WD WDS250G1B0A

Blue 250GB

Blue 250GB
BENCHMARKS (17,042)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $50

Effective Speed -19%Effective Speed -19%Average Score -28%Read -2%, Write -21%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -19%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -18%, SusWrite -84%Peak Score -15%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read 1%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -76%Value & Sentiment -97%User Rating -31%, Market Share -573%, Price 192%, Value 24%Nice To Haves -7%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -17%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -21%, Age 23%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 81.7% (427^th of 1040)

Based on 17,042 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS250G1B0A-00H9H0, WD WDS250G1B0A-00H9, WDC WDS2 50G1B0A-00H9H0, WDC WDS2 50G1B0A-00H9, WDC WDS250G1B0A-00H9

Poor: 60%Average: 81.7% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue 250GB averaged just 18.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 219MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 37.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 250GB is 41.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 160MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 247MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17,042 samples)

Rank 42781.7%

Min	Avg	Max
326	Read 447	505
181	Write 336	478
147	Mixed 247	351
72	SusWrite 160	216
66.2% 298 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19	4K Read 30.3	40.9
36.7	4K Write 74.9	115
22.7	4K Mixed 37.4	51.8
134% 47.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
172	DQ Read 325	382
125	DQ Write 248	302
116	DQ Mixed 219	254
182% 264 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 8 mins ago.

91GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 169 173 167 173 161 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 476

Mixed 349

SusWrite 188

84% 375 MB/s

4K Read 40.5

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 52.3

184% 65.6 MB/s

DQ Read 369

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 242

207% 304 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

230GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 343 200 196 196 196 203 MB/s

97.3% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 348

SusWrite 222

87% 387 MB/s

4K Read 36.1

4K Write 81.8

4K Mixed 45.6

156% 54.5 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 312

DQ Mixed 252

214% 312 MB/s

CAN-User, 4 hrs ago.

69GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 200 200 198 195 200 MB/s

92.4% Outstanding

Write 480

Mixed 235

SusWrite 203

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 35.7

4K Write 79.8

4K Mixed 43.2

152% 52.9 MB/s

DQ Read 349

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 221

195% 292 MB/s

SWE-User, 6 hrs ago.

224GB free

Firmware: X411

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 222 197 197 195 193 MB/s

86.5% Excellent

Write 430

Mixed 326

SusWrite 206

79% 354 MB/s

4K Read 32.1

4K Write 66.3

4K Mixed 40.1

135% 46.2 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 295

DQ Mixed 254

206% 292 MB/s

BGR-User, 5 hrs ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 192 189 186 174 180 MB/s

83.8% Excellent

Write 419

Mixed 334

SusWrite 196

79% 351 MB/s

4K Read 34

4K Write 74.9

4K Mixed 37.4

139% 48.8 MB/s

DQ Read 255

DQ Write 234

DQ Mixed 228

175% 239 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 hrs ago.

40GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 173 177 151 176 147 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 266

Mixed 212

SusWrite 169

60% 272 MB/s

4K Read 23.7

4K Write 51.5

4K Mixed 27

98% 34.1 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 220

192% 287 MB/s

ITA-User, 7 hrs ago.

84GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 173 198 171 188 188 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 429

Mixed 220

SusWrite 189

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 44.6

4K Mixed 25.2

87% 30 MB/s

DQ Read 348

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 246

204% 294 MB/s

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Gaming 94%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 80%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 PC MATE (MS-7A72)

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 431,262 samples	853x
Core i5-7600KIntel $247Bench 84%, 139,815 samples	252x
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 80%, 165,748 samples	145x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 106%, 748,267 samples	424x
GTX 1070Nvidia $380Bench 78%, 955,564 samples	213x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 954,854 samples	195x

SSD
Blue 250GBWD $50Bench 82%, 17,042 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 16,397 samples	160x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 73,083 samples	105x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 82%, 383,864 samples	65x

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Value: 58% - Above average

Total price: $969

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $199	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $510	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $548	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

WD WDS250G1B0A

Blue 250GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (427^th of 1040)

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WD WDS250G1B0A

Blue 250GB

Average Bench: 81.7% (427th of 1040)

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Average Bench: 81.7% (427^th of 1040)