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PC SN740 WD 256GB

PC SN740 WD 256GB
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Effective Speed -162%Effective Speed -162%Average Score -153%Read -159%, Write -276%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -109%, Mixed -159%, 4K Mixed -82%, SusWrite -211%Peak Score -207%Read -154%, Write -236%, 4K Read -219%, 4K Write -205%, Mixed -178%, 4K Mixed -192%, SusWrite -266%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -208%DQ Read -147%, DQ Write -133%, DQ Mixed -156%, ADQ Read -193%, ADQ Write -447%, ADQ Mixed -406%, Age -25%, AS-SSD Total -158%

Average Bench: 205% (100^th of 1079)

Based on 53 user benchmarks. Model: NVMe PC SN740 NVMe WD

Poor: 179%Average: 205% Great: 250%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme PC SN740 WD 256GB averaged 105.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme PC SN740 WD 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 293MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,584MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme PC SN740 WD 256GB is 70.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme PC SN740 WD 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 230MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 97.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 53 samples)

Rank 100205%

Min	Avg	Max
1,008	Read 1,584	2,283
780	Write 1,212	1,863
806	Mixed 1,212	1,632
708	SusWrite 1,023	1,252
282% 1,258 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.1	4K Read 47.8	60.1
42.6	4K Write 97.3	125
34.5	4K Mixed 57.8	74.9
198% 67.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
371	DQ Read 583	935
116	DQ Write 230	818
187	DQ Mixed 293	819
247% 369 MB/s

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IND-User, 2 months ago.

123GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73103012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1557 1703 656 350 346 339 MB/s

229% Outstanding

Write 1,735

Mixed 1,560

SusWrite 825

357% 1,598 MB/s

4K Read 52.7

4K Write 91.7

4K Mixed 56.6

201% 67 MB/s

DQ Read 700

DQ Write 443

DQ Mixed 538

410% 560 MB/s

USA-User, 1 month ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 3012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 1248 1291 1136 189 190 MB/s

200% Outstanding

Write 1,153

Mixed 1228

SusWrite 889

269% 1,202 MB/s

4K Read 57.1

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 63.6

223% 74.8 MB/s

DQ Read 553

DQ Write 119

DQ Mixed 194

179% 289 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73103012 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1268 1285 1049 184 175 172 MB/s

187% Outstanding

Write 1,118

Mixed 1,195

SusWrite 689

254% 1,135 MB/s

4K Read 56.3

4K Write 99.4

4K Mixed 63.9

220% 73.2 MB/s

DQ Read 557

DQ Write 117

DQ Mixed 195

180% 290 MB/s

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Desktop 98%

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Workstation 100%

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System: Hasee N960Kx

CPU
Core i5-11400Intel $119Bench 94%, 24,459 samples	30x
Core i5-10400Intel $124Bench 84%, 71,804 samples	27x
Core i7-10700Intel $235Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	14x

GPU
RTX 3070 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 114%, 45,297 samples	72x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	14x
RTX 3060 (Laptop)NvidiaBench 90%, 102,706 samples	12x

SSD
PC SN740 WD 256GBNvmeBench 205%, 53 samples	31x

RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples	17x
CT8G4SFS832A.C8FP 2x8GBCrucialBench 85%, 682 samples	9x
M471A2K43DB1-CWE 2x16GBSamsungBench 91%, 15,521 samples	7x

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Value: 119% - Outstanding

Total price: $119

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Intel Core i5-12600K $164	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $150
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $89
Intel Core i5-13600K $245	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $359

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PC SN740 WD 256GB

Average Bench: 205% (100^th of 1079)

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Average Bench: 205% (100^th of 1079)