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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
BENCHMARKS (51,634)
MKT (0.3%)
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Effective Speed -110%Effective Speed -110%Average Score -104%Read -6%, Write -26%, 4K Read -77%, 4K Write -167%, Mixed -46%, 4K Mixed -214%, SusWrite -193%Peak Score -91%Read -9%, Write -26%, 4K Read -75%, 4K Write -169%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -185%, SusWrite -147%Value & Sentiment -17%User Rating -11%, Market Share -24%Nice To Haves -292%DQ Read -208%, DQ Write -260%, DQ Mixed -617%, ADQ Read -208%, ADQ Write -288%, ADQ Mixed -672%, Age 80%, AS-SSD Total -160%

Average Bench: 46.4% (874^th of 1040)

Based on 51,634 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 36%Average: 46.4% Great: 55%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB averaged 53.5% 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 430MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 18.9MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB is just 18.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 102MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 51,634 samples)

Rank 87446.4%

Min	Avg	Max
352	Read 430	462
201	Write 324	382
137	Mixed 244	325
45.8	SusWrite 102	159
61.1% 275 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
10.7	4K Read 18.9	23.5
15.2	4K Write 32.6	44.7
6.55	4K Mixed 14.1	19.7
63.9% 21.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
33.4	DQ Read 102	119
32.4	DQ Write 72.7	99.3
12.4	DQ Mixed 32.3	44.4
39% 68.9 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

FRA-User, 40 mins ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 63 121 95 101 89 MB/s

50.9% Above average

Write 375

Mixed 306

SusWrite 111

69% 311 MB/s

4K Read 23.2

4K Write 41.8

4K Mixed 12.4

73% 25.8 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 102

DQ Mixed 31.9

44% 81.3 MB/s

POL-User, 42 mins ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 75 75 55 14 18 MB/s

49.7% Average

Write 335

Mixed 284

SusWrite 90.1

63% 285 MB/s

4K Read 18.8

4K Write 38.3

4K Mixed 19.1

73% 25.4 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 87.3

DQ Mixed 42.3

48% 82.3 MB/s

ESP-User, 33 mins ago.

135GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 23 45 22 28 106 MB/s

46.9% Average

Write 356

Mixed 220

SusWrite 78.7

61% 276 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 19.1

4K Mixed 18.1

64% 19.1 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 87.2

DQ Mixed 38.6

46% 80.9 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 mins ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 13 40 62 61 81 MB/s

46.2% Average

Write 360

Mixed 212

SusWrite 87.6

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 34.6

4K Mixed 14.9

62% 21.9 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 79

DQ Mixed 43.5

47% 80 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 mins ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ870400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 84 131 125 125 134 MB/s

44.6% Average

Write 333

Mixed 206

SusWrite 135

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 19.8

4K Write 28.5

4K Mixed 5.9

53% 18.1 MB/s

DQ Read 99.2

DQ Write 63.5

DQ Mixed 17.8

30% 60.2 MB/s

MEX-User, 16 mins ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ870400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 70 49 35 39 48 MB/s

40.7% Average

Write 319

Mixed 202

SusWrite 70.2

52% 232 MB/s

4K Read 22.1

4K Write 32.5

4K Mixed 13.6

68% 22.7 MB/s

DQ Read 91.4

DQ Write 32.8

DQ Mixed 31.6

31% 51.9 MB/s

DEU-User, 44 mins ago.

158GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 12 12 12 12 9.1 MB/s

32.9% Below average

Write 15

Mixed 45

SusWrite 11.6

27% 130 MB/s

4K Read 16.3

4K Write 12.4

4K Mixed 10.1

44% 12.9 MB/s

DQ Read 30

DQ Write 15.2

DQ Mixed 26.7

19% 24 MB/s

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Typical WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB Builds (Compare 50,635 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 48%

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Desktop 81%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $184Bench 77%, 576,636 samples	12,666x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $200Bench 83%, 663,516 samples	9,090x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $193Bench 80%, 245,356 samples	4,089x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 649,191 samples	5,800x
RX 570AMD $125Bench 47%, 285,807 samples	4,315x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 193,417 samples	3,573x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 46%, 51,634 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 86%, 396,183 samples	3,246x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 84%, 455,838 samples	2,425x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 87%, 202,347 samples	1,724x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $556

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Comments

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boingk

level
68

Good

23 months ago.

A great budget M.2 solution that costs no more than most 240GB SSD's, however be aware that an SSD like Kingston's A400 240GB will perform much better. The M.2 payoff is its small size, making it an ideal addition to HTPC's or small form factor builds.

flinchstrut

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Average

6 months ago.

Good enough for a budget drive.

rxpdesign

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Average

2 years ago.

Decent for the low price

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Intel Core i5-9600K $200	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
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WDC

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

Average Bench: 46.4% (874th of 1040)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $73

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Average Bench: 46.4% (874^th of 1040)