Average Bench: 87.4% (366th of 1072)

Based on 117 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70 250GB averaged just 12.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 203MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 34.9MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70 250GB is 41%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 192MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 229MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 117 samples)
Min Avg Max
308 Read 456 496
98.8 Write 312 460
176 Mixed 229 290
101 SusWrite 192 223
66.2% 297 MB/s
Min Avg Max
22.9 4K Read 34.9 41
38.9 4K Write 83.9 115
13.9 4K Mixed 39.8 51.6
148% 52.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
162 DQ Read 284 314
121 DQ Write 247 290
47 DQ Mixed 203 260
169% 245 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
110GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 205 209 201 208 203 MB/s
Read 451
Write 233
Mixed 211
SusWrite 208
61% 276 MB/s
4K Read 33
4K Write 80
4K Mixed 41.4
145% 51.5 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 214
181% 265 MB/s
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 206 203 207 209 209 MB/s
Read 430
Write 269
Mixed 219
SusWrite 208
63% 282 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 36.2
142% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 236
181% 246 MB/s
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 207 195 209 212 204 MB/s
Read 422
Write 266
Mixed 213
SusWrite 205
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 71.7
4K Mixed 36.2
124% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 319
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 256
197% 270 MB/s
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 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,815,350 SSDs tested

Typical WDS2 50G2B0B-00YS70 250GB Builds (Compare 4,035 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship

Motherboard: Asus TUF B450M-PLUS GAMING

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $447

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