WD WDS120G1G0B

Green SATA M.2 120GB

Green SATA M.2 120GB
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Effective Speed -85%Effective Speed -85%Average Score -111%Read -20%, Write -110%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -84%, 4K Mixed -168%, SusWrite -297%Peak Score -63%Read -3%, Write -19%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -15%, 4K Mixed -139%, SusWrite -215%Value & Sentiment -113%User Rating -14%, Market Share -375%, Price 104%, Value -168%Nice To Haves -248%DQ Read -75%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -836%, ADQ Read -105%, ADQ Write -63%, ADQ Mixed -857%, Age 6%, AS-SSD Total -38%

Average Bench: 53.1% (872^nd of 1072)

Based on 6,576 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS120G1G0B-00RC30

Poor: 35%Average: 53.1% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The WD Green SATA M.2 120GB averaged 46.8% 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 64.3MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 21.7MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green SATA M.2 120GB is 37.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green SATA M.2 120GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 74.6MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 27.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,576 samples)

Rank 87253.1%

Min	Avg	Max
262	Read 380	491
34.3	Write 193	409
29	Mixed 195	367
32.3	SusWrite 74.6	123
46.5% 210 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.75	4K Read 21.7	29.7
15.9	4K Write 64.3	113
2	4K Mixed 16.8	24.4
88.4% 34.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
120	DQ Read 159	210
54.9	DQ Write 177	298
3.7	DQ Mixed 27.2	35.4
59.5% 121 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

BRA-User, 4 days ago.

110GB free

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 86 86 86 85 84 MB/s

71.5% Very good

Write 415

Mixed 380

SusWrite 124

78% 351 MB/s

4K Read 28.1

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 22.5

116% 44.9 MB/s

DQ Read 155

DQ Write 309

DQ Mixed 33.1

82% 166 MB/s

SWE-User, 7 days ago.

71GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 89 80 80 86 86 MB/s

60.5% Good

Write 88.2

Mixed 218

SusWrite 87.2

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 24.4

4K Write 89.9

4K Mixed 20

110% 44.8 MB/s

DQ Read 143

DQ Write 95.1

DQ Mixed 16

40% 84.6 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 hrs ago.

11GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 45 44 51 42 48 MB/s

46.6% Average

Write 40

Mixed 303

SusWrite 51

35% 156 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 73

4K Mixed 23.9

102% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 89.1

DQ Write 62.9

DQ Mixed 14.9

28% 55.6 MB/s

GBR-User, 11 days ago.

38GB free

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 86 96 86 99 86 MB/s

44.7% Average

Write 264

Mixed 220

SusWrite 96.2

52% 233 MB/s

4K Read 19.4

4K Write 47.4

4K Mixed 9.2

66% 25.3 MB/s

DQ Read 177

DQ Write 85.8

DQ Mixed 32.9

51% 98.4 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

15GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 29 42 22 19 44 MB/s

44.4% Average

Write 41.3

Mixed 124

SusWrite 37.4

34% 158 MB/s

4K Read 25.5

4K Write 12.7

4K Mixed 18.7

69% 19 MB/s

DQ Read 142

DQ Write 24.4

DQ Mixed 18.8

30% 61.7 MB/s

GRC-User, 15 days ago.

8GB free (System drive)

Firmware: Z3311000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 19 22 20 21 19 MB/s

43.9% Average

Write 118

Mixed 231

SusWrite 25

45% 206 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 24.6

4K Mixed 16

64% 20.3 MB/s

DQ Read 83.4

DQ Write 139

DQ Mixed 25.1

43% 82.6 MB/s

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Desktop 58%

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Workstation 6%

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System: Asus GL553VD

CPU
Core i7-7700HQIntelBench 62%, 473,208 samples	2,818x
Core i5-7300HQIntelBench 57%, 170,871 samples	1,125x
Core i7-7820HQIntelBench 63%, 15,851 samples	1x

GPU
HD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 310,249 samples	2,424x
GTX 1050 (Mobile)NvidiaBench 23%, 160,694 samples	1,515x
GTX 1050-Ti (Mobile)NvidiaBench 29%, 105,856 samples	4x

SSD
Green SATA M.2 120GBWD $47Bench 53%, 6,576 samples	1x

RAM
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples	664x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples	312x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 2x8GBSamsungBench 70%, 62,266 samples	185x

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Value: 7% - Terrible

Total price: $47

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Green SATA M.2 120GB

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