WD WDS120G1G0A

Green 120GB (2016)

Green 120GB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (24,419)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $57

Effective Speed -81%Effective Speed -81%Average Score -110%Read -18%, Write -129%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -80%, 4K Mixed -157%, SusWrite -292%Peak Score -61%Read -4%, Write -20%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write -10%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -134%, SusWrite -206%Value & Sentiment -124%User Rating -11%, Market Share -393%, Price 71%, Value -161%Nice To Haves -243%DQ Read -78%, DQ Write -21%, DQ Mixed -795%, ADQ Read -108%, ADQ Write -70%, ADQ Mixed -845%, Age 8%, AS-SSD Total -40%

Average Bench: 53% (860^th of 1058)

Based on 24,419 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-, WD WDS120G1G0A-00SS, WDC WDS1 20G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS

Poor: 35%Average: 53% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The WD Green 120GB (2016) averaged 46.9% 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 Write Speed 63.4MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.5MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 120GB (2016) is 35.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 120GB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 72.5MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 26.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24,419 samples)

Rank 86053%

Min	Avg	Max
288	Read 388	486
31.8	Write 175	403
30	Mixed 192	370
29.2	SusWrite 72.5	122
45.7% 207 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
8.98	4K Read 21.5	30.3
15.9	4K Write 63.4	110
2.05	4K Mixed 16.9	24.2
87.8% 34 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
103	DQ Read 156	207
36	DQ Write 166	292
2.58	DQ Mixed 26.1	35.5
56.8% 116 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

PAK-User, 12 mins ago.

64GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 84 86 83 96 86 MB/s

60.3% Good

Write 52.1

Mixed 185

SusWrite 89.2

39% 180 MB/s

4K Read 25.9

4K Write 76.5

4K Mixed 19.5

105% 40.6 MB/s

DQ Read 150

DQ Write 221

DQ Mixed 32.5

67% 134 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 86 83 82 81 89 MB/s

56.4% Above average

Write 365

Mixed 365

SusWrite 103

73% 328 MB/s

4K Read 21.8

4K Write 44.2

4K Mixed 13

73% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 156

DQ Write 273

DQ Mixed 35.2

77% 155 MB/s

FRA-User, 20 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 112 77 86 86 86 MB/s

51.7% Above average

Write 357

Mixed 364

SusWrite 101

73% 327 MB/s

4K Read 15.1

4K Write 24.9

4K Mixed 13.9

54% 18 MB/s

DQ Read 166

DQ Write 267

DQ Mixed 9.1

65% 147 MB/s

USA-User, 6 hrs ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 41 51 51 64 48 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 24.5

Mixed 92

SusWrite 54.7

25% 117 MB/s

4K Read 30.6

4K Write 45.7

4K Mixed 17.1

92% 31.1 MB/s

DQ Read 130

DQ Write 64.7

DQ Mixed 30.9

41% 75.2 MB/s

FRA-User, 21 hrs ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 77 81 85 86 83 MB/s

46.1% Average

Write 356

Mixed 355

SusWrite 100

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 17.3

4K Write 8.9

4K Mixed 12.6

47% 12.9 MB/s

DQ Read 165

DQ Write 184

DQ Mixed 34

64% 128 MB/s

USA-User, 18 hrs ago.

3GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 30 19 23 22 12 MB/s

32.4% Below average

Write 49.4

Mixed 5

SusWrite 24.1

24% 114 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 15.5

4K Mixed 0.2

43% 12.8 MB/s

DQ Read 138

DQ Write 65.1

DQ Mixed 33.9

43% 79 MB/s

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 40%

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Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel $327Bench 79%, 256,812 samples	1,884x
Core i5-6400Intel $182Bench 68%, 180,044 samples	150x
Core i5-7400Intel $185Bench 71%, 233,881 samples	136x

GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $230Bench 53%, 589,949 samples	1,149x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,449,936 samples	130x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 81%, 1,386,632 samples	105x

SSD
Green 120GB (2016)WD $57Bench 53%, 24,419 samples	722x

RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 76%, 26,409 samples	1,291x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 70%, 101,586 samples	191x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $230Bench 88%, 134,678 samples	37x

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Value: 61% - Good

Total price: $614

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $170	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $111
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $68	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS120G1G0A

Green 120GB (2016)

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Green 120GB (2016)

Average Bench: 53% (860th of 1058)

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