Average Bench: 43.1% (929th of 1072)

Based on 618 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH

Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH 240GB averaged 56.8% 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. Sequential Read Speed 398MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.8MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH 240GB is 22.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WDS240G2G0A-00JH 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 101MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 618 samples)
Min Avg Max
304 Read 398 457
122 Write 296 371
93.3 Mixed 225 317
40.4 SusWrite 101 155
56.7% 255 MB/s
Min Avg Max
8.68 4K Read 16.8 23.4
13.7 4K Write 29.4 42.7
5.16 4K Mixed 12.7 19.3
57.3% 19.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
25.4 DQ Read 99.9 121
19.7 DQ Write 72.9 102
6.1 DQ Mixed 29.7 44.2
37.6% 67.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 12 2.4 1.3 4.3 4.9 MB/s
Read 382
Write 205
Mixed 220
SusWrite 32.7
46% 210 MB/s
4K Read 18.1
4K Write 26.2
4K Mixed 16.2
62% 20.2 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 56.3
DQ Mixed 34.7
40% 69.1 MB/s
150GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 19 47 78 115 41 MB/s
Read 409
Write 314
Mixed 283
SusWrite 77.8
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 11.8
4K Write 21.8
4K Mixed 11.3
44% 15 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 73.2
DQ Mixed 44.4
47% 78.1 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,668,246 SSDs tested

Typical WDS240G2G0A-00JH 240GB Builds (Compare 895 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asus H110M-CS

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $169

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