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WD WDS120G1G0A

Green 120GB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

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Average Bench: 53.6% (726th of 959)

Based on 7,706 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-, WD WDS120G1G0A-00SS, WDC WDS1 20G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS120G1G0A-00SS
Poor: 38%Average: 53.6% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The WD Green 120GB (2016) averaged 46.4% 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 66.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.7MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 120GB (2016) is 30.9%. 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 70.9MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,706 samples)
Rank 72653.6%
Min Avg Max
296 Read 399 490
27.1 Write 167 382
31.7 Mixed 177 354
39 SusWrite 70.9 101
44.7% 203 MB/s
Min Avg Max
11.9 4K Read 21.7 30
18.6 4K Write 66.9 113
4.07 4K Mixed 16.7 23.8
89.7% 35.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
24.7 DQ Read 152 219
41.9 DQ Write 159 282
3.7 DQ Mixed 25 34
54.7% 112 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
15GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 54 45 36 47 38 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 393
Write 159
Mixed 41
SusWrite 46.6
35% 160 MB/s
4K Read 19.9
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 17.7
77% 27.9 MB/s
DQ Read 219
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 34.2
60% 120 MB/s
61GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 42 64 48 58 54 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 301
Write 52
Mixed 135
SusWrite 56.4
30% 136 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 18.4
89% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 114
DQ Mixed 33.5
52% 100 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 56 73 74 66 61 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 280
Write 338
Mixed 27.5
SusWrite 71.7
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 22.4
4K Write 69.4
4K Mixed 10.8
84% 34.2 MB/s
DQ Read 145
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 34.3
57% 110 MB/s
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 64 32 41 41 25 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 411
Write 54.5
Mixed 124
SusWrite 50.2
34% 160 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 30.9
4K Mixed 5.9
39% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 155
DQ Write 281
DQ Mixed 7.7
65% 148 MB/s
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 77 83 86 86 86 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 316
Write 42.5
Mixed 63.5
SusWrite 86.8
28% 127 MB/s
4K Read 12
4K Write 25.8
4K Mixed 9.1
44% 15.6 MB/s
DQ Read 142
DQ Write 115
DQ Mixed 13.5
42% 90.3 MB/s
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 29 16 29 42 19 MB/s
30.8% Below average
Read 370
Write 151
Mixed 126
SusWrite 30.3
37% 170 MB/s
4K Read 20.1
4K Write 15.7
4K Mixed 0.2
39% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 156
DQ Write 15.2
DQ Mixed 16
29% 62.3 MB/s
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Gaming 64%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Asus H110-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-7700Intel  $299Bench 83%, 57,822 samples896x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 70%, 71,601 samples69x
Core i5-7400Intel  $198Bench 70%, 48,760 samples58x
GPU
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $195Bench 66%, 140,863 samples751x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $249Bench 71%, 340,369 samples88x
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 8%, 46,414 samples73x
SSD
Green 120GB (2016)WD  $40Bench 54%, 7,706 samples537x
RAM
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 77%, 5,799 samples728x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $130Bench 72%, 29,301 samples93x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBAdataBench 42%, 3,699 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $534

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