total -39%

Average Bench: 384% (21^st of 1080)

Based on 1,413 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014

Poor: 242%Average: 384% Great: 485%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB averaged 283.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1,053MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 2,930MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB is 243%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 61.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 176MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,413 samples)

Rank 21384%

Min	Avg	Max
2,098	Read 3,268	4,090
1,673	Write 2,930	3,630
1,254	Mixed 1,885	2,248
987	SusWrite 1,924	2,619
560% 2,502 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.8	4K Read 61.3	81.1
75.2	4K Write 176	254
37.5	4K Mixed 75.7	102
283% 104 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
547	DQ Read 1,265	1,800
283	DQ Write 935	1,472
406	DQ Mixed 1,053	1,519
800% 1,084 MB/s

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 day ago.

364GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3181 3278 3227 1902 655 592 MB/s

457% Outstanding

Write 3,374

Mixed 2,052

SusWrite 2,139

640% 2,861 MB/s

4K Read 69.2

4K Write 226

4K Mixed 93.1

344% 129 MB/s

DQ Read 1,628

DQ Write 1,323

DQ Mixed 1,484

1,108% 1,478 MB/s

CAN-User, 3 hrs ago.

404GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 2026 2351 2352 2172 2207 1056 MB/s

319% Outstanding

Write 2,206

Mixed 1,657

SusWrite 2,027

484% 2,158 MB/s

4K Read 52.3

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 44.4

199% 71.9 MB/s

DQ Read 669

DQ Write 520

DQ Mixed 714

502% 634 MB/s

PRT-User, 13 hrs ago.

219GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73101100 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 3073 2806 623 425 385 342 MB/s

268% Outstanding

Write 3,068

Mixed 1,901

SusWrite 1,276

486% 2,157 MB/s

4K Read 21.3

4K Write 163

4K Mixed 57.3

192% 80.5 MB/s

DQ Read 875

DQ Write 709

DQ Mixed 814

603% 799 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 18%

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System: Acer Aspire A715-76G

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Core i5-12450HIntelBench 90%, 18,684 samples	320x

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UHD GraphicsIntelBench 11%, 18,986 samples	206x
GeForce RTX 2050NvidiaBench 52%, 1,589 samples	37x

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WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GBNvmeBench 384%, 1,413 samples	264x

RAM
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 2x8GBMicronBench 83%, 15,291 samples	91x
8ATF1G64HZ-3G2R1 1x8GBMicronBench 42%, 8,707 samples	63x
M471A2K43EB1-CWE 1x16GBSamsungBench 46%, 7,758 samples	32x

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WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-512G-1014 512GB