WD WDS250G2B0A

Blue 3D 250GB

▲ Blue 3D 250GB
BENCHMARKS (23,658)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $31

Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -21%Read 1%, Write -17%, 4K Read -0%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -40%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -72%Peak Score -16%Read 2%, Write -0%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -4%, SusWrite -86%Value & Sentiment +31% User Rating -10%, Market Share -104%, Price 176%, Value 61%Nice To Haves +0%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -5%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed 0%, Age 16%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 86% (390^th of 1072)

Based on 23,658 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50, WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM

Poor: 62%Average: 86% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue 3D 250GB averaged just 13.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 3D 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 38.8MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D 250GB is 42.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3D 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 181MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 243MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 23,658 samples)

Rank 39086%

Min	Avg	Max
337	Read 456	512
169	Write 340	481
154	Mixed 243	339
88.1	SusWrite 181	223
68% 305 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 32.1	40.7
36.6	4K Write 79.2	117
20.7	4K Mixed 38.8	52.1
140% 50 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
211	DQ Read 345	380
119	DQ Write 261	328
125	DQ Mixed 234	282
194% 280 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

CZE-User, 2 hrs ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 189 150 192 160 152 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 483

Mixed 249

SusWrite 171

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 40.1

4K Write 115

4K Mixed 52

188% 68.9 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 267

220% 315 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 216 200 206 208 198 198 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 256

SusWrite 204

81% 361 MB/s

4K Read 36.7

4K Write 85.3

4K Mixed 45.9

160% 56 MB/s

DQ Read 379

DQ Write 278

DQ Mixed 264

215% 307 MB/s

IND-User, 1 day ago.

99GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 189 170 177 172 168 MB/s

78.4% Very good

Write 309

Mixed 250

SusWrite 181

67% 304 MB/s

4K Read 26.3

4K Write 53.5

4K Mixed 31.4

108% 37.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 260

215% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61130WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 135 83 78 60 85 MB/s

72.8% Very good

Write 421

Mixed 259

SusWrite 99.6

70% 317 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 45.2

4K Mixed 31.6

106% 34.7 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 264

DQ Mixed 262

212% 301 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,009x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,179x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,946x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,314x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,302x

SSD
Blue 3D 250GBWD $31Bench 86%, 23,658 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,557x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,517x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	960x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $637

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Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Memory: SanDisk 3D TLC

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OdinSonSS

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Excellent

5 years ago.

excellent drive for 64 bucks I scored 4th overall on WD Blue SSD

fernimix

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Excellent

4 years ago.

Buena velocidad de transferencia, superando al Samsung 850 Evo 250Gb en algunos aspectos

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS250G2B0A

Blue 3D 250GB

Average Bench: 86% (390^th of 1072)

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WD WDS250G2B0A

Blue 3D 250GB

Average Bench: 86% (390th of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86% (390^th of 1072)