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PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB

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Effective Speed -226%Effective Speed -226%Average Score -231%Read -214%, Write -369%, 4K Read -110%, 4K Write -198%, Mixed -242%, 4K Mixed -153%, SusWrite -328%Peak Score -186%Read -112%, Write -252%, 4K Read -180%, 4K Write -123%, Mixed -176%, 4K Mixed -173%, SusWrite -285%Value & Sentiment -696%User Rating -36%, Market Share -1,356%Nice To Haves -143%DQ Read -142%, DQ Write -63%, DQ Mixed -141%, ADQ Read -174%, ADQ Write -273%, ADQ Mixed -210%, Age -23%, AS-SSD Total -122%

Average Bench: 165% (144^th of 1080)

Based on 520 user benchmarks. Model: WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006

Poor: 80%Average: 165% Great: 297%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB averaged 64.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 478MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,306MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB is 217%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 68.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 337MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 520 samples)

Rank 144165%

Min	Avg	Max
473	Read 1,306	2,741
386	Write 971	1,774
401	Mixed 917	1,645
319	SusWrite 742	1,190
220% 984 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 40.3	68.4
22.8	4K Write 68.2	171
18.8	4K Mixed 41.6	80
150% 50 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
277	DQ Read 623	955
91.2	DQ Write 337	1,173
196	DQ Mixed 478	870
356% 479 MB/s

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

PAK-User, 3 days ago.

129GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1831 1496 343 314 309 300 MB/s

309% Outstanding

Write 1,845

Mixed 1,761

SusWrite 766

418% 1,890 MB/s

4K Read 57.8

4K Write 140

4K Mixed 66.4

247% 87.9 MB/s

DQ Read 957

DQ Write 1,704

DQ Mixed 862

786% 1,174 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1092 1067 306 261 242 224 MB/s

157% Outstanding

Write 1,126

Mixed 1,056

SusWrite 532

220% 980 MB/s

4K Read 39

4K Write 57.1

4K Mixed 39.8

140% 45.3 MB/s

DQ Read 896

DQ Write 603

DQ Mixed 738

554% 746 MB/s

IRN-User, 3 days ago.

203GB free (System drive)

Firmware: HPS3

SusWrite @10s intervals: 563 508 391 490 313 685 MB/s

86.9% Excellent

Write 616

Mixed 686

SusWrite 492

146% 651 MB/s

4K Read 17.5

4K Write 20.8

4K Mixed 17.9

60% 18.7 MB/s

DQ Read 144

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 124

93% 126 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 9%

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System: HP Laptop 15-fc0xxx

CPU
Ryzen 5 7520U GraphicsAMDBench 53%, 1,439 samples	62x
Ryzen 3 7320U GraphicsAMDBench 52%, 1,118 samples	22x
Ryzen 7 7730U GraphicsAMDBench 72%, 2,197 samples	16x

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Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 5%, 2,063 samples	89x
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 12%, 10,863 samples	24x

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PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GBWDBench 165%, 520 samples	32x

RAM
K3LKBKB0BM-MGCP 2x4GBSamsungBench 61%, 958 samples	42x
H58G66AK6BX070N 2x8GBHynixBench 64%, 138 samples	29x
K3LKCKC0BM-MGCP 2x8GBSamsungBench 68%, 207 samples	11x

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PC SN740 SDDPNQD-256G-1006 256GB

Average Bench: 165% (144^th of 1080)

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Average Bench: 165% (144^th of 1080)