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Release date ≈ Q2 2022.

Average Bench: 66.7% (724th of 1072)

Based on 1,203 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Green 2.5 480GB
Poor: 38%Average: 66.7% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The WD Green 2.5 480GB averaged 33.2% 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 Read Speed 23.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 27.5MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 2.5 480GB is 47.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 2.5 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 199MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,203 samples)
Rank 72466.7%
Min Avg Max
302 Read 406 462
47.9 Write 353 459
78.8 Mixed 336 423
35.7 SusWrite 199 264
72.5% 324 MB/s
Min Avg Max
14.4 4K Read 23.9 31.1
19.9 4K Write 46.9 69.8
3.19 4K Mixed 27.5 39.9
96.2% 32.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
168 DQ Read 252 306
39.2 DQ Write 134 166
15.8 DQ Mixed 50.9 111
75.9% 146 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 405 157 138 157 197 MB/s
77.8% Very good
Read 457
Write 312
Mixed 398
SusWrite 242
79% 352 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 55.2
4K Mixed 32.3
111% 38 MB/s
DQ Read 300
DQ Write 164
DQ Mixed 45.1
84% 170 MB/s
279GB free
Firmware: 42051100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 342 147 144 163 189 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 448
Write 428
Mixed 409
SusWrite 238
86% 381 MB/s
4K Read 27.8
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 31.5
107% 35.2 MB/s
DQ Read 216
DQ Write 135
DQ Mixed 46.9
70% 133 MB/s
386GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42077100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 344 196 192 191 192 MB/s
59.5% Above average
Read 387
Write 369
Mixed 357
SusWrite 244
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 14.2
4K Write 38.7
4K Mixed 15.7
62% 22.9 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 160
DQ Mixed 191
153% 218 MB/s
391GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 331 200 187 193 194 MB/s
54.5% Above average
Read 371
Write 330
Mixed 344
SusWrite 237
72% 320 MB/s
4K Read 14.8
4K Write 30.8
4K Mixed 14
57% 19.9 MB/s
DQ Read 211
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 31
64% 131 MB/s
48GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 45 6.3 44 35 31 MB/s
52.4% Above average
Read 458
Write 42.7
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 31.7
31% 148 MB/s
4K Read 23.8
4K Write 44
4K Mixed 22.8
89% 30.2 MB/s
DQ Read 189
DQ Write 41.6
DQ Mixed 41.2
49% 90.6 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42051100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 29 119 40 94 MB/s
44.9% Average
Read 433
Write 158
Mixed 151
SusWrite 72.2
44% 203 MB/s
4K Read 21.2
4K Write 39.6
4K Mixed 6.5
61% 22.4 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 65
DQ Mixed 17.1
43% 93.7 MB/s
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Typical Green 2.5 480GB Builds (Compare 24,254 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
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Disqualified System: bin bin

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples2,022x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,567x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples932x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,322x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,139x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples1,040x
SSD
Green 2.5 480GBWDBench 67%, 1,203 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples516x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples376x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples297x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $297

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