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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
BENCHMARKS (75,382)
MKT (0.2%)
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Effective Speed -116%Effective Speed -116%Average Score -110%Read -8%, Write -25%, 4K Read -88%, 4K Write -173%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -226%, SusWrite -209%Peak Score -91%Read -10%, Write -26%, 4K Read -80%, 4K Write -173%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -188%, SusWrite -132%Value & Sentiment -20%User Rating -11%, Market Share -30%Nice To Haves -295%DQ Read -209%, DQ Write -253%, DQ Mixed -617%, ADQ Read -225%, ADQ Write -288%, ADQ Mixed -645%, Age 39%, AS-SSD Total -161%

Average Bench: 44.5% (906^th of 1058)

Based on 75,382 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 33%Average: 44.5% Great: 54%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB averaged 55.5% 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 422MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.7MB/s

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Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB is 21.1%. 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 91.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 73MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 75,382 samples)

Rank 90644.5%

Min	Avg	Max
325	Read 422	461
217	Write 321	384
141	Mixed 245	326
42	SusWrite 91.9	161
60% 270 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
7.28	4K Read 17.7	23.3
13.3	4K Write 31.7	44.4
5.6	4K Mixed 13.3	19.6
60.6% 20.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
29.4	DQ Read 100	119
31.5	DQ Write 73	100
12.8	DQ Mixed 33.2	44.3
39.3% 68.8 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Deep queue 4k

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

LKA-User, 3 hrs ago.

118GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 276 100 71 80 81 63 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 388

Mixed 213

SusWrite 112

65% 293 MB/s

4K Read 23.3

4K Write 44.5

4K Mixed 16.4

80% 28.1 MB/s

DQ Read 108

DQ Write 87.9

DQ Mixed 19.1

36% 71.5 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 hrs ago.

124GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 66 30 36 89 105 MB/s

49.6% Average

Write 373

Mixed 317

SusWrite 82

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 38.4

4K Mixed 18.1

74% 25.6 MB/s

DQ Read 105

DQ Write 70.5

DQ Mixed 31.1

38% 69 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 hr ago.

165GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 45 101 103 79 83 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 374

Mixed 180

SusWrite 102

62% 278 MB/s

4K Read 18.7

4K Write 40.3

4K Mixed 13.5

67% 24.2 MB/s

DQ Read 117

DQ Write 71.7

DQ Mixed 33.2

41% 74 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

39GB free

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 88 83 50 75 59 MB/s

47.1% Average

Write 327

Mixed 166

SusWrite 102

57% 258 MB/s

4K Read 19.9

4K Write 25.3

4K Mixed 16.1

64% 20.4 MB/s

DQ Read 103

DQ Write 70.7

DQ Mixed 32.6

39% 68.7 MB/s

ROU-User, 20 mins ago.

183GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 15 39 119 98 116 MB/s

46.1% Average

Write 352

Mixed 227

SusWrite 106

63% 283 MB/s

4K Read 20.5

4K Write 28.5

4K Mixed 11

60% 20 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 72.4

DQ Mixed 30.5

40% 72.7 MB/s

NLD-User, 3 hrs ago.

108GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 135 128 117 95 52 MB/s

46.1% Average

Write 340

Mixed 305

SusWrite 118

66% 298 MB/s

4K Read 16

4K Write 40.8

4K Mixed 9.8

58% 22.2 MB/s

DQ Read 121

DQ Write 89.7

DQ Mixed 12.7

35% 74.5 MB/s

GBR-User, 1 hr ago.

34GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 87 41 37 16 28 MB/s

41.5% Average

Write 370

Mixed 320

SusWrite 66.3

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 20.7

4K Write 34.8

4K Mixed 8.4

60% 21.3 MB/s

DQ Read 22

DQ Write 69

DQ Mixed 13.2

19% 34.7 MB/s

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Typical WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB Builds (Compare 82,490 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 - $60

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $154Bench 75%, 803,461 samples	19,984x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $179Bench 82%, 1,192,841 samples	14,677x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $280Bench 78%, 350,428 samples	6,354x

GPU
RX 580AMD $220Bench 55%, 758,433 samples	8,695x
RX 570AMD $170Bench 46%, 413,759 samples	6,543x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 371,993 samples	5,498x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 44%, 75,382 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	5,160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $68Bench 80%, 558,010 samples	3,675x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $58Bench 84%, 278,296 samples	2,550x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $503

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Comments

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boingk

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Good

3 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

24 months ago.

Good enough for a budget drive.

rxpdesign

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Average

3 years ago.

Decent for the low price

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WDC

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

Average Bench: 44.5% (906th of 1058)

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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $60

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Average Bench: 44.5% (906^th of 1058)