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PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 243% (62nd of 1072)

Based on 781 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006
Poor: 105%Average: 243% Great: 411%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GB averaged 143.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 680MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,886MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GB is 306%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 86.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 50.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 781 samples)
Rank 62243%
Min Avg Max
708 Read 1,886 3,533
552 Write 1,601 3,209
572 Mixed 1,427 2,267
487 SusWrite 1,357 2,331
352% 1,568 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22 4K Read 46.9 69.5
25.4 4K Write 86.8 166
21.4 4K Mixed 50.8 81.1
182% 61.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
301 DQ Read 835 1,676
92.2 DQ Write 473 1,389
184 DQ Mixed 680 1,432
499% 663 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1999 2082 2041 2189 2184 1544 MB/s
319% Outstanding
Read 2,179
Write 2207
Mixed 1998
SusWrite 2,006
473% 2,098 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 82.4
4K Mixed 55
185% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,369
DQ Write 984
DQ Mixed 1,099
842% 1,151 MB/s
416GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1555 1656 1451 1650 1746 1753 MB/s
264% Outstanding
Read 2,108
Write 1,686
Mixed 1,599
SusWrite 1,635
394% 1,757 MB/s
4K Read 55.6
4K Write 85.9
4K Mixed 58.2
204% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 502
DQ Write 248
DQ Mixed 396
288% 382 MB/s
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1131 1147 1145 1149 1164 1180 MB/s
230% Outstanding
Read 1,767
Write 1,407
Mixed 1,435
SusWrite 1,153
323% 1,440 MB/s
4K Read 51.4
4K Write 91.4
4K Mixed 57.5
200% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 326
DQ Mixed 634
463% 621 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 710 828 787 969 1034 1040 MB/s
176% Outstanding
Read 1,066
Write 1,056
Mixed 948
SusWrite 895
223% 991 MB/s
4K Read 48.1
4K Write 79.9
4K Mixed 49.2
178% 59.1 MB/s
DQ Read 645
DQ Write 430
DQ Mixed 506
386% 527 MB/s
418GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 841 729 718 874 939 942 MB/s
164% Outstanding
Read 998
Write 929
Mixed 901
SusWrite 841
206% 917 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 77.5
4K Mixed 49.3
167% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 544
383% 501 MB/s
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPS3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 623 564 573 661 693 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 662
Write 652
Mixed 603
SusWrite 623
143% 635 MB/s
4K Read 31.6
4K Write 44.4
4K Mixed 39.9
122% 38.6 MB/s
DQ Read 842
DQ Write 744
DQ Mixed 962
675% 849 MB/s
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Gaming 13%
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Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: HP 250 15.6 inch G9 Notebook PC

CPU
Core i5-1235UIntelBench 60%, 8,532 samples218x
Core i7-1255UIntelBench 62%, 5,953 samples83x
Core i3-1215UIntelBench 62%, 1,865 samples75x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 13%, 18,007 samples162x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 12%, 3,470 samples132x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 10%, 2,559 samples76x
SSD
PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1006 512GBWDBench 243%, 781 samples42x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples116x
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 86%, 38,732 samples59x
HMAA1GS6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBHynixBench 32%, 6,771 samples23x
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