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Western Digital® PC SN740 NVMeTM SSD

Performance Redefined
Innovation Through the PCIe® Gen4 Interface
The Western Digital PC SN740 NVMe™ SSD resets expectations in performance through
innovating with the scalable NVMe™ architecture bringing a new standard for what users
can expect from their storage.
The Western Digital PC SN740 provides the computing customer looking for
thin and longer lasting mobile devices with a solution that does not sacrifice
performance and offers a range of capacities from 256GB² to 2048GB².

Key Benefits and Features: Versatility Takes a Step Forward

• Read speeds up to 5,150MB/s¹ (1024GB and With PCIe® Gen4x4 compatibility, the PC SN740 is designed to provide higher
2048GB models) performance with lower power draw.
• 256GB-2TB² capacities available in M.2 2280, A fully integrated solution, the PC SN740 is designed with Western Digital’s own
M.2 2242, and M.2 2230 form factor in-house controller, 3D NAND and firmware all while going through rigorous testing to
• Endurance of up to 500 TBW³ (2048GB model) provide a reliable and robust supply.

• 5-year limited warranty4 The Western Digital PC SN740 NVMe™ SSD provides performance to meet tomorrow’s
challenging workloads with read speeds of up to 5,150 MB/s¹ (1024GB and 2048GB2
models) and write speeds of up to 4,900 MB/s¹ (1024GB2 model) and endurance of up
to 500 TBW³ (2048GB2 model). All this comes in a small and thin but powerful form
factor.

Summary
The Western Digital PC SN740 NVMe™ SSD enables manufacturers to create thin
and light systems that are ready to accept the challenge of tomorrows demanding
workloads with a balance of performance and power efficiency.
Western Digital® PC SN740 NVMe™ SSD
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Specifications NVMe™ SSD

Capacity2 256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB
Form Factor M.2 2280, M.2 2242, M.2 2230, Single side assembly, M key

Interface10 PCIe® Gen 4.0 x4, NVMeTM v1.4b

NAND Type Western Digital® TLC 3D NAND
Capacity2
Performance1
Form Factor
Sequential Read up to (MB/s) 4,000 5,000 5,150 5,150
Sequential Write up to (MB/s) 2,000 4,000 4,900 4,850
Random Read up to (IOPS) 240K 460K 740K 650K
Random Write up to (IOPS) 470K 800K 800K 800K

Power5,6
Average Maximum Power (W)5 4.4 4.7 5 5.4

Average Active Power (mW) 5 50 65 65 65

Sleep (PS5) (mW)6 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Supply Voltage (VDC/ ±5%) 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

Security
Security Protocol for Non-SED TCG Pyrite 2.01 and ATA Security passthrough over NVMeTM
Security Protocol for SED TCG Opal 2.01 and ATA Security passthrough over NVMeTM

Reliability
Endurance (TBW)3 200 300 400 500

MTTF 7 Up to 1.75M hours

Limited Warranty4 5 years

Environmental
Operating Temperature8 32°F to 185°F (0°C to 85°C)

Non-Operating Temperature 9 -40°F to 185°F (-40°C to 85°C)

Operating Vibration 5GRMS, 10-2000Hz, 3 axes

Non-Operating Vibration 4.9GRMS, 7-800Hz, 3 axes
Shock 1,500G @0.5 ms half sine, 3 pulses per face
Certifications Windows® HLK, FCC, UL, TUV, KC, BSMI, VCCI, CE

RoHS Compliance11 Yes

Physical Dimensions
Width 22mm ±0.15mm
Length M.2 2280: 80mm ±0.15mm, M.2 2242: 42mm ±15mm, M.2 2230: 30mm ±0.15mm
Thickness (max) 2.38mm
Weight M.2 2280: 5.4g ±0.5g, M.2 2242: 3.2g ±0.5g, M.2 2230: 2.8g ±0.5g

Ordering Information
M.2 2280 Security Type: Non-SED SDDPNQD-256G SDDPNQD-512G SDDPNQD-1T00 SDDPNQE-2T00
M.2 2280 Security Type: SED SDDQNQD-256G SDDQNQD-512G SDDQNQD-1T00 SDDQNQE-2T00
M.2 2242 Security Type: Non-SED - SDDPMQD-512G SDDPMQD-1T00 SDDPMQE-2T00
M.2 2230 Security Type: Non-SED SDDPTQD-256G SDDPTQD-512G SDDPTQD-1T00 SDDPTQE-2T00
M.2 2230 Security Type: SED SDDQTQD-256G SDDQTQD-512G SDDQTQD-1T00 SDDQTQE-2T00
¹ Based on read speeds, unless otherwise stated. 1 MB/s = 1 million bytes per second. Based
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Average Power (2280, 2230) is measured using MobileMark™ 2018 on Dell Mobile precision
on internal testing; performance may vary depending upon host device, usage conditions, workstation 3560 CTO, intel® Core™i7-1165G7, Windows 10 (version 19042) Bios version 1.5.1,
drive capacity, and other factors. Performance is based on the CrystalDiskMark 8.0.5 Intel RST driver. Average Power (2242) is measured using MobileMark™ 2025 Dell Precision
benchmark using a 1000MB LBA range Asus ROG Z590-Pro4 with Intel i9-11900K @ 3.50GHz, 3560 Intel Core i5-1145G7,OS: Microsoft Windows 11Pro Version 22H2 Build 22621.1413. Power
32GB RAM. Microsoft Windows 11 Pro x64 2009 (22000.778). Performance may vary based measurements at 25°C.
on host device. IOPS = input/output operations per second. ⁶ Low power referring to NVMe PS5 at 25° C
² 1 GB = one billion bytes and 1TB = one trillion bytes. Actual user capacity may be less ⁷ MTTF = Mean Time To Failure based on internal testing using Telcordia stress part testing.
depending on operating environment. MTTF is based on a sample population and is estimated by statistical measurements and
³ TBW (terabytes written) values calculated using JEDEC client workload (JESD219) and vary acceleration algorithms. MTTF does not predict an individual drive’s reliability and does not
by product capacity. constitute a warranty. (Telecordia SR-332, GB, 40°C).
⁴ 5-years or Max Endurance (TBW) limit, whichever occurs first. 5-year warranty in regions ⁸ Operational temperature is defined as temperature reported by the drive. Note that drive
not recognizing “limited.” See http://support.wdc.com for more details. temperature readings are expected to be higher than ambient temperature when the SSD is
placed inside a system.
⁹ Non-operating storage temperature represents ambient temperature and does not guarantee
data retention beyond endurance and data retention specifications.
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Backward compatible with PCIe® Gen4 x2, PCIe® Gen4 x1, PCIe® Gen3 x4, PCIe® Gen3 x2,
PCIe® Gen3 x1, PCIe® Gen2 x4, PCIe® Gen2 x2, and PCIe® Gen2 x1
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This drive is in compliance with the European Union Directive 2011/65/EU and Directive (EU)
2015/863 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances (RoHS) in electrical and
electronic equipment.

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