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WDS250G2B0C 250GB

WDS250G2B0C 250GB
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Effective Speed -215%Effective Speed -215%Average Score -331%Read -202%, Write -419%, 4K Read -74%, 4K Write -37%, Mixed -242%, 4K Mixed -59%, SusWrite -1,282%Peak Score -467%Read -282%, Write -561%, 4K Read -249%, 4K Write -64%, Mixed -323%, 4K Mixed -130%, SusWrite -1,660%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -171%DQ Read -237%, DQ Write -106%, DQ Mixed -266%, ADQ Read -167%, ADQ Write -80%, ADQ Mixed -189%, Age -125%, AS-SSD Total -196%

Average Bench: 170% (142^nd of 1080)

Based on 216 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS250G2B0C

Poor: 129%Average: 170% Great: 200%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0C 250GB averaged 70.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS250G2B0C 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 514MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 696MB/s

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Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0C 250GB is 71.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS250G2B0C 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 230MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 879MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 216 samples)

Rank 142170%

Min	Avg	Max
824	Read 1,355	1,490
663	Write 879	929
646	Mixed 914	996
185	SusWrite 230	260
187% 844 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.8	4K Read 47.4	54.8
73.7	4K Write 148	219
42.1	4K Mixed 65.7	80.3
234% 87 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
398	DQ Read 640	685
227	DQ Write 696	927
227	DQ Mixed 514	572
429% 616 MB/s

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FRA-User, 5 months ago.

87GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 199 131 131 124 126 MB/s

197% Outstanding

Write 909

Mixed 974

SusWrite 187

196% 886 MB/s

4K Read 54.3

4K Write 212

4K Mixed 78.8

296% 115 MB/s

DQ Read 682

DQ Write 918

DQ Mixed 553

486% 717 MB/s

GBR-User, 5 months ago.

232GB free

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 221 220 219 219 218 MB/s

183% Outstanding

Write 876

Mixed 937

SusWrite 257

189% 851 MB/s

4K Read 45.1

4K Write 189

4K Mixed 67.9

256% 101 MB/s

DQ Read 686

DQ Write 916

DQ Mixed 571

495% 724 MB/s

ITA-User, 3 months ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 211210WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 216 152 141 141 139 MB/s

172% Outstanding

Write 922

Mixed 987

SusWrite 187

198% 892 MB/s

4K Read 47.6

4K Write 135

4K Mixed 66.9

230% 83.3 MB/s

DQ Read 684

DQ Write 666

DQ Mixed 558

451% 636 MB/s

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Workstation 90%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING II

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Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $120Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,034x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	933x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $160Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	601x

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RTX 3060Nvidia $226Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	586x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	339x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	327x

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WDS250G2B0C 250GBWDCBench 170%, 216 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	436x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	300x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	138x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $406

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WDS250G2B0C 250GB

Average Bench: 170% (142^nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 170% (142nd of 1080)

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Average Bench: 170% (142^nd of 1080)