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Green M.2 2280 240GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2022.

Average Bench: 59.9% (802nd of 1072)

Based on 200 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Green M.2 2280 240GB
Poor: 35%Average: 59.9% Great: 76%

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Average average bench

The WD Green M.2 2280 240GB averaged 40.1% 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 Random Read Speed 22.3MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 26.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green M.2 2280 240GB is 40.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green M.2 2280 240GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 134MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 200 samples)
Rank 80259.9%
Min Avg Max
299 Read 403 465
70.9 Write 317 399
95.7 Mixed 326 402
39.8 SusWrite 134 165
65.9% 295 MB/s
Min Avg Max
9.73 4K Read 22.3 30.2
16.7 4K Write 43.4 65.8
8.85 4K Mixed 26.1 37.6
90.2% 30.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
166 DQ Read 223 295
47 DQ Write 124 156
10.8 DQ Mixed 54.5 84.6
72.4% 134 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 150 121 127 127 124 MB/s
72.8% Very good
Read 458
Write 380
Mixed 398
SusWrite 161
78% 349 MB/s
4K Read 29.2
4K Write 60.4
4K Mixed 30.9
116% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 260
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 34.9
71% 148 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 53 33 54 26 27 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 458
Write 332
Mixed 398
SusWrite 79.7
71% 317 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 35.6
122% 41.7 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 149
DQ Mixed 42.2
80% 165 MB/s
60GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42051100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 118 42 72 71 48 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 437
Write 374
Mixed 391
SusWrite 118
74% 330 MB/s
4K Read 26.9
4K Write 50.9
4K Mixed 33.3
110% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 223
DQ Write 121
DQ Mixed 51.9
71% 132 MB/s
104GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42051100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 141 130 110 100 106 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 351
Write 317
Mixed 319
SusWrite 151
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 39.9
4K Mixed 25.4
82% 28 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 131
DQ Mixed 27.9
61% 128 MB/s
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42051100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 135 121 125 126 127 MB/s
52.6% Above average
Read 345
Write 256
Mixed 317
SusWrite 158
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 31.7
4K Mixed 20.6
70% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 206
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 34.6
61% 121 MB/s
67GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42059100
SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 73 4.8 2.2 29 33 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 348
Write 339
Mixed 323
SusWrite 75.3
61% 272 MB/s
4K Read 13.7
4K Write 32.8
4K Mixed 16.1
59% 20.9 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 150
DQ Mixed 42
77% 156 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,790,372 SSDs tested

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Typical Green M.2 2280 240GB Builds (Compare 5,380 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop 58%
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Workstation 6%
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System: Dell Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming - $799

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples3,200x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples2,180x
GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples2,679x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples1,998x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples701x
SSD
Green M.2 2280 240GBWDBench 60%, 200 samples1x
RAM
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples821x
HMA82GS6AFR8N-UH 1x16GBHynixBench 40%, 22,543 samples589x
M471A2K43CB1-CRC 1x16GBSamsungBench 40%, 36,753 samples294x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Total price: $799

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