WD WDS240G2G0A

Green 240GB (2018)

Green 240GB (2018)
BENCHMARKS (132,059)
MKT (0.8%)
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Effective Speed -117%Effective Speed -117%Average Score -111%Read -9%, Write -26%, 4K Read -86%, 4K Write -166%, Mixed -48%, 4K Mixed -234%, SusWrite -209%Peak Score -92%Read -10%, Write -25%, 4K Read -83%, 4K Write -162%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -199%, SusWrite -135%Value & Sentiment +70% User Rating -11%, Market Share 147%, Price 184%, Value -43%Nice To Haves -308%DQ Read -206%, DQ Write -251%, DQ Mixed -648%, ADQ Read -223%, ADQ Write -282%, ADQ Mixed -734%, Age 39%, AS-SSD Total -158%

Average Bench: 45.4% (902^nd of 1058)

Based on 132,059 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH30

Poor: 34%Average: 45.4% Great: 55%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WD Green 240GB (2018) averaged 54.6% 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 423MB/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 21.1%. 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 97MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 75.1MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 132,059 samples)

Rank 90245.4%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 423	459
156	Write 321	388
129	Mixed 243	324
41.7	SusWrite 97	164
60.2% 271 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.6	4K Read 18.4	23.5
15.1	4K Write 32.5	45.7
6.44	4K Mixed 13.5	19.4
62.4% 21.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
21.7	DQ Read 99.8	120
26.4	DQ Write 75.1	102
9.74	DQ Mixed 31.2	44.2
38.6% 68.7 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ARG-User, 17 mins ago.

114GB free

Firmware: UF400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 329 148 134 129 141 136 MB/s

56.8% Above average

Write 392

Mixed 317

SusWrite 169

74% 333 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 39.7

4K Mixed 16.8

78% 26.6 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 108

DQ Mixed 34.7

48% 87.6 MB/s

USA-User, 30 mins ago.

100GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 103 94 96 94 84 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 385

Mixed 160

SusWrite 114

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 42.4

4K Mixed 17.4

79% 27.5 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 18.9

39% 78.7 MB/s

USA-User, 17 mins ago.

25GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 32 55 25 36 58 MB/s

45.2% Average

Write 378

Mixed 257

SusWrite 66.7

64% 287 MB/s

4K Read 17.7

4K Write 31.3

4K Mixed 17.4

66% 22.1 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 25.1

DQ Mixed 40.1

37% 59.7 MB/s

ARG-User, 13 mins ago.

56GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF430400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 85 63 63 46 28 MB/s

42.6% Average

Write 359

Mixed 300

SusWrite 74

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 20.8

4K Mixed 15.9

56% 17.6 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 68.7

DQ Mixed 35.2

41% 71.1 MB/s

USA-User, 13 mins ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 70 39 69 74 66 MB/s

41.8% Average

Write 334

Mixed 293

SusWrite 88.8

62% 277 MB/s

4K Read 14.3

4K Write 30.1

4K Mixed 12

53% 18.8 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 99.7

DQ Mixed 36

47% 84.3 MB/s

ZAF-User, 6 mins ago.

46GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UF870400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 59 68 41 52 22 MB/s

27.9% Poor

Write 283

Mixed 123

SusWrite 72.2

47% 213 MB/s

4K Read 9.1

4K Write 9.7

4K Mixed 5.8

26% 8.2 MB/s

DQ Read 1.7

DQ Write 27

DQ Mixed 28.6

18% 19.1 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%, 217,324 samples	2,790x
Core i7-8700Intel $304Bench 89%, 263,985 samples	826x
Core i7-9700FIntel $267Bench 93%, 33,790 samples	334x

GPU
GTX 1660Nvidia $230Bench 68%, 156,823 samples	1,796x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 268,091 samples	586x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,201,235 samples	441x

SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD $40Bench 45%, 132,059 samples	1,592x

RAM
DDR4 3000 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 2,916 samples	424x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 12,681 samples	365x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 72%, 17,394 samples	220x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $435

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $220	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $259	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $277	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $94	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: 45.4% (902^nd of 1058)

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Green 240GB (2018)

Average Bench: 45.4% (902nd of 1058)

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