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Smart Wizard
Get a complete build plan based on budget and goals.
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Western Digital

Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
| Merchant | Price | $/GB |
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Newegg | $99.99 | $0.391 | In Stock | $99.99 | Buy |
About This Product
The Western Digital PC SN730 is a 256GB M.2 2280 NVMe SSD utilizing a PCIe 3.0 x4 interface. This drive offers sequential read and write speeds typical of mid-range PCIe Gen3 SSDs, making it suitable for general computing tasks and as a boot drive. While faster PCIe Gen4 drives are available, this unit provides a cost-effective storage solution for systems limited to PCIe Gen3.
Verdict
βThis SSD is best for users needing a basic NVMe boot drive on a PCIe Gen3 platform.β
Performance, endurance, NAND architecture, thermals, and compatibility.
Sequential, random, and sustained speeds.
Sequential Read
3,150 MB/s
Sequential Write
2,100 MB/s
4K Random Read
270K IOPS
4K Random Write
280K IOPS
How long the drive lasts under sustained writes.
TBW (lifetime writes)
200 TB
Drive Writes/Day
0.43 DWPD
calculated from TBW
Warranty
5 years
Controller, NAND, and cache β what most retailers don't show you.
DRAM Cache
Yes
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