WD WDS250G1B0A

Blue 250GB

Blue 250GB
BENCHMARKS (24,475)
MKT (0%)
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(1)
BUY • $90

Effective Speed -22%Effective Speed -22%Average Score -29%Read -4%, Write -19%, 4K Read -13%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -22%, SusWrite -86%Peak Score -17%Read -1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -21%, 4K Mixed -13%, SusWrite -74%Value & Sentiment -172%User Rating -11%, Market Share -678%, Price 37%, Value -35%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read -0%, ADQ Write -18%, ADQ Mixed -19%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total -4%

Average Bench: 80.9% (457^th of 1058)

Based on 24,475 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS250G1B0A-00H9H0, WD WDS250G1B0A-00H9, WDC WDS2 50G1B0A-00H9H0, WDC WDS2 50G1B0A-00H9, WDC WDS250G1B0A-00H9

Poor: 58%Average: 80.9% Great: 101%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue 250GB averaged just 19.0% 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 217MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.9MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 250GB is 43%. 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 251MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24,475 samples)

Rank 45780.9%

Min	Avg	Max
316	Read 443	503
175	Write 340	479
148	Mixed 251	351
71.6	SusWrite 160	222
66.5% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 30.5	40.3
34.1	4K Write 73.5	115
21.5	4K Mixed 36.9	51.7
132% 47 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
148	DQ Read 321	382
109	DQ Write 242	303
74	DQ Mixed 217	255
180% 260 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

ZAF-User, 15 hrs ago.

83GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 10WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 210 203 202 202 201 MB/s

97.4% Outstanding

Write 368

Mixed 299

SusWrite 202

73% 326 MB/s

4K Read 37.8

4K Write 106

4K Mixed 46.9

173% 63.4 MB/s

DQ Read 342

DQ Write 305

DQ Mixed 251

208% 299 MB/s

USA-User, 5 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 152 170 157 120 135 MB/s

86.7% Excellent

Write 297

Mixed 212

SusWrite 154

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 34.9

4K Write 85.6

4K Mixed 42.5

153% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 190

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 228

174% 231 MB/s

USA-User, 8 hrs ago.

13GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 65 43 48 32 61 MB/s

75% Very good

Write 178

Mixed 102

SusWrite 60.8

39% 178 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 99.5

4K Mixed 30

146% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 218

DQ Mixed 165

158% 252 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 185 146 122 181 134 MB/s

72.5% Very good

Write 243

Mixed 211

SusWrite 162

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 17.9

4K Write 52.3

4K Mixed 34.9

100% 35 MB/s

DQ Read 364

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 216

190% 287 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 63 60 27 51 26 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 184

Mixed 134

SusWrite 58.8

38% 171 MB/s

4K Read 26

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 27.6

107% 38.1 MB/s

DQ Read 371

DQ Write 225

DQ Mixed 116

135% 237 MB/s

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Desktop 91%

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Workstation 79%

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

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 87%, 515,807 samples	1,650x
Core i5-7600KIntel $247Bench 83%, 186,555 samples	494x
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 80%, 239,198 samples	304x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 878,504 samples	825x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples	382x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,283,412 samples	379x

SSD
Blue 250GBWD $90Bench 81%, 24,475 samples	1x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 19,360 samples	284x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 75%, 102,558 samples	197x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $77Bench 84%, 507,810 samples	123x

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Value: 56% - Above average

Total price: $1,009

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $72	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS250G1B0A

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Average Bench: 80.9% (457^th of 1058)

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WD WDS250G1B0A

Blue 250GB

Average Bench: 80.9% (457th of 1058)

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