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WD WDS250G2X0C

Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 193% (105th of 1072)

Based on 8,648 user benchmarks.  Models: WDS250G2X0C-00L350, NVMe WDS250G2X0C-00L3
Poor: 141%Average: 193% Great: 228%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018) averaged 92.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 711MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 813MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018) is 87.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 414MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,648 samples)
Rank 105193%
Min Avg Max
881 Read 1,556 1,733
699 Write 1,372 1,536
619 Mixed 1,229 1,366
304 SusWrite 414 476
255% 1,143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
29.9 4K Read 44.5 50.6
76.4 4K Write 145 223
42 4K Mixed 62.8 78
225% 84.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
475 DQ Read 814 860
291 DQ Write 813 1,257
323 DQ Mixed 711 803
562% 779 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 549 332 326 323 322 327 MB/s
182% Outstanding
Read 1,669
Write 1,434
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 363
266% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 54.4
181% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 852
DQ Write 822
DQ Mixed 794
608% 823 MB/s
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 348 340 340 341 334 MB/s
170% Outstanding
Read 1,602
Write 1,481
Mixed 1,296
SusWrite 360
265% 1,185 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 49.5
161% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 850
DQ Write 677
DQ Mixed 776
577% 767 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 468 441 441 440 421 387 MB/s
157% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 1,530
Mixed 1339
SusWrite 433
274% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 54.8
4K Mixed 45.1
145% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 763
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 325
278% 426 MB/s
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,013x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,182x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,949x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,316x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,304x
SSD
Black NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2018)WD  $59Bench 193%, 8,648 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,558x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,519x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples960x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $657

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