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PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2023.

Average Bench: 222% (87th 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

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
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
174GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73117101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1898 1853 1792 878 348 330 MB/s
328% Outstanding
Read 3,311
Write 1,880
Mixed 1,682
SusWrite 1,183
447% 2,014 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 66.1
228% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 958
DQ Write 1,434
DQ Mixed 879
754% 1,090 MB/s
191GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73117101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1859 1831 1775 744 335 310 MB/s
318% Outstanding
Read 3,101
Write 1,862
Mixed 1,597
SusWrite 1,142
427% 1,926 MB/s
4K Read 53.9
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 66
230% 80 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 1,455
DQ Mixed 871
752% 1,092 MB/s
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73117101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1461 1415 418 321 300 326 MB/s
282% Outstanding
Read 3191
Write 1,743
Mixed 1,582
SusWrite 707
399% 1,806 MB/s
4K Read 64.4
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 71.9
264% 92.5 MB/s
DQ Read 954
DQ Write 405
DQ Mixed 480
408% 613 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73117101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1117 1038 332 286 199 195 MB/s
177% Outstanding
Read 1,695
Write 1,211
Mixed 1,226
SusWrite 528
260% 1,165 MB/s
4K Read 46.7
4K Write 68.6
4K Mixed 51
172% 55.4 MB/s
DQ Read 720
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 698
472% 583 MB/s
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73117101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 742 808 1746 1660 1532 1708 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 968
Write 798
Mixed 548
SusWrite 1,366
207% 920 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 11.3
43% 12.7 MB/s
DQ Read 97.2
DQ Write 45.2
DQ Mixed 48.7
42% 63.7 MB/s
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 700 738 745 766 717 771 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 837
Write 775
Mixed 715
SusWrite 740
173% 767 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 45.2
4K Mixed 30.6
101% 33.7 MB/s
DQ Read 324
DQ Write 93.9
DQ Mixed 321
207% 246 MB/s
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Typical PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GB Builds (Compare 29 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 28%
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Desktop 100%
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Workstation 28%
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System: Lenovo 21HMCTO1WW

CPU
Core i7-1370PIntelBench 94%, 296 samples16x
Core i5-1335UIntelBench 73%, 2,287 samples4x
Core i7-1355UIntelBench 76%, 1,805 samples4x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 19%, 14,602 samples16x
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 6,283 samples13x
SSD
PC SN740 SDDQNQD-256G-1201 256GBWDBench 222%, 54 samples4x
RAM
K3KL9L90CM-MGCT 8x4GBSamsungBench 142%, 1,049 samples7x
MT62F2G32D4DS-026 WT 8x4GBMicronBench 158%, 540 samples6x
H58G78BK7BX114 8x8GBHynixBench 140%, 176 samples5x
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