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WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 79.4% (491st of 1071)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WDS250G2B0A-00SM
Poor: 48%Average: 79.4% Great: 105%

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Good average bench

The WD WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB averaged 20.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 178MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 88.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB is 56.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 191MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 231MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 49179.4%
Min Avg Max
271 Read 410 467
202 Write 318 450
105 Mixed 231 330
98.3 SusWrite 191 220
64.1% 287 MB/s
Min Avg Max
15.1 4K Read 27.9 40.1
51.5 4K Write 88.2 130
13.3 4K Mixed 34.1 55.7
133% 50.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
130 DQ Read 295 380
55.6 DQ Write 188 308
67 DQ Mixed 178 278
150% 220 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 216 208 220 163 178 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 424
Write 291
Mixed 205
SusWrite 201
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 98.5
4K Mixed 37.6
156% 57.5 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 308
DQ Mixed 206
192% 298 MB/s
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 111 138 148 125 91 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 387
Write 245
Mixed 175
SusWrite 133
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 27.5
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 37.2
131% 47.7 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 254
DQ Mixed 103
134% 245 MB/s
55GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X611
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 98 81 90 80 95 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 373
Write 202
Mixed 105
SusWrite 98.3
43% 195 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 74.6
4K Mixed 24.9
132% 46.5 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 126
DQ Mixed 268
193% 256 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 221 220 222 222 220 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 432
Write 224
Mixed 224
SusWrite 220
61% 275 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 54.6
4K Mixed 26.7
108% 37 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 56.3
DQ Mixed 67
57% 84.6 MB/s
155GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 220 212 217 213 223 MB/s
59.8% Above average
Read 411
Write 249
Mixed 150
SusWrite 219
57% 257 MB/s
4K Read 15.1
4K Write 51.5
4K Mixed 25.2
82% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 55.6
DQ Mixed 67.6
57% 84.5 MB/s
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4010
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 193 218 208 218 215 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 271
Write 315
Mixed 270
SusWrite 213
60% 267 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 53.7
4K Mixed 13.3
68% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 57.7
DQ Mixed 77.9
62% 89.1 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,843,853 SSDs tested

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Typical WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GB Builds (Compare 162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 9%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-D3V-A

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples23x
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples23x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples14x
GPU
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples20x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples17x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples15x
SSD
WDS250G2B0A-00SM 250GBWDBench 79%, 9 samples1x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples8x
FLFG45F-D8KM9 2x8GBKingmaxBench 49%, 73 samples5x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $135

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