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WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB

WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
BENCHMARKS (24,492)
MKT (0.4%)
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Effective Speed -115%Effective Speed -115%Average User Bench -109%Read -7%, Write -28%, 4K Read -89%, 4K Write -183%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -211%, SusWrite -200%Peak Lab Bench -95%Read -7%, Write -26%, 4K Read -80%, 4K Write -184%, Mixed -28%, 4K Mixed -189%, SusWrite -149%Value & Sentiment -46%User Rating -41%, Market Share -50%Nice To Haves -284%DQ Read -208%, DQ Write -260%, DQ Mixed -613%, ADQ Read -208%, ADQ Write -298%, ADQ Mixed -642%, Age 121%, AS-SSD Total -162%

Average Bench: 45.9% (853^rd of 1016)

Based on 24,492 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0

Poor: 35%Average: 45.9% Great: 55%

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Below average average bench

The WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB averaged 54.0% 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 427MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 17.9MB/s

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB is just 19.7%. 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 99.9MB/s

Avg. 4K-64Thread Write Speed 72.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 24,492 samples)

Rank 85345.9%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 427	468
192	Write 322	383
143	Mixed 247	324
46.2	SusWrite 99.9	157
60.9% 274 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.48	4K Read 17.9	23.1
14.7	4K Write 31.6	43.5
7.2	4K Mixed 14.5	19.7
62.5% 21.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
40.9	DQ Read 102	119
25.9	DQ Write 72.6	99.3
12.3	DQ Mixed 33.9	44.5
39.8% 69.6 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

SRB-User, 12 mins ago.

29GB free

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 125 144 94 147 147 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 383

Mixed 331

SusWrite 169

75% 337 MB/s

4K Read 21.5

4K Write 42.9

4K Mixed 19.2

80% 27.9 MB/s

DQ Read 118

DQ Write 85.6

DQ Mixed 40.3

47% 81.3 MB/s

IND-User, 47 mins ago.

147GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ400400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 132 122 90 131 96 MB/s

54.1% Above average

Write 385

Mixed 321

SusWrite 132

72% 325 MB/s

4K Read 20.3

4K Write 42.9

4K Mixed 17.5

76% 26.9 MB/s

DQ Read 112

DQ Write 97.4

DQ Mixed 35.1

45% 81.5 MB/s

GBR-User, 6 mins ago.

127GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ500000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 25 23 170 123 89 MB/s

52.9% Above average

Write 366

Mixed 324

SusWrite 108

70% 313 MB/s

4K Read 20.6

4K Write 40.5

4K Mixed 19.2

77% 26.8 MB/s

DQ Read 120

DQ Write 88.5

DQ Mixed 29.4

42% 79.2 MB/s

RUS-User, 44 mins ago.

192GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ510000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 81 22 130 141 132 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 296

Mixed 314

SusWrite 135

68% 306 MB/s

4K Read 16.6

4K Write 31.4

4K Mixed 18.3

65% 22.1 MB/s

DQ Read 115

DQ Write 61.5

DQ Mixed 44.1

44% 73.4 MB/s

RUS-User, 17 mins ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 0000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 44 42 18 5 50 MB/s

47.8% Average

Write 341

Mixed 269

SusWrite 47

60% 271 MB/s

4K Read 21.9

4K Write 41.7

4K Mixed 17.7

78% 27.1 MB/s

DQ Read 119

DQ Write 80

DQ Mixed 24.3

38% 74.4 MB/s

CZE-User, 44 mins ago.

170GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ450000

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 60 12 3.4 139 93 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 98.2

Mixed 286

SusWrite 86.2

51% 230 MB/s

4K Read 16.2

4K Write 31.6

4K Mixed 16.7

63% 21.5 MB/s

DQ Read 116

DQ Write 77.6

DQ Mixed 28.7

40% 74.1 MB/s

ESP-User, 8 mins ago.

199GB free (System drive)

Firmware: UJ220400

SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 78 125 152 154 126 MB/s

46.8% Average

Write 366

Mixed 282

SusWrite 138

66% 297 MB/s

4K Read 17.6

4K Write 36.9

4K Mixed 12.8

63% 22.4 MB/s

DQ Read 81.7

DQ Write 79

DQ Mixed 31

37% 63.9 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 21,628,000 SSDs tested.

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Typical WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB Builds (Compare 26,176 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.

Gaming 55%

Yacht

Desktop 61%

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Workstation 54%

Yacht

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $68

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $120Bench 75%, 308,675 samples	9,079x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $85Bench 67%, 85,929 samples	3,352x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $137Bench 80%, 148,578 samples	2,373x

GPU
RX 580AMD $159Bench 57%, 341,223 samples	3,928x
RX 570AMD $120Bench 49%, 140,670 samples	2,559x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 32%, 460,733 samples	1,590x

SSD
WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GBWDCBench 46%, 24,492 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 83%, 266,645 samples	1,853x
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $63Bench 86%, 62,265 samples	1,024x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 84%, 27,924 samples	735x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $410

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Comments

Added n/a ago.

boingk

level
48

Good

11 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.

rxpdesign

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Average

14 months ago.

Decent for the low price

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