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WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB

WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB
BENCHMARKS (6)
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Effective Speed -415%Effective Speed -415%Average Score -447%Read -711%, Write -961%, 4K Read -152%, 4K Write -131%, Mixed -585%, 4K Mixed -139%Peak Score -626%Read -1,006%, Write -1,149%, 4K Read -345%, 4K Write -259%, Mixed -743%, 4K Mixed -254%Value & Sentiment -36%User Rating -36%Nice To Haves -750%DQ Read -528%, DQ Write -511%, DQ Mixed -1,407%, ADQ Read -634%, ADQ Write -411%, ADQ Mixed -1,455%, Age -504%, AS-SSD Total -547%

Average Bench: 104% (244^th of 1080)

Based on 6 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WD10EALX-009BA0

Poor: 82%Average: 104% Great: 118%

Outstanding average bench

The WDC WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB averaged 4.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 43.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 32.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB is 36%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WD10EALX-009BA0 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 233MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 431MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)

Rank 244104%

Min	Avg	Max
492	Read 505	515
235	Write 431	492
327	Mixed 457	500
104% 464 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22	4K Read 32.6	43
69.5	4K Write 87.5	100
34	4K Mixed 43.6	52.1
152% 54.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.5	DQ Read 233	368
169	DQ Write 246	312
25	DQ Mixed 95.5	139
112% 192 MB/s

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USA-User, 6 years ago.

156GB free (System drive)

Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 492

Mixed 496

112% 501 MB/s

4K Read 36.4

4K Write 69.5

4K Mixed 46.5

152% 50.8 MB/s

DQ Read 295

DQ Write 169

DQ Mixed 109

114% 191 MB/s

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