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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 64.1% (751st of 1072)

Based on 41 user benchmarks.  Model: WD120G(120GB)
Poor: 39%Average: 64.1% Great: 91%

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Above average average bench

The WD120G(120GB) 120GB averaged 35.8% 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. 4K Random Write Speed 74.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 245MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD120G(120GB) 120GB is 51.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD120G(120GB) 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25.2MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41 samples)
Rank 75164.1%
Min Avg Max
249 Read 432 506
56.7 Write 341 434
13.1 Mixed 286 412
32.6 SusWrite 183 416
69.4% 311 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.5 4K Read 23.3 34.9
8.1 4K Write 74.1 111
0.3 4K Mixed 16.5 30.3
95.5% 37.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
67.3 DQ Read 100 161
17.9 DQ Write 245 335
0.3 DQ Mixed 25.2 48.5
61.4% 123 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
36GB free
Firmware: T0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 125 60 46 82 46 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 505
Write 430
Mixed 398
SusWrite 89.6
79% 356 MB/s
4K Read 28.8
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 23.1
133% 54.8 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 30.5
78% 157 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 124 81 73 46 43 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 502
Write 425
Mixed 371
SusWrite 87.5
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 23
129% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 98.2
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 29.8
77% 154 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: T0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 81 92 45 66 62 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 476
Write 405
Mixed 346
SusWrite 95.6
74% 331 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 98.6
4K Mixed 20.3
122% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 106
DQ Write 334
DQ Mixed 30.8
78% 157 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: T0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 146 46 46 82 45 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 499
Write 391
Mixed 351
SusWrite 129
76% 342 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 67.6
4K Mixed 18.8
96% 36.8 MB/s
DQ Read 95.9
DQ Write 321
DQ Mixed 29.9
75% 149 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0707A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 112 81 66 20 42 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 439
Write 365
Mixed 336
SusWrite 106
69% 311 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 15.6
80% 31.6 MB/s
DQ Read 113
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 30.4
66% 131 MB/s
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: T0910A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 90 38 40 39 40 MB/s
44.5% Average
Read 417
Write 351
Mixed 124
SusWrite 59.1
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 57.7
4K Mixed 6.4
76% 29.5 MB/s
DQ Read 28
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 7
24% 49.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,712,461 SSDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop 61%
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Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,566x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
WD120G(120GB) 120GBBench 64%, 41 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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