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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
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Effective Speed -126%Effective Speed -126%Average Score -140%Read -10%, Write -70%, 4K Read -87%, 4K Write -198%, Mixed -71%, 4K Mixed -196%, SusWrite -348%Peak Score -121%Read -11%, Write -64%, 4K Read -84%, 4K Write -199%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -194%, SusWrite -249%Value & Sentiment -229%User Rating -13%, Market Share -444%Nice To Haves -323%DQ Read -208%, DQ Write -316%, DQ Mixed -681%, ADQ Read -214%, ADQ Write -355%, ADQ Mixed -661%, Age 31%, AS-SSD Total -180%

Average Bench: 43.5% (927^th of 1071)

Based on 30,897 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 33%Average: 43.5% Great: 52%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB averaged 56.5% 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 417MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.4MB/s

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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 66.2MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 63.5MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 30,897 samples)

Rank 92743.5%

Min	Avg	Max
335	Read 417	456
78.9	Write 238	296
46	Mixed 210	294
35	SusWrite 66.2	111
51.5% 233 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.72	4K Read 18.4	23.4
12.1	4K Write 29.4	40.9
7.44	4K Mixed 15.2	19.8
62.8% 21 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
48.6	DQ Read 104	119
24.3	DQ Write 63.5	86.2
13.1	DQ Mixed 34.2	42.4
38.8% 67.1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

IND-User, 3 hrs ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 3.3 13 79 131 44 MB/s

48.9% Average

Write 286

Mixed 306

SusWrite 67.6

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 22.9

4K Write 34.3

4K Mixed 17.7

76% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 71.5

DQ Mixed 31.9

39% 69.2 MB/s

BGD-User, 4 hrs ago.

79GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 53 6.9 41 82 54 MB/s

47.2% Average

Write 288

Mixed 277

SusWrite 64

58% 263 MB/s

4K Read 21.7

4K Write 30.3

4K Mixed 19.1

73% 23.7 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 69.3

DQ Mixed 41.5

44% 74.3 MB/s

NLD-User, 11 hrs ago.

54GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 60 14 52 40 56 MB/s

43.3% Average

Write 205

Mixed 182

SusWrite 61.5

48% 217 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 30.2

4K Mixed 17.4

62% 21.1 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 53.5

DQ Mixed 28.3

36% 64.6 MB/s

HUN-User, 1 hr ago.

12GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 13 4.7 3.7 39 28 MB/s

39.4% Below average

Write 199

Mixed 180

SusWrite 41

46% 207 MB/s

4K Read 18.4

4K Write 10.2

4K Mixed 15.5

53% 14.7 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 70.3

DQ Mixed 38.2

43% 75.4 MB/s

IDN-User, 8 hrs ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 61 5.8 2.8 8.5 102 MB/s

39% Below average

Write 226

Mixed 256

SusWrite 52.6

52% 235 MB/s

4K Read 17

4K Write 26

4K Mixed 14.9

59% 19.3 MB/s

DQ Read 53.2

DQ Write 21.1

DQ Mixed 33.1

26% 35.8 MB/s

BGD-User, 4 hrs ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 8.4 65 25 85 44 MB/s

35.7% Below average

Write 265

Mixed 249

SusWrite 62.7

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 9.2

4K Write 24

4K Mixed 13.4

44% 15.5 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 58.9

DQ Mixed 19.8

32% 62.9 MB/s

GTM-User, 11 hrs ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 2.5 37 13 41 87 MB/s

34.2% Below average

Write 248

Mixed 174

SusWrite 55.7

46% 210 MB/s

4K Read 13

4K Write 18.9

4K Mixed 8.8

41% 13.6 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 75.5

DQ Mixed 41.2

45% 76.9 MB/s

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Typical WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB Builds (Compare 13,877 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 44%

Speed boat

Desktop 78%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $85

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $165Bench 73%, 446,215 samples	3,097x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,301x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $140Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	923x

GPU
RX 580AMD $179Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,120x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	843x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	815x

SSD
WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GBWDCBench 43%, 30,897 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	790x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	522x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $41Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	361x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $469

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

Average Bench: 43.5% (927^th of 1071)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $85

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Average Bench: 43.5% (927th of 1071)

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Average Bench: 43.5% (927^th of 1071)