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PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2019.

Average Bench: 164% (137th of 1072)

Based on 6,246 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001
Poor: 76%Average: 164% Great: 228%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB averaged 64.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 551MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 1,316MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB is 152%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 441MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6,246 samples)
Rank 137164%
Min Avg Max
565 Read 1,395 1,767
415 Write 1,316 2,048
390 Mixed 1,117 1,538
241 SusWrite 441 538
239% 1,068 MB/s
Min Avg Max
16.1 4K Read 39.5 49.8
22.1 4K Write 95.8 176
15.9 4K Mixed 49.4 73.2
174% 61.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
226 DQ Read 728 1,065
99 DQ Write 536 1,065
154 DQ Mixed 551 894
434% 605 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
238GB free
Firmware: 11170101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 739 510 511 509 509 511 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1,738
Write 1,835
Mixed 1,512
SusWrite 548
316% 1,408 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 238
4K Mixed 69.7
282% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 1,065
DQ Write 1490
DQ Mixed 894
783% 1,149 MB/s
215GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 625 503 524 509 503 505 MB/s
225% Outstanding
Read 1,546
Write 1,370
Mixed 1,295
SusWrite 528
265% 1,185 MB/s
4K Read 52.9
4K Write 206
4K Mixed 79
290% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,072
DQ Write 792
DQ Mixed 893
678% 919 MB/s
180GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11110101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 587 526 504 496 501 504 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,599
Write 1,571
Mixed 1,311
SusWrite 520
280% 1,250 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 64.4
212% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 805
DQ Mixed 889
677% 917 MB/s
175GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11170101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 444 432 441 440 439 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 773
Write 473
Mixed 424
SusWrite 440
118% 528 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 37.1
4K Mixed 23.8
79% 26.7 MB/s
DQ Read 424
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 335
253% 343 MB/s
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Gaming 65%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation 59%
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CPU
Core i5-10400Intel  $130Bench 84%, 71,804 samples488x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples11x
Core i7-10700FIntel  $180Bench 93%, 44,448 samples8x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples360x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples25x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples21x
SSD
PC SN730 SDBQNTY-256G-1001 256GBWDCBench 164%, 6,246 samples171x
RAM
M378A1K43DB2-CVF 2x8GBSamsungBench 79%, 1,448 samples178x
HMA81GU6DJR8N-WM 2x8GBHynixBench 80%, 1,012 samples113x
HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 4x8GBKingstonBench 102%, 225 samples14x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 84% - Excellent Total price: $363

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