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PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB

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Effective Speed -145%Effective Speed -145%Average Score -151%Read -107%, Write -239%, 4K Read -80%, 4K Write -101%, Mixed -185%, 4K Mixed -99%, SusWrite -248%Peak Score -155%Read -76%, Write -246%, 4K Read -152%, 4K Write -60%, Mixed -170%, 4K Mixed -129%, SusWrite -253%Value & Sentiment -2,252%User Rating -37%, Market Share -4,467%Nice To Haves -114%DQ Read -142%, DQ Write -25%, DQ Mixed -139%, ADQ Read -168%, ADQ Write -171%, ADQ Mixed -183%, Age 9%, AS-SSD Total -95%

Average Bench: 222% (87^th of 1080)

Based on 54 user benchmarks. Model: WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201

Poor: 106%Average: 222% Great: 356%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB averaged 122.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 526MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 2,023MB/s

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Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB is 251%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 103MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 465MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 54 samples)

Rank 87222%

Min	Avg	Max
741	Read 2,023	3,360
584	Write 1,369	1,858
424	Mixed 1,130	1732
325	SusWrite 911	1,293
302% 1,358 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.8	4K Read 49.6	76.2
21.3	4K Write 103	238
14	4K Mixed 55.5	96.1
201% 69.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
285	DQ Read 638	957
87.3	DQ Write 465	1,513
197	DQ Mixed 526	876
400% 543 MB/s

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

NOR-User, 23 days ago.

160GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73112101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1390 1149 1513 1217 358 351 MB/s

250% Outstanding

Write 1,778

Mixed 1,420

SusWrite 996

376% 1,688 MB/s

4K Read 48.5

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 54.5

189% 62.9 MB/s

DQ Read 947

DQ Write 353

DQ Mixed 809

556% 703 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 days ago.

185GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73117101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 1314 1313 1227 346 328 MB/s

234% Outstanding

Write 1,752

Mixed 1,251

SusWrite 1,015

345% 1,543 MB/s

4K Read 48.8

4K Write 97.9

4K Mixed 53.6

194% 66.8 MB/s

DQ Read 769

DQ Write 383

DQ Mixed 806

537% 653 MB/s

USA-User, 14 days ago.

130GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73117101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 1439 1269 335 317 292 262 MB/s

204% Outstanding

Write 1,755

Mixed 1,506

SusWrite 652

338% 1,513 MB/s

4K Read 41.1

4K Write 55.5

4K Mixed 41.3

145% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 870

DQ Write 662

DQ Mixed 780

580% 771 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

174GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 73116101

SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 534 504 416 558 561 MB/s

121% Outstanding

Write 786

Mixed 697

SusWrite 502

179% 805 MB/s

4K Read 30.7

4K Write 35.1

4K Mixed 24.4

96% 30.1 MB/s

DQ Read 432

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 287

207% 276 MB/s

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Core i7-1370PIntelBench 94%, 296 samples	12x
Core i7-1355UIntelBench 76%, 1,805 samples	4x
Core i5-1335UIntelBench 73%, 2,287 samples	3x

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Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 19%, 14,602 samples	12x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 6,283 samples	11x

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PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GBWDBench 222%, 54 samples	4x

RAM
K3KL9L90CM-MGCT 8x4GBSamsungBench 142%, 1,049 samples	7x
H58G78BK7BX114 8x8GBHynixBench 140%, 176 samples	5x
MT62F2G32D4DS-026 WT 8x4GBMicronBench 158%, 540 samples	5x

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PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB