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WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 343% (18th of 1072)

Based on 459 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002
Poor: 211%Average: 343% Great: 488%

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Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GB averaged 242.9% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 879MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,909MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GB is 277%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 136MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 66.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 459 samples)
Rank 18343%
Min Avg Max
1,600 Read 2,909 4,153
874 Write 2,368 3,641
905 Mixed 1,826 2,481
698 SusWrite 1,806 2,645
499% 2,227 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.7 4K Read 67.3 81.7
37.7 4K Write 136 256
22.5 4K Mixed 66.8 101
260% 90.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
392 DQ Read 1,083 1,760
238 DQ Write 631 1,345
322 DQ Mixed 879 1,479
648% 864 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
381GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73101000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2589 3116 3056 3137 927 602 MB/s
466% Outstanding
Read 3,988
Write 3,499
Mixed 2435
SusWrite 2,238
680% 3,040 MB/s
4K Read 78.9
4K Write 210
4K Mixed 97.7
356% 129 MB/s
DQ Read 1,582
DQ Write 1,126
DQ Mixed 1,317
994% 1,342 MB/s
370GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73101000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3089 3560 3571 1431 647 578 MB/s
461% Outstanding
Read 3,924
Write 3,503
Mixed 2,290
SusWrite 2146
664% 2,966 MB/s
4K Read 76.1
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 96.4
365% 137 MB/s
DQ Read 1,598
DQ Write 1,174
DQ Mixed 1,314
1,002% 1,362 MB/s
365GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73101000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1975 1800 1506 2037 2223 2305 MB/s
366% Outstanding
Read 3,161
Write 2,376
Mixed 2,007
SusWrite 1,974
532% 2,380 MB/s
4K Read 66.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 75.9
272% 93.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,122
DQ Write 457
DQ Mixed 877
626% 818 MB/s
387GB free
Firmware: 73101000 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1466 1545 1602 1535 1581 1573 MB/s
270% Outstanding
Read 2,082
Write 1,616
Mixed 1,528
SusWrite 1,550
380% 1,694 MB/s
4K Read 52.4
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 57.9
206% 69.6 MB/s
DQ Read 968
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 639
470% 636 MB/s
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Gaming 9%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation 9%
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CPU
Core i5-11400HIntelBench 80%, 35,470 samples775x
Gen Intel Core i5-11260H11thBench 72%, 2,929 samples30x
Core i7-11800HIntelBench 88%, 56,029 samples5x
GPU
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 4%, 25,082 samples543x
GeForce RTX 2050NvidiaBench 52%, 900 samples263x
UHD GraphicsIntelBench 7%, 53,008 samples4x
SSD
WD PC SN740 SDDPNQD-512G-1002 512GBNvmeBench 343%, 459 samples82x
RAM
M471A1K43EB1-CWE 1x8GBSamsungBench 40%, 14,450 samples203x
HMAG68EXNSA051N 1x8GBHynixBench 43%, 638 samples146x
HMAG68EXNSA051N 2x8GBHynixBench 95%, 1,652 samples97x
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