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WDS250G2B0B 250GB

WDS250G2B0B 250GB
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -22%Read 1%, Write -19%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -44%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -67%Peak Score -17%Read 1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -6%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -74%Value & Sentiment -890%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,767%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -12%, DQ Mixed -19%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -11%, Age 45%, AS-SSD Total -3%

Average Bench: 86.6% (377^th of 1072)

Based on 4,264 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS250G2B0B

Poor: 64%Average: 86.6% Great: 104%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB averaged just 13.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS250G2B0B 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 249MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,264 samples)

Rank 37786.6%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 463	513
179	Write 340	475
137	Mixed 249	354
91.2	SusWrite 178	222
68.5% 308 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.7	4K Read 32.4	40.6
40.9	4K Write 80.8	112
22.9	4K Mixed 39.6	52.1
143% 50.9 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 330	380
169	DQ Write 264	319
150	DQ Mixed 234	279
193% 276 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

68GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 205 206 203 205 205 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 363

Mixed 278

SusWrite 207

75% 338 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 50.5

174% 63 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 272

DQ Mixed 253

208% 300 MB/s

FRA-User, 4 days ago.

61GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 213 213 210 210 213 MB/s

97.8% Outstanding

Write 421

Mixed 286

SusWrite 214

79% 353 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 95.8

4K Mixed 48.1

169% 60.4 MB/s

DQ Read 305

DQ Write 266

DQ Mixed 256

200% 276 MB/s

AUS-User, 7 days ago.

16GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 109 93 85 37 76 MB/s

93.3% Outstanding

Write 272

Mixed 243

SusWrite 95.8

62% 280 MB/s

4K Read 38

4K Write 96

4K Mixed 47.5

169% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 288

DQ Mixed 262

214% 308 MB/s

USA-User, 21 hrs ago.

42GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 112 90 102 86 72 MB/s

91.6% Outstanding

Write 365

Mixed 334

SusWrite 109

73% 330 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 121

4K Mixed 35.1

165% 64.3 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 242

207% 306 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

29GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 191 203 195 134 107 MB/s

90.1% Outstanding

Write 235

Mixed 252

SusWrite 174

59% 266 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 82.5

4K Mixed 44.3

156% 54.6 MB/s

DQ Read 377

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 257

214% 310 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 88 101 55 62 50 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 293

Mixed 277

SusWrite 80.8

64% 289 MB/s

4K Read 37.4

4K Write 97.6

4K Mixed 46.4

168% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 286

DQ Write 247

DQ Mixed 215

175% 249 MB/s

GRC-User, 5 hrs ago.

72GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 147 114 121 131 123 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 200

Mixed 93.1

SusWrite 128

48% 218 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 88.9

4K Mixed 47.4

157% 56.2 MB/s

DQ Read 251

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 210

161% 219 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 days ago.

63GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 196 200 204 198 196 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 337

Mixed 223

SusWrite 200

69% 312 MB/s

4K Read 29.5

4K Write 67.6

4K Mixed 20.4

107% 39.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 263

DQ Mixed 221

192% 287 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

Battleship

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,024x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,192x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,958x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,514x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,311x

SSD
WDS250G2B0B 250GBWDCBench 87%, 4,264 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,565x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,524x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	962x

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Value: 87% - Excellent

Total price: $569

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS250G2B0B 250GB

Average Bench: 86.6% (377^th of 1072)

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Average Bench: 86.6% (377th of 1072)

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