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WD WDS240G1G0A

Green 240GB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 52.5% (884th of 1080)

Based on 20,831 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WDS240G1G0A-00SS50, WD WDS240G1G0A-00SS, WDC WDS2 40G1G0A-00SS50, WDC WDS240G1G0A-00SS
Poor: 34%Average: 52.5% Great: 70%

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Average average bench

The WD Green 240GB (2016) averaged 47.4% 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 69.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 186MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 240GB (2016) is 36.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 240GB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 25MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 20,831 samples)
Rank 88452.5%
Min Avg Max
215 Read 366 474
18.6 Write 228 425
20 Mixed 232 382
43.1 SusWrite 101 188
51.5% 232 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.74 4K Read 17.3 25.7
16.9 4K Write 69.1 112
0.2 4K Mixed 14.9 22.8
81.8% 33.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
64.9 DQ Read 165 222
32.4 DQ Write 186 312
0.2 DQ Mixed 25 34.8
60.4% 125 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
104GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 125 115 115 130 119 MB/s
68% Good
Read 436
Write 405
Mixed 382
SusWrite 149
77% 343 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 86.5
4K Mixed 19.8
104% 42.7 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 33.8
84% 172 MB/s
99GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 83 115 109 115 134 MB/s
60.9% Good
Read 440
Write 423
Mixed 369
SusWrite 144
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 16.2
82% 33.4 MB/s
DQ Read 200
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 33.2
80% 164 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: Z3311000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 120 115 115 120 129 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 368
Write 223
Mixed 200
SusWrite 126
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 15.7
4K Write 61.2
4K Mixed 19.7
81% 32.2 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 125
DQ Mixed 14.9
50% 111 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 77,608,729 SSDs tested

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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation
Workstation 75%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270-A PRO (MS-7A71) - $114

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples3,037x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $75Bench 76%, 195,006 samples1,263x
Core i7-7700Intel  $140Bench 76%, 256,717 samples543x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,024x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples920x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples858x
SSD
Green 240GB (2016)WDBench 53%, 20,831 samples197x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 82%, 606,405 samples413x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples235x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 21,822 samples232x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $497

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Excellent

3 years ago.

I've never had a problem, and it's very fast

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Poor

5 years ago.

Meh. Go buy some a 860 EVO or Crucial.

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