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PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2023.

Average Bench: 201% (97th of 1074)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201
Poor: 97%Average: 201% Great: 292%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GB averaged 101.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 519MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,764MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GB is 195%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 84.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 401MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 97201%
Min Avg Max
650 Read 1,764 3175
260 Write 1,308 1,854
610 Mixed 1,185 1692
326 SusWrite 898 1,524
288% 1,289 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.5 4K Read 41.7 73.4
16.3 4K Write 84.9 197
10 4K Mixed 48.4 82
170% 58.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
51.5 DQ Read 644 957
96.4 DQ Write 401 1,106
64.8 DQ Mixed 519 877
388% 521 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 729 904 878 572 324 320 MB/s
201% Outstanding
Read 2,095
Write 1,258
Mixed 1,045
SusWrite 621
278% 1,255 MB/s
4K Read 48.9
4K Write 96.7
4K Mixed 55.5
196% 67 MB/s
DQ Read 664
DQ Write 186
DQ Mixed 485
342% 445 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 771 857 870 1110 1177 439 MB/s
184% Outstanding
Read 1,546
Write 1,203
Mixed 1,193
SusWrite 871
270% 1,203 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 77
4K Mixed 53
173% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 486
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 447
305% 380 MB/s
181GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73112101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1061 1046 1040 1059 998 533 MB/s
179% Outstanding
Read 1,182
Write 1,141
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 956
245% 1,089 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 72.7
4K Mixed 49.7
172% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 471
DQ Write 458
DQ Mixed 488
360% 472 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1488 1545 1223 307 287 278 MB/s
175% Outstanding
Read 1815
Write 1,550
Mixed 1,464
SusWrite 855
318% 1421 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 36.7
4K Mixed 30.8
106% 32.9 MB/s
DQ Read 600
DQ Write 189
DQ Mixed 500
341% 430 MB/s
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 73116101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 645 615 636 689 708 706 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 743
Write 692
Mixed 689
SusWrite 667
157% 698 MB/s
4K Read 26.4
4K Write 35.6
4K Mixed 28.2
95% 30.1 MB/s
DQ Read 417
DQ Write 104
DQ Mixed 307
214% 276 MB/s
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Gaming 19%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 18%
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System: Lenovo 21JNCTO1WW

CPU
Core i7-1355UIntelBench 76%, 1,220 samples7x
Core i5-1335UIntelBench 76%, 1,345 samples3x
GPU
Iris Xe GraphicsIntelBench 15%, 6,283 samples7x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples2x
GeForce MX550NvidiaBench 29%, 507 samples1x
SSD
PC SN740 SDDQMQD-256G-1201 256GBWDBench 201%, 25 samples3x
RAM
M471A2G43BB2-CWE M471A1G44BB0-CWE 24GBSamsungBench 70%, 25 samples4x
M471A1G44BB0-CWE 2x8GBSamsungBench 64%, 6,868 samples2x
RMSA3310MF96HAF-3200 Samsung M471A1G44BB0-CWE 16GBRamaxelBench 67%, 282 samples2x
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