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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 43.5% (928th of 1072)

Based on 30,897 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0
Poor: 33%Average: 43.5% Great: 52%

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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

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
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Average Bench

(Based on 30,897 samples)
Rank 92843.5%
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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
51GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 1.1 16 45 141 32 MB/s
49.7% Average
Read 456
Write 248
Mixed 230
SusWrite 61.9
55% 249 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 40
4K Mixed 18.4
79% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 54.1
DQ Mixed 36.5
40% 69 MB/s
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 28 24 13 96 57 MB/s
48.2% Average
Read 438
Write 282
Mixed 183
SusWrite 68
54% 243 MB/s
4K Read 20.4
4K Write 34.9
4K Mixed 18.6
73% 24.6 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 71.1
DQ Mixed 29.5
40% 73.2 MB/s
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 34 53 41 9.7 14 MB/s
46.2% Average
Read 409
Write 248
Mixed 242
SusWrite 38.2
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 22.8
4K Write 40.2
4K Mixed 18.7
80% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 86.3
DQ Write 68
DQ Mixed 38.5
39% 64.3 MB/s
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 233 57 15 23 35 22 MB/s
44.6% Average
Read 405
Write 177
Mixed 298
SusWrite 64.3
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 18.6
4K Write 29.8
4K Mixed 17.4
66% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 114
DQ Write 72.8
DQ Mixed 15.4
32% 67.3 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 0.3 12 135 42 58 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 386
Write 227
Mixed 222
SusWrite 65.9
50% 225 MB/s
4K Read 9.6
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 11.5
40% 13.7 MB/s
DQ Read 109
DQ Write 45.8
DQ Mixed 39.5
39% 64.7 MB/s
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UI450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 43 1.8 1.8 38 2.9 MB/s
33.1% Below average
Read 382
Write 232
Mixed 174
SusWrite 42.7
46% 208 MB/s
4K Read 13.6
4K Write 23.9
4K Mixed 7.7
43% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 83.6
DQ Write 31.8
DQ Mixed 36.3
32% 50.6 MB/s
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Typical WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB Builds (Compare 16,470 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,694x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,083x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,285x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples980x
SSD
WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GBWDCBench 43%, 30,897 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $409

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