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PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 188% (119th of 1080)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101
Poor: 102%Average: 188% Great: 274%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB averaged 88.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 514MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,490MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB is 172%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 74.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 367MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 119188%
Min Avg Max
758 Read 1,490 2,418
641 Write 1,243 2027
647 Mixed 1,089 1,758
551 SusWrite 935 1,333
267% 1,189 MB/s
Min Avg Max
13.6 4K Read 40.8 63.8
15.5 4K Write 74.2 197
12.1 4K Mixed 45 80.3
159% 53.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
301 DQ Read 636 956
88 DQ Write 367 1,182
204 DQ Mixed 514 904
379% 506 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
171GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1410 1557 1390 835 334 292 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1500
Write 1,521
Mixed 1,210
SusWrite 970
292% 1,300 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 67.8
262% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 945
DQ Write 1,100
DQ Mixed 844
686% 963 MB/s
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 1306 1293 1301 1292 463 MB/s
223% Outstanding
Read 1,878
Write 1,528
Mixed 1,420
SusWrite 1,155
335% 1,495 MB/s
4K Read 40.6
4K Write 74.3
4K Mixed 45.8
160% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 936
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 703
502% 659 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 815 924 941 1105 1067 349 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1535
Write 1,482
Mixed 1,158
SusWrite 867
283% 1,260 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 38.9
157% 60.9 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 578
407% 521 MB/s
99GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 765 984 949 650 305 280 MB/s
158% Outstanding
Read 1,457
Write 1,466
Mixed 1,244
SusWrite 656
271% 1,206 MB/s
4K Read 55.9
4K Write 51.2
4K Mixed 26
145% 44.4 MB/s
DQ Read 591
DQ Write 192
DQ Mixed 475
329% 420 MB/s
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Typical PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GB Builds (Compare 25 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
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System: Lenovo 83B2

CPU
Ryzen 5 7530U GraphicsAMDBench 71%, 1,225 samples17x
Ryzen 7 7730U GraphicsAMDBench 72%, 2,197 samples8x
GPU
Radeon GraphicsAMDBench 12%, 10,863 samples25x
SSD
PC SN740 SDDPMQD-256G-1101 256GBWDBench 188%, 25 samples1x
RAM
MT53E512M32D2NP-046 2x4GBMicronBench 87%, 764 samples13x
MT53E1G32D4NQ-046 2x8GBMicronBench 86%, 1,521 samples6x
H54G56CYRBX247N 2x8GBHynixBench 78%, 416 samples4x
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