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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
BENCHMARKS (64,336)
MKT (0.4%)
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Effective Speed -118%Effective Speed -118%Average Score -112%Read -9%, Write -27%, 4K Read -88%, 4K Write -174%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -227%, SusWrite -215%Peak Score -95%Read -10%, Write -27%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write -174%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -194%, SusWrite -145%Value & Sentiment +5% User Rating -11%, Market Share 21%Nice To Haves -304%DQ Read -209%, DQ Write -259%, DQ Mixed -643%, ADQ Read -222%, ADQ Write -288%, ADQ Mixed -695%, Age 50%, AS-SSD Total -162%

Average Bench: 45.5% (901^st of 1058)

Based on 64,336 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 35%Average: 45.5% Great: 54%

Popular builds with this SSD

Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB averaged 54.5% 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 426MB/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 WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB is just 19%. 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 94.1MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73.8MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 64,336 samples)

Rank 90145.5%

Min	Avg	Max
348	Read 426	461
191	Write 322	383
141	Mixed 246	324
42.6	SusWrite 94.1	157
60.5% 272 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.2	4K Read 18.4	23.5
15.1	4K Write 32.1	43.8
6.5	4K Mixed 13.9	19.7
62.7% 21.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
24.5	DQ Read 100	119
30	DQ Write 73.8	99.6
10.1	DQ Mixed 32.6	44.5
39.1% 68.8 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

THA-User, 2 hrs ago.

125GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 92 64 78 58 109 MB/s

42.7% Average

Write 217

Mixed 151

SusWrite 95

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 22.3

4K Write 38.9

4K Mixed 9.7

67% 23.6 MB/s

DQ Read 39.6

DQ Write 90.1

DQ Mixed 18.3

27% 49.3 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 hr ago.

115GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 27 30 9.5 64 40 MB/s

42% Average

Write 345

Mixed 278

SusWrite 59.1

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 12.8

4K Write 27.8

4K Mixed 17.4

56% 19.3 MB/s

DQ Read 89.5

DQ Write 52.3

DQ Mixed 42.4

39% 61.4 MB/s

DNK-User, 2 hrs ago.

146GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ190000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 77 61 103 92 99 MB/s

39.1% Below average

Write 148

Mixed 255

SusWrite 76.8

46% 208 MB/s

4K Read 20.8

4K Write 25.8

4K Mixed 14

63% 20.2 MB/s

DQ Read 50.7

DQ Write 11.7

DQ Mixed 42.1

28% 34.8 MB/s

GBR-User, 2 hrs ago.

144GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 2.3 30 141 95 96 MB/s

38.6% Below average

Write 263

Mixed 285

SusWrite 89.2

54% 243 MB/s

4K Read 12.6

4K Write 22.3

4K Mixed 15

50% 16.6 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 77.3

DQ Mixed 43.2

46% 76.1 MB/s

DEU-User, 1 hr ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 2.5 29 2 8.5 39 MB/s

37.3% Below average

Write 235

Mixed 292

SusWrite 40.9

52% 234 MB/s

4K Read 15.6

4K Write 18.4

4K Mixed 14.2

52% 16.1 MB/s

DQ Read 109

DQ Write 80.3

DQ Mixed 43.9

46% 77.7 MB/s

ESP-User, 1 hr ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 26 24 13 1.8 1.6 MB/s

34.4% Below average

Write 316

Mixed 283

SusWrite 44.2

58% 261 MB/s

4K Read 13.1

4K Write 13.1

4K Mixed 9.7

39% 12 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 58.2

DQ Mixed 40.2

42% 70 MB/s

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Typical WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB Builds (Compare 64,224 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 47%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $62

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $174Bench 76%, 638,797 samples	15,841x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $270Bench 84%, 967,485 samples	11,579x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $200Bench 79%, 313,810 samples	5,088x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 54%, 707,004 samples	7,127x
RX 570AMD $150Bench 46%, 353,285 samples	5,372x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 289,506 samples	4,463x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 45%, 64,336 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 437,643 samples	4,080x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 83%, 500,937 samples	2,963x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $80Bench 86%, 219,821 samples	2,080x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $535

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Comments

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boingk

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60

Good

2 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

13 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 i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

Average Bench: 45.5% (901st of 1058)

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Very good consistency

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $62

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Average Bench: 45.5% (901^st of 1058)