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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 44.3% (888th of 1040)

Based on 20,491 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0
Poor: 34%Average: 44.3% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB averaged 55.7% 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 18.7MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB is just 18.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.7MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 66MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20,491 samples)
Rank 88844.3%
Min Avg Max
340 Read 422 457
83.2 Write 246 297
22 Mixed 205 294
35.7 SusWrite 68.7 111
52% 236 MB/s
Min Avg Max
10.3 4K Read 18.7 23.4
13.3 4K Write 30.3 41.4
7.71 4K Mixed 15.4 19.8
64.2% 21.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
48.1 DQ Read 105 119
20.1 DQ Write 66 87.8
9.61 DQ Mixed 32.7 42.6
38.6% 67.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
45GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 105 80 70 53 46 MB/s
50.9% Above average
Read 441
Write 257
Mixed 270
SusWrite 98.9
59% 267 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 35.1
4K Mixed 19
76% 25.3 MB/s
DQ Read 111
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 41.3
44% 74.5 MB/s
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI510000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 49 1.7 9.2 56 36 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 440
Write 295
Mixed 185
SusWrite 51.5
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 16.4
4K Write 25.4
4K Mixed 15.1
58% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 98.6
DQ Write 58.4
DQ Mixed 41
41% 66 MB/s
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 1.2 1.8 50 3.1 36 MB/s
39.4% Below average
Read 438
Write 186
Mixed 195
SusWrite 41.5
47% 215 MB/s
4K Read 21
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 11.3
51% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 76.7
DQ Mixed 38
44% 76.2 MB/s
29GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI190000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 50 52 19 35 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 418
Write 119
Mixed 153
SusWrite 47.2
40% 184 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 15.6
4K Mixed 13.5
53% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 56.2
DQ Mixed 40.1
41% 68.4 MB/s
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Gaming 48%
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Desktop 81%
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Workstation 45%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $184Bench 77%, 576,636 samples12,665x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $200Bench 83%, 663,516 samples9,090x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $193Bench 80%, 245,356 samples4,088x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 55%, 649,191 samples5,800x
RX 570AMD  $125Bench 47%, 285,807 samples4,315x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 193,417 samples3,572x
SSD
WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GBWDCBench 44%, 20,491 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples3,246x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples2,425x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $77Bench 87%, 202,347 samples1,724x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $556

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