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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB
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MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -127%Effective Speed -127%Average Score -139%Read -10%, Write -69%, 4K Read -90%, 4K Write -201%, Mixed -73%, 4K Mixed -203%, SusWrite -327%Peak Score -117%Read -11%, Write -65%, 4K Read -84%, 4K Write -195%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -193%, SusWrite -223%Value & Sentiment -111%User Rating -13%, Market Share -208%Nice To Haves -323%DQ Read -209%, DQ Write -310%, DQ Mixed -678%, ADQ Read -214%, ADQ Write -347%, ADQ Mixed -691%, Age 47%, AS-SSD Total -180%

Average Bench: 43.6% (913^th of 1058)

Based on 25,789 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 34%Average: 43.6% Great: 52%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB averaged 56.4% 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 420MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.2MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB is just 18.2%. 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 69.3MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 64.2MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 25,789 samples)

Rank 91343.6%

Min	Avg	Max
349	Read 420	456
88.7	Write 241	294
66.6	Mixed 209	295
36.9	SusWrite 69.3	119
51.8% 235 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.38	4K Read 18.2	23.2
12.6	4K Write 29.1	40.7
8.3	4K Mixed 15	19.8
62.2% 20.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
42	DQ Read 103	119
20.5	DQ Write 64.2	87.4
11.2	DQ Mixed 32.9	42.5
38.2% 66.7 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 3 hrs ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 62 4.2 30 83 77 MB/s

41.5% Average

Write 288

Mixed 282

SusWrite 77.6

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 18.6

4K Write 36

4K Mixed 10.5

61% 21.7 MB/s

DQ Read 43

DQ Write 75.9

DQ Mixed 42.1

37% 53.7 MB/s

ARG-User, 30 mins ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 26 5.5 13 92 41 MB/s

38.3% Below average

Write 217

Mixed 159

SusWrite 52.7

44% 199 MB/s

4K Read 14

4K Write 28.8

4K Mixed 16.7

58% 19.8 MB/s

DQ Read 68.9

DQ Write 37.6

DQ Mixed 38.9

33% 48.5 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 hr ago.

14GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UI190000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 12 12 6.2 12 MB/s

34% Below average

Write 93

Mixed 43

SusWrite 20.8

27% 127 MB/s

4K Read 17.2

4K Write 25.5

4K Mixed 10.9

54% 17.9 MB/s

DQ Read 87.5

DQ Write 37.2

DQ Mixed 37.2

34% 54 MB/s

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Typical WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB Builds (Compare 64,336 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $62

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $174Bench 76%, 638,797 samples	15,876x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 967,485 samples	11,597x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 79%, 313,810 samples	5,095x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 707,004 samples	7,142x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 353,285 samples	5,379x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 289,506 samples	4,469x

SSD
WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GBWDCBench 44%, 25,789 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples	4,083x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples	2,969x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $80Bench 86%, 219,821 samples	2,082x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $535

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Intel Core i7-11700K $380	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $80	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB

Average Bench: 43.6% (913^th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $62

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Average Bench: 43.6% (913th of 1058)

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Average Bench: 43.6% (913^th of 1058)