WD WDS240G2G0A

Green 240GB (2018)

Green 240GB (2018)
BENCHMARKS (143,075)
MKT (0.6%)
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BUY • $38

Effective Speed -118%Effective Speed -118%Average Score -112%Read -10%, Write -26%, 4K Read -89%, 4K Write -171%, Mixed -49%, 4K Mixed -244%, SusWrite -194%Peak Score -92%Read -10%, Write -26%, 4K Read -83%, 4K Write -162%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -197%, SusWrite -136%Value & Sentiment +71% User Rating -9%, Market Share 99%, Price 225%, Value -30%Nice To Haves -308%DQ Read -206%, DQ Write -248%, DQ Mixed -649%, ADQ Read -228%, ADQ Write -281%, ADQ Mixed -734%, Age 36%, AS-SSD Total -158%

Average Bench: 45.5% (902^nd of 1058)

Based on 143,075 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30

Poor: 35%Average: 45.5% Great: 55%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WD Green 240GB (2018) averaged 54.5% 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. Sequential Read Speed 422MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 240GB (2018) is 20.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Green 240GB (2018) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 75.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 143,075 samples)

Rank 90245.5%

Min	Avg	Max
332	Read 422	459
183	Write 323	387
135	Mixed 242	324
46.4	SusWrite 102	164
60.5% 272 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.5	4K Read 18.4	23.5
13.7	4K Write 32.4	45.6
6.3	4K Mixed 13.2	19.6
62% 21.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.9	DQ Read 98.6	120
26.2	DQ Write 75.5	103
11.8	DQ Mixed 31.2	44.2
38.5% 68.4 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 47 mins ago.

123GB free

Firmware: UF510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 156 161 157 159 158 MB/s

58% Above average

Write 281

Mixed 309

SusWrite 195

68% 307 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 39.4

4K Mixed 19

79% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 86.6

DQ Mixed 44.2

48% 81.5 MB/s

ESP-User, 8 mins ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 75 98 128 121 106 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 343

Mixed 157

SusWrite 110

57% 255 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 42.2

4K Mixed 14.1

72% 25.7 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 80.9

DQ Mixed 17.3

35% 71.7 MB/s

USA-User, 54 mins ago.

77GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 33 52 3.8 4 67 MB/s

45% Average

Write 354

Mixed 221

SusWrite 51.8

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 19.3

4K Write 41.2

4K Mixed 15.1

70% 25.2 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 80.2

DQ Mixed 32.1

40% 72.6 MB/s

IDN-User, 28 mins ago.

59GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 2.8 10 13 57 4.3 MB/s

44.9% Average

Write 287

Mixed 237

SusWrite 49.7

55% 249 MB/s

4K Read 16.8

4K Write 34.9

4K Mixed 17.5

66% 23.1 MB/s

DQ Read 119

DQ Write 87.4

DQ Mixed 29.9

42% 78.7 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 hr ago.

177GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF430400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 106 134 137 134 138 MB/s

43.4% Average

Write 344

Mixed 274

SusWrite 137

66% 294 MB/s

4K Read 13

4K Write 31.7

4K Mixed 7.5

46% 17.4 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 99.6

DQ Mixed 35.6

47% 84.4 MB/s

USA-User, 59 mins ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 50 16 11 70 80 MB/s

42.2% Average

Write 339

Mixed 284

SusWrite 71.1

63% 285 MB/s

4K Read 15

4K Write 30.4

4K Mixed 10.4

52% 18.6 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 88.1

DQ Mixed 44.1

49% 83.3 MB/s

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Desktop 85%

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Workstation 49%

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System: Cyberpowerpc C SERIES

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel $165Bench 86%, 234,305 samples	3,051x
Core i7-8700Intel $312Bench 89%, 290,244 samples	918x
Core i7-9700FIntel $252Bench 93%, 36,510 samples	384x

GPU
GTX 1660Nvidia $230Bench 69%, 178,211 samples	1,964x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 284,028 samples	649x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,283,412 samples	479x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $38Bench 45%, 143,075 samples	1,719x

RAM
DDR4 3000 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 3,282 samples	456x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 78%, 13,745 samples	399x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 19,360 samples	239x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $433

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183
Intel Core i7-11700K $346	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $77	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS240G2G0A

Green 240GB (2018)

Average Bench: 45.5% (902^nd of 1058)

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Green 240GB (2018)

Average Bench: 45.5% (902nd of 1058)

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Average Bench: 45.5% (902^nd of 1058)