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128GB 128GB

128GB 128GB
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Effective Speed -67%Effective Speed -67%Average Score -56%Read -32%, Write -25%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -46%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -156%, SusWrite -47%Peak Score -15%Read -11%, Write -11%, 4K Read -19%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -39%, SusWrite 13%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -78%DQ Read -79%, DQ Write -16%, DQ Mixed -135%, ADQ Read -254%, ADQ Write -36%, ADQ Mixed -259%, Age 195%, AS-SSD Total -38%

Average Bench: 58.9% (814^th of 1072)

Based on 25 user benchmarks. Model: WD SSD 128GB

Poor: 32%Average: 58.9% Great: 84%

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Average average bench

The WD 128GB 128GB averaged 41.1% 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-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 72.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.7MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD 128GB 128GB is 52%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD 128GB 128GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 92.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 202MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)

Rank 81458.9%

Min	Avg	Max
236	Read 347	455
46.4	Write 324	436
16.2	Mixed 274	355
30.2	SusWrite 202	437
64.3% 287 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
11	4K Read 21.7	36.2
8.9	4K Write 59.9	101
0.2	4K Mixed 17.6	42
87.2% 33.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.4	DQ Read 92.3	205
4.7	DQ Write 212	308
0.1	DQ Mixed 72.4	141
77.9% 126 MB/s

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

BGD-User, 4 months ago.

81GB free (System drive)

Firmware: W0220A0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 235 322 183 107 65 MB/s

60.4% Good

Write 344

Mixed 329

SusWrite 201

69% 307 MB/s

4K Read 19.5

4K Write 47.8

4K Mixed 18.8

79% 28.7 MB/s

DQ Read 205

DQ Write 250

DQ Mixed 44.3

84% 167 MB/s

BGD-User, 5 months ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 301 270 147 37 31 28 MB/s

51.8% Above average

Write 317

Mixed 269

SusWrite 136

56% 251 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 49.1

4K Mixed 23.1

80% 29.5 MB/s

DQ Read 87.5

DQ Write 242

DQ Mixed 139

114% 156 MB/s

BGD-User, 4 months ago.

36GB free (System drive)

Firmware: ZD0R3G06

SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 282 277 64 48 38 MB/s

45.8% Average

Write 334

Mixed 154

SusWrite 158

53% 239 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 38.5

4K Mixed 10.7

55% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 83.5

DQ Write 253

DQ Mixed 130

111% 156 MB/s

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H61M-DS2 - $69

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Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	250x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	222x
Core i3-3220Intel $79Bench 52%, 71,790 samples	175x

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HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples	310x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	293x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	134x

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128GB 128GBWDBench 59%, 25 samples	1x

RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	110x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples	73x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples	63x

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Total price: $128

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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Average Bench: 58.9% (814^th of 1072)

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