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WD WDS240G2G0A

Green 240GB (2018)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 45.4% (914th of 1072)

Based on 156,194 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30
Poor: 34%Average: 45.4% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The WD Green 240GB (2018) averaged 54.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 425MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.5MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 240GB (2018) is 20.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Green 240GB (2018) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.8MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 74.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 156,194 samples)
Rank 91445.4%
Min Avg Max
345 Read 425 460
168 Write 322 387
131 Mixed 244 324
41.7 SusWrite 91.8 165
60.2% 271 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10 4K Read 18.5 23.5
15.2 4K Write 32.8 45.3
6.21 4K Mixed 13.8 19.6
63.2% 21.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
21.5 DQ Read 101 120
25.5 DQ Write 74.4 103
9.96 DQ Mixed 31.9 44.4
39% 69.1 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 137 118 122 113 125 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 456
Write 386
Mixed 317
SusWrite 135
72% 324 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 46.9
4K Mixed 17.4
84% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 101
DQ Mixed 36.5
47% 85 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: UF450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 105 55 75 98 95 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 449
Write 355
Mixed 236
SusWrite 114
64% 289 MB/s
4K Read 22.1
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 18.1
78% 26.8 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 71.7
DQ Mixed 17.5
34% 69.7 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 7.6 5.8 196 64 148 MB/s
52.5% Above average
Read 460
Write 385
Mixed 333
SusWrite 101
71% 320 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 38.1
4K Mixed 20
78% 26.5 MB/s
DQ Read 105
DQ Write 76.3
DQ Mixed 32.2
40% 71.1 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF220400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 74 52 30 29 49 MB/s
48.6% Average
Read 452
Write 385
Mixed 181
SusWrite 74.1
60% 273 MB/s
4K Read 23
4K Write 41.1
4K Mixed 13.6
74% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 74.8
DQ Mixed 30.4
40% 73.7 MB/s
152GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 111 87 110 104 81 MB/s
44.4% Average
Read 423
Write 382
Mixed 175
SusWrite 118
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 19.2
4K Write 22.7
4K Mixed 11.2
56% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 55.9
DQ Mixed 31.1
38% 69 MB/s
74GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 5.8 3.4 14 15 21 MB/s
41.4% Average
Read 449
Write 382
Mixed 225
SusWrite 45.5
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 22.5
4K Write 34.3
4K Mixed 5.3
59% 20.7 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 70.1
DQ Mixed 43.1
46% 77 MB/s
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF870400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 64 0.8 41 53 53 MB/s
40.9% Average
Read 442
Write 252
Mixed 292
SusWrite 62.4
58% 262 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 34.1
4K Mixed 7.7
57% 20.4 MB/s
DQ Read 87.6
DQ Write 43.4
DQ Mixed 16.9
26% 49.3 MB/s
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 3 0.8 25 70 165 MB/s
34.5% Below average
Read 408
Write 141
Mixed 238
SusWrite 72.7
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 12.5
4K Write 26.1
4K Mixed 4.7
39% 14.4 MB/s
DQ Read 64.8
DQ Write 56.7
DQ Mixed 42.4
37% 54.6 MB/s
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Gaming 62%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 52%
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System: Cyberpowerpc C SERIES

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples2,319x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples680x
Core i7-9700FIntel  $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples354x
GPU
GTX 1660Nvidia  $143Bench 68%, 230,793 samples1,302x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples534x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples326x
SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples992x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples235x
DDR4 3000 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 4,421 samples177x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples177x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $280

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Terrible

24 months ago.

Low power drive with low performance. Probably only worth considering for use in a laptop.

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Poor

6 years ago.

Go for a samsung 850 evo

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Good

4 years ago.

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