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WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 199% (99th of 1072)

Based on 1,599 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0
Poor: 132%Average: 199% Great: 245%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB averaged 99.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 986MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1,102MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 485MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 44.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,599 samples)
Rank 99199%
Min Avg Max
972 Read 1,419 1,539
924 Write 1,629 1,905
603 Mixed 1,278 1,492
357 SusWrite 485 536
270% 1,203 MB/s
Min Avg Max
28.2 4K Read 44.9 51.3
51.8 4K Write 144 236
37.6 4K Mixed 62.6 78.9
225% 83.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
485 DQ Read 1,102 1,339
248 DQ Write 863 1,469
320 DQ Mixed 986 1,389
737% 984 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
739GB free
Firmware: 231610WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1293 372 379 376 373 379 MB/s
245% Outstanding
Read 1,510
Write 1,958
Mixed 1,490
SusWrite 529
309% 1,372 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 244
4K Mixed 74.4
293% 121 MB/s
DQ Read 1,333
DQ Write 1505
DQ Mixed 1398
1,058% 1,412 MB/s
449GB free
Firmware: 231610WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1307 376 384 376 377 384 MB/s
234% Outstanding
Read 1551
Write 1,790
Mixed 1475
SusWrite 534
301% 1,338 MB/s
4K Read 50.9
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 76.4
275% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1323
DQ Write 1,132
DQ Mixed 1,240
926% 1,232 MB/s
606GB free
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1318 380 374 377 381 373 MB/s
231% Outstanding
Read 1,516
Write 1,978
Mixed 1,506
SusWrite 534
312% 1,384 MB/s
4K Read 50.6
4K Write 183
4K Mixed 77
272% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,312
DQ Write 1,123
DQ Mixed 1,196
902% 1,210 MB/s
223GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1316 164 355 173 305 138 MB/s
203% Outstanding
Read 1,509
Write 1,762
Mixed 1,428
SusWrite 409
287% 1,277 MB/s
4K Read 47.9
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 69.8
249% 94.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,104
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 918
686% 921 MB/s
619GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1179 376 372 374 365 205 MB/s
196% Outstanding
Read 1,512
Write 1,796
Mixed 1,399
SusWrite 478
291% 1,296 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 63.6
218% 80.1 MB/s
DQ Read 982
DQ Write 745
DQ Mixed 864
646% 864 MB/s
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Typical WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GB Builds (Compare 7,507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 101%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B660M DS3H DDR4 - $120

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $133Bench 98%, 48,886 samples2,819x
Core i5-12400Intel  $152Bench 98%, 17,352 samples1,024x
Core i3-12100FIntel  $95Bench 94%, 11,860 samples902x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,093x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples910x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples530x
SSD
WDS960G2G0C-00AJM0 960GBWDCBench 199%, 1,599 samples1x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples399x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples344x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples196x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $523

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