WD120G 120GB

WD120G 120GB
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Effective Speed -71%Effective Speed -71%Average Score -69%Read -18%, Write -26%, 4K Read -65%, 4K Write -28%, Mixed -35%, 4K Mixed -239%, SusWrite -69%Peak Score -38%Read -17%, Write -27%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write -12%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -129%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -252%DQ Read -117%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -557%, ADQ Read -321%, ADQ Write -27%, ADQ Mixed -1,110%, Age 168%, AS-SSD Total -46%

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Average Bench: 57.4% (827^th of 1072)

Based on 39 user benchmarks. Model: WD120G

Poor: 33%Average: 57.4% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The WD120G 120GB averaged 42.5% 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 68.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 228MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD120G 120GB is 39.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD120G 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 77.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 21.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 39 samples)

Rank 82757.4%

Min	Avg	Max
150	Read 387	434
23.8	Write 322	383
16.5	Mixed 266	356
17.5	SusWrite 175	337
64.3% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.8	4K Read 20.8	28.9
3.5	4K Write 68.6	109
0.2	4K Mixed 13.3	25.5
84.9% 34.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.4	DQ Read 77.5	169
10.9	DQ Write 228	329
0.5	DQ Mixed 21.5	50.4
54.2% 109 MB/s

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

BGD-User, 6 months ago.

35GB free (System drive)

Firmware: V0111A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 58 111 115 87 91 MB/s

81.6% Excellent

Write 418

Mixed 407

SusWrite 111

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 108

4K Mixed 31

152% 58.3 MB/s

DQ Read 124

DQ Write 329

DQ Mixed 47.3

88% 167 MB/s

BGD-User, 6 months ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: U0401A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 114 139 88 59 45 MB/s

69.4% Good

Write 394

Mixed 359

SusWrite 116

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 23.6

4K Write 83.8

4K Mixed 22.2

109% 43.2 MB/s

DQ Read 176

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 0.6

69% 163 MB/s

BGD-User, 4 months ago.

52GB free (System drive)

Firmware: T1125A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 48 42 50 47 43 MB/s

29.1% Poor

Write 256

Mixed 80.8

SusWrite 55

40% 182 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 23.9

4K Mixed 0.9

36% 13.3 MB/s

DQ Read 51.7

DQ Write 57.4

DQ Mixed 26

28% 45 MB/s

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Gaming 6%

Tree trunk

Desktop 59%

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Workstation 5%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV - $78

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples	230x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	191x
Core i5-4570Intel $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples	185x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	228x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	197x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	119x

SSD
WD120G 120GBBench 57%, 39 samples	1x

RAM
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	39x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	36x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	30x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $287

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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

WD120G 120GB

Average Bench: 57.4% (827^th of 1072)

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