Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

Western Digital
42 Overall Score
vs
Micron 4TB SSD

Micron 4TB SSD

Micron
96 Overall Score

Scores

Console
Western Digital
30
Micron
96
Gaming
Western Digital
33
Micron
94
Workstation
Western Digital
38
Micron
89
Laptop
Western Digital
43
Micron
82
Budget
Western Digital
78
Micron
82
Portable
Western Digital
10
Micron
26

Specifications

Western Digital SN740Micron 4TB SSD
Drive
Capacity
256
4,000
Form FactorM.2 2230M.2 2280
InterfacePCIe 4.0 x4PCIe 5.0
ProtocolNVMeNVMe
PCIe Generation45★
External✗✗
Performance
Sequential Read (MB/s)No data
14,500
Sequential Write (MB/s)No data
13,800
Random Read (IOPS)No data
2,200,000
Random Write (IOPS)No data
2,300,000
Hardware
NAND—TLC★
DRAM Cache—✗
Controller—Micron
Reliability
Endurance (TBW)No data
2,400
MTBF (hours)No data
1,500,000
Warranty (years)25★
Features
Heatsink—✓★
Hardware Encryption—✓★

Pros & Cons

Western Digital SN740 256GB PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe M.2 2230

  • Strong affordability (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong speed (68th percentile)
  • Below average feature (15th percentile)15th %ile
  • Below average capacity (18th percentile)18th %ile

Micron 4TB SSD

  • Strong random (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong speed (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong capacity (93rd percentile)93rd %ile
  • Strong feature (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Below average affordability (12th percentile)12th %ile

Verdict

★ Winner: Micron 4TB SSD

Scores 96 overall, wins 6 of 6 usage categories and 12 of 18 specs.

Micron 4TB SSD Better at:

BudgetGamingLaptopConsolePortableWorkstation