WD WDS250G1B0B

Blue SATA M.2 250GB

Blue SATA M.2 250GB
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Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -31%Read -4%, Write -21%, 4K Read -14%, 4K Write -21%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -94%Peak Score -18%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -22%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -79%Value & Sentiment -443%User Rating -11%, Market Share -1,700%, Price 5%, Value -65%Nice To Haves -9%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -19%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read 0%, ADQ Write -13%, ADQ Mixed -18%, Age 5%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 80.6% (478^th of 1072)

Based on 7,519 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS250G1B0B-00AS40, WDC WDS2 50G1B0B-00AS40, WDC WDS250G1B0B-00AS

Poor: 61%Average: 80.6% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB averaged just 19.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 221MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.1MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB is 39.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SATA M.2 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,519 samples)

Rank 47880.6%

Min	Avg	Max
319	Read 439	503
180	Write 334	476
138	Mixed 247	348
68	SusWrite 153	216
65.3% 293 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.2	4K Read 30.2	40.7
37.6	4K Write 72.6	115
23.3	4K Mixed 37.1	52
132% 46.6 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
223	DQ Read 327	380
142	DQ Write 255	300
140	DQ Mixed 221	254
184% 268 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

CAN-User, 12 days ago.

233GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 185 176 168 167 168 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 482

Mixed 362

SusWrite 222

87% 390 MB/s

4K Read 38.5

4K Write 101

4K Mixed 50.6

177% 63.4 MB/s

DQ Read 334

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 253

208% 298 MB/s

ITA-User, 12 days ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 201 198 188 182 190 MB/s

92.9% Outstanding

Write 457

Mixed 322

SusWrite 209

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 36.6

4K Write 83.5

4K Mixed 45.5

158% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 252

209% 301 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

193GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 182 159 179 183 178 MB/s

90.8% Outstanding

Write 327

Mixed 233

SusWrite 180

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 27.4

4K Write 87.2

4K Mixed 45.4

146% 53.3 MB/s

DQ Read 354

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 241

201% 292 MB/s

USA-User, 10 days ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 121 70 66 55 95 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 334

Mixed 217

SusWrite 92.7

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 84.2

4K Mixed 45.7

156% 54.9 MB/s

DQ Read 340

DQ Write 254

DQ Mixed 244

197% 279 MB/s

ZAF-User, 7 days ago.

102GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 175 174 164 169 170 MB/s

59.5% Above average

Write 172

Mixed 163

SusWrite 170

47% 211 MB/s

4K Read 15.8

4K Write 33.5

4K Mixed 21.5

69% 23.6 MB/s

DQ Read 360

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 192

177% 273 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

31GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 48 41 37 33 53 MB/s

55.7% Above average

Write 84.9

Mixed 176

SusWrite 57.4

37% 167 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 40.4

4K Mixed 23

84% 28.3 MB/s

DQ Read 356

DQ Write 208

DQ Mixed 160

152% 241 MB/s

FRA-User, 9 days ago.

50GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 85 77 100 46 109 MB/s

53.9% Above average

Write 201

Mixed 247

SusWrite 91.5

47% 211 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 42.9

4K Mixed 25.3

82% 28.7 MB/s

DQ Read 363

DQ Write 109

DQ Mixed 186

150% 219 MB/s

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	790x
Core i5-7600KIntel $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	336x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	172x

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GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	233x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	218x

SSD
Blue SATA M.2 250GBWD $89Bench 81%, 7,519 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	110x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	63x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	51x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $479

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS250G1B0B

Blue SATA M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 80.6% (478^th of 1072)

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Blue SATA M.2 250GB

Average Bench: 80.6% (478th of 1072)

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