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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
BENCHMARKS (85,321)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -120%Effective Speed -120%Average Score -114%Read -8%, Write -28%, 4K Read -95%, 4K Write -174%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -229%, SusWrite -216%Peak Score -94%Read -10%, Write -27%, 4K Read -84%, 4K Write -174%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -197%, SusWrite -135%Value & Sentiment -72%User Rating -11%, Market Share -133%Nice To Haves -308%DQ Read -206%, DQ Write -251%, DQ Mixed -646%, ADQ Read -232%, ADQ Write -296%, ADQ Mixed -696%, Age 26%, AS-SSD Total -160%

Average Bench: 44.8% (918^th of 1072)

Based on 85,321 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 32%Average: 44.8% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB averaged 55.2% 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 17.6MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB is 22.7%. 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 93.7MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 85,321 samples)

Rank 91844.8%

Min	Avg	Max
334	Read 422	461
181	Write 316	383
139	Mixed 245	325
43.9	SusWrite 93.7	165
59.8% 269 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.86	4K Read 17.6	23.4
14.6	4K Write 32	44.7
6	4K Mixed 13.7	19.6
61.2% 21.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
23.6	DQ Read 98.4	120
27.2	DQ Write 72.9	102
12.2	DQ Mixed 32.7	44.4
38.8% 68 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

PRT-User, 17 hrs ago.

216GB free

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 137 140 129 134 144 MB/s

53.5% Above average

Write 367

Mixed 298

SusWrite 167

70% 314 MB/s

4K Read 21.2

4K Write 39.4

4K Mixed 14.4

71% 25 MB/s

DQ Read 125

DQ Write 106

DQ Mixed 33.9

48% 88.2 MB/s

IND-User, 23 hrs ago.

84GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 102 84 36 25 32 MB/s

47% Average

Write 381

Mixed 191

SusWrite 76.8

61% 275 MB/s

4K Read 22.2

4K Write 39.4

4K Mixed 11.7

70% 24.4 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 71.8

DQ Mixed 31.6

39% 70.5 MB/s

DNK-User, 17 hrs ago.

88GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 21 2.1 2 5.5 3 MB/s

46.6% Average

Write 373

Mixed 243

SusWrite 40.9

61% 274 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 39.2

4K Mixed 18.3

78% 26.6 MB/s

DQ Read 106

DQ Write 24

DQ Mixed 30.8

32% 53.7 MB/s

THA-User, 19 hrs ago.

168GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 85 17 43 51 45 MB/s

44.8% Average

Write 341

Mixed 166

SusWrite 72.8

57% 257 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 40.5

4K Mixed 6.9

64% 23.2 MB/s

DQ Read 100

DQ Write 91.4

DQ Mixed 32.7

42% 74.8 MB/s

GBR-User, 21 hrs ago.

45GB free

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 137 122 111 120 107 MB/s

40.1% Average

Write 315

Mixed 144

SusWrite 145

53% 236 MB/s

4K Read 15.1

4K Write 25.3

4K Mixed 7.1

45% 15.8 MB/s

DQ Read 114

DQ Write 93.1

DQ Mixed 13

34% 73.5 MB/s

MYS-User, 17 hrs ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 2 59 3 2 2.3 MB/s

39.9% Below average

Write 344

Mixed 274

SusWrite 42.5

59% 264 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 35.3

4K Mixed 10.9

61% 21.6 MB/s

DQ Read 111

DQ Write 59.7

DQ Mixed 17.8

31% 62.7 MB/s

IND-User, 2 hrs ago.

44GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ430400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 87 64 7.5 20 23 MB/s

29.8% Poor

Write 290

Mixed 160

SusWrite 57.1

47% 211 MB/s

4K Read 11.7

4K Write 17.2

4K Mixed 6.5

35% 11.8 MB/s

DQ Read 110

DQ Write 4.5

DQ Mixed 1.1

15% 38.4 MB/s

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Typical WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB Builds (Compare 16,508 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 40%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

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Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,601x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,701x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,086x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,287x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	984x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	983x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 85,321 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $408

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boingk

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Good

5 years 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

3 years ago.

Good enough for a budget drive.

rxpdesign

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5 years ago.

Decent for the low price

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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

Average Bench: 44.8% (918th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

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Average Bench: 44.8% (918^th of 1072)