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Western Digital PC SN740
Capacity 256GB
Form Factor M.2 2280
Interface PCIe 4.0 x4
43 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong speed (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average feature (14th percentile)
- Below average capacity (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Drive
| Capacity | 256 |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 |
| Protocol | NVMe |
| PCIe Generation | 4 |
| External | No |
Reliability
| Warranty (years) | 2 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Western Digital PC SN740 | Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 | Corsair MP700 Elite | Samsung 990 EVO | Lexar NM790 | SK Hynix Platinum P41 SHPP41-2000GM-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | 256GB | 1TB | 1TB | 2TB | 1TB | 2TB |
| Form Factor | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 | M.2 2280 |
| Interface | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 | PCIe 5.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 x4 | PCIe 4.0 |
| Seq Read | - | 7,300 MB/s | 10,000 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s | 7,400 MB/s | 7,000 MB/s |
| Nand Type | - | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC | TLC |
| Dram Cache | - | true | false | false | false | true |
| Endurance | - | 600 TBW | 600 TBW | 1200 TBW | 1000 TBW | 1200 TBW |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Speed | Random | Feature | Capacity | Endurance | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Digital PC SN740 | 67.1 | 61.3 | 14.1 | 17.5 | 35.2 | 59.1 |
| Crucial T500 CT1000T500SSD5 Compare | 90.8 | 96.2 | 99 | 54.9 | 82.6 | 95.4 |
| Corsair MP700 Elite Compare | 94.7 | 96.6 | 85.8 | 54.9 | 86.8 | 95.4 |
| Samsung 990 EVO Compare | 71.6 | 90 | 78.5 | 78.3 | 82.6 | 99.5 |
| Lexar NM790 Compare | 89.1 | 92.7 | 52.8 | 54.9 | 93.6 | 95.4 |
| SK Hynix Platinum P41 SHPP41-2000GM-2 Compare | 83.1 | 96.6 | 93.9 | 78.3 | 85.6 | 49.9 |
Price
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