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WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GB
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Effective Speed -128%Effective Speed -128%Average Score -121%Read -11%, Write -34%, 4K Read -113%, 4K Write -197%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -226%, SusWrite -218%Peak Score -99%Read -11%, Write -31%, 4K Read -94%, 4K Write -174%, Mixed -32%, 4K Mixed -202%, SusWrite -150%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -315%DQ Read -206%, DQ Write -296%, DQ Mixed -643%, ADQ Read -227%, ADQ Write -319%, ADQ Mixed -681%, Age 24%, AS-SSD Total -169%

Average Bench: 43.1% (929^th of 1072)

Based on 100 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EP

Poor: 32%Average: 43.1% Great: 52%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EP 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 411MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 16.1MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GB is 20.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 93.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 69MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 100 samples)

Rank 92943.1%

Min	Avg	Max
314	Read 411	457
101	Write 303	370
114	Mixed 240	321
48.2	SusWrite 93.2	155
58.2% 262 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.71	4K Read 16.1	22.1
8.06	4K Write 29.5	44.7
4.51	4K Mixed 13.8	19.3
57.6% 19.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
31.5	DQ Read 99.7	120
24.9	DQ Write 69	90.5
8.53	DQ Mixed 33.3	44.6
38.6% 67.3 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

MYT-User, 2 months ago.

85GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ22

SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 96 73 41 47 41 MB/s

51.1% Above average

Write 374

Mixed 311

SusWrite 97.5

69% 309 MB/s

4K Read 22.4

4K Write 41.3

4K Mixed 15.3

75% 26.3 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 98.8

DQ Mixed 32.2

44% 80.7 MB/s

FRA-User, 16 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 41 14 26 103 49 MB/s

49.3% Average

Write 373

Mixed 242

SusWrite 69

64% 286 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 34.8

4K Mixed 18.3

75% 24.9 MB/s

DQ Read 97.4

DQ Write 84.2

DQ Mixed 43.8

46% 75.1 MB/s

FRA-User, 18 months ago.

62GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 2.6 26 3 143 107 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 378

Mixed 274

SusWrite 71.8

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 26.4

4K Mixed 19.8

72% 22.6 MB/s

DQ Read 74.6

DQ Write 77

DQ Mixed 44.1

42% 65.2 MB/s

FRA-User, 16 months ago.

27GB free

Firmware: UJ87

SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 95 133 117 82 104 MB/s

42.7% Average

Write 312

Mixed 265

SusWrite 137

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 19.6

4K Write 26.1

4K Mixed 5.3

50% 17 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 63

DQ Mixed 34.1

40% 69.4 MB/s

IRL-User, 13 months ago.

39GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ45

SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 3.6 82 4.1 11 3.6 MB/s

38.6% Below average

Write 269

Mixed 270

SusWrite 46.8

54% 246 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 10.4

4K Mixed 16.1

51% 14.3 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 66.9

DQ Mixed 40.4

43% 73.1 MB/s

IRN-User, 14 months ago.

121GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 23 20 43 4.1 73 MB/s

36% Below average

Write 199

Mixed 203

SusWrite 54.1

44% 197 MB/s

4K Read 16.4

4K Write 23.7

4K Mixed 12.1

53% 17.4 MB/s

DQ Read 80.7

DQ Write 76.8

DQ Mixed 17.9

30% 58.5 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 73%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,385x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	806x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	470x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	423x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	294x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	293x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GBWDCBench 43%, 100 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	387x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	240x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	206x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $452

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS240G2G0B-00EP 240GB

Average Bench: 43.1% (929^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus TUF B450-PLUS GAMING

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Average Bench: 43.1% (929th of 1072)

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