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WDS480G2G0B- 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 43.2% (929th of 1072)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS480G2G0B-
Poor: 29%Average: 43.2% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS480G2G0B- 480GB averaged 56.7% 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 394MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 342MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS480G2G0B- 480GB is 25.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WDS480G2G0B- 480GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 84MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 92943.2%
Min Avg Max
129 Read 394 491
123 Write 342 405
129 Mixed 238 320
26.7 SusWrite 117 260
60.9% 273 MB/s
Min Avg Max
7.9 4K Read 16.2 23.5
0.6 4K Write 30.1 45.6
4.6 4K Mixed 12.3 20.3
56.3% 19.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.4 DQ Read 84 121
14.2 DQ Write 76.7 136
2.2 DQ Mixed 27.1 46.5
34.9% 62.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
100GB free
Firmware: UK50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 3.2 24 139 147 225 MB/s
52.5% Above average
Read 484
Write 399
Mixed 303
SusWrite 135
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 13.8
4K Write 37.4
4K Mixed 19.4
66% 23.5 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 84.6
DQ Mixed 45.4
49% 82.9 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: UK45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 309 76 180 166 58 147 MB/s
42.1% Average
Read 406
Write 203
Mixed 278
SusWrite 156
58% 261 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 33.1
4K Mixed 7
49% 18.3 MB/s
DQ Read 53.7
DQ Write 49
DQ Mixed 14.4
21% 39 MB/s
271GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 3.2 99 32 7.3 106 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 398
Write 345
Mixed 290
SusWrite 62.7
61% 274 MB/s
4K Read 16.1
4K Write 28.6
4K Mixed 7.4
49% 17.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 90.2
DQ Mixed 44.7
50% 84.2 MB/s
109GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UK87
SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 49 23 49 128 41 MB/s
36.3% Below average
Read 387
Write 318
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 90.1
47% 212 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 12.8
50% 11.7 MB/s
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Typical WDS480G2G0B- 480GB Builds (Compare 16,528 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,603x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,704x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $189Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,088x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,289x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples984x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples983x
SSD
WDS480G2G0B- 480GBWDCBench 43%, 38 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples594x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $413

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