Average Bench: 126% (184th of 1072)

Based on 167 user benchmarks.  Model: NVMe WDC WDS240G2G0C-

Outstanding average bench

The Nvme WDC WDS240G2G0C- 240GB averaged 26.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Nvme WDC WDS240G2G0C- 240GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 386MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 1,079MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Nvme WDC WDS240G2G0C- 240GB is 113%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Nvme WDC WDS240G2G0C- 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 155MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 95.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 167 samples)
Min Avg Max
598 Read 1,079 1,417
600 Write 904 1,022
306 Mixed 770 1,064
129 SusWrite 155 172
162% 727 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.6 4K Read 36.7 49.4
29.1 4K Write 95.1 171
16 4K Mixed 46.9 70
166% 59.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
202 DQ Read 538 646
111 DQ Write 471 909
136 DQ Mixed 386 556
322% 465 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
145GB free
Firmware: 50WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 130 130 129 126 131 MB/s
Read 1,254
Write 1,010
Mixed 1,042
SusWrite 170
194% 869 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 61.4
219% 81.7 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 804
DQ Mixed 557
466% 666 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 134 134 134 134 133 MB/s
Read 1,270
Write 994
Mixed 1,006
SusWrite 162
191% 858 MB/s
4K Read 34.8
4K Write 90.3
4K Mixed 52.8
168% 59.3 MB/s
DQ Read 618
DQ Write 514
DQ Mixed 537
410% 556 MB/s
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 188 132 91 131 95 MB/s
Read 1,298
Write 800
Mixed 289
SusWrite 128
138% 629 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 55.4
194% 67.6 MB/s
DQ Read 626
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 225
205% 328 MB/s
137GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231050WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 270 109 114 122 118 112 MB/s
Read 970
Write 937
Mixed 833
SusWrite 141
161% 720 MB/s
4K Read 26.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.8
153% 58.7 MB/s
DQ Read 593
DQ Write 439
DQ Mixed 487
372% 506 MB/s
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231610WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 122 128 116 134 134 MB/s
Read 1,208
Write 970
Mixed 397
SusWrite 155
151% 683 MB/s
4K Read 37.6
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 33
116% 34.1 MB/s
DQ Read 640
DQ Write 118
DQ Mixed 203
194% 320 MB/s
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 231800WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 273 104 86 94 93 99 MB/s
Read 886
Write 729
Mixed 760
SusWrite 125
139% 625 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 73.6
4K Mixed 42.5
140% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 541
DQ Write 366
DQ Mixed 488
355% 465 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 67 122 60 50 43 MB/s
Read 373
Write 358
Mixed 353
SusWrite 73.7
65% 289 MB/s
4K Read 39.6
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 52.6
178% 62.3 MB/s
DQ Read 420
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 460
325% 412 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 50WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 132 133 133 132 132 MB/s
Read 1,092
Write 993
Mixed 833
SusWrite 167
172% 771 MB/s
4K Read 19.6
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 21.1
71% 22.3 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 112
DQ Mixed 128
97% 131 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,784,200 SSDs tested

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Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

System: Dell Inspiron 7566

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