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WD WDS250G1B0B

Blue SATA M.2 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 80.6% (486th of 1080)

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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,519 samples)
Rank 48680.6%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 174 158 164 147 116 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 467
Write 277
Mixed 226
SusWrite 158
62% 282 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 45.5
152% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 261
DQ Mixed 218
188% 281 MB/s
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 184 176 167 156 116 MB/s
88.9% Excellent
Read 491
Write 304
Mixed 246
SusWrite 166
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 45.4
143% 50.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 247
204% 294 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 81 42 97 49 46 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 490
Write 291
Mixed 209
SusWrite 79.5
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 29.1
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 44.7
143% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 368
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 238
201% 294 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 102 53 98 45 66 MB/s
73.5% Very good
Read 320
Write 171
Mixed 163
SusWrite 84
41% 185 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 39.2
136% 48 MB/s
DQ Read 355
DQ Write 255
DQ Mixed 177
167% 262 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 160 116 153 133 117 MB/s
66.6% Good
Read 412
Write 251
Mixed 251
SusWrite 143
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 45.3
4K Mixed 28.9
91% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 306
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 236
192% 271 MB/s
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PLUS (MS-7A75)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $200Bench 84%, 712,312 samples814x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples344x
Core i7-7700Intel  $135Bench 76%, 256,717 samples173x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples237x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples234x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples220x
SSD
Blue SATA M.2 250GBWD  $89Bench 81%, 7,519 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples111x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples64x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $449

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