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WD WDS120G1G0A

Green 120GB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 52.2% (840th of 1034)

Based on 16,835 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-, WD WDS120G1G0A-00SS, WDC WDS1 20G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS
Poor: 34%Average: 52.2% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The WD Green 120GB (2016) averaged 47.7% 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 61.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.4MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 120GB (2016) is 33.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Green 120GB (2016) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,835 samples)
Rank 84052.2%
Min Avg Max
283 Read 393 489
22.1 Write 155 383
20.7 Mixed 172 369
29.7 SusWrite 65.6 107
43.1% 197 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.1 4K Read 21.4 29.3
15.3 4K Write 61.8 108
2.99 4K Mixed 16.9 23.7
86.9% 33.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
97.8 DQ Read 154 207
40.4 DQ Write 158 292
2.2 DQ Mixed 26.6 34.8
55.7% 113 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
81GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 96 89 93 90 89 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 450
Write 312
Mixed 348
SusWrite 128
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 71.6
4K Mixed 20.4
98% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 270
DQ Mixed 32.8
76% 154 MB/s
52GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 73 61 86 86 68 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 412
Write 184
Mixed 191
SusWrite 78.1
48% 216 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 19.2
117% 50 MB/s
DQ Read 143
DQ Write 191
DQ Mixed 35.4
63% 123 MB/s
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 25 18 22 2 21 5.3 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 410
Write 78
Mixed 101
SusWrite 15.7
32% 151 MB/s
4K Read 23.7
4K Write 27.2
4K Mixed 19.9
76% 23.6 MB/s
DQ Read 157
DQ Write 26.2
DQ Mixed 0.2
24% 61.1 MB/s
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 29 35 45 32 40 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 333
Write 34.3
Mixed 199
SusWrite 43.3
33% 153 MB/s
4K Read 15.4
4K Write 31.5
4K Mixed 12.2
56% 19.7 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 68.1
DQ Mixed 14.5
42% 93.8 MB/s
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Gaming 48%
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Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $327Bench 80%, 164,497 samples675x
Core i5-6400Intel  $170Bench 69%, 118,416 samples56x
Core i5-7400Intel  $181Bench 71%, 159,125 samples50x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $210Bench 54%, 432,224 samples422x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 956,584 samples60x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 913,064 samples42x
SSD
Green 120GB (2016)WD  $39Bench 52%, 16,835 samples278x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 74%, 16,931 samples489x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $58Bench 71%, 73,647 samples83x
CL16-16-16 D4-2400 1x8GBGEILBench 39%, 1,052 samples13x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $576

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