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WDS250G2B0A 250GB

WDS250G2B0A 250GB
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Effective Speed -11%Effective Speed -11%Average Score -20%Read -1%, Write -19%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -41%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -58%Peak Score -16%Read 1%, Write -1%, 4K Read -5%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -75%Value & Sentiment -868%User Rating -14%, Market Share -1,722%Nice To Haves +1% DQ Read 4%, DQ Write -11%, DQ Mixed -16%, ADQ Read 6%, ADQ Write -10%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 46%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 88.3% (357^th of 1072)

Based on 4,642 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS250G2B0A

Poor: 65%Average: 88.3% Great: 105%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB averaged just 11.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 237MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 188MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 255MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,642 samples)

Rank 35788.3%

Min	Avg	Max
340	Read 455	512
204	Write 342	480
165	Mixed 255	352
109	SusWrite 188	221
69.1% 310 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 32.7	40.8
41.9	4K Write 83.9	119
24.2	4K Mixed 40.7	52.9
146% 52.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
201	DQ Read 347	380
139	DQ Write 263	324
138	DQ Mixed 237	285
196% 282 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 10 days ago.

107GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 149 201 163 149 172 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 442

Mixed 253

SusWrite 177

77% 346 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 111

4K Mixed 53

188% 68.1 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 253

213% 312 MB/s

RUS-User, 6 days ago.

32GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 106 111 104 112 96 MB/s

90.6% Outstanding

Write 345

Mixed 223

SusWrite 114

65% 292 MB/s

4K Read 36.8

4K Write 84

4K Mixed 46.4

160% 55.7 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 279

DQ Mixed 243

204% 299 MB/s

CHL-User, 6 days ago.

75GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 204 196 199 199 196 MB/s

88.5% Excellent

Write 48.3

Mixed 222

SusWrite 200

52% 238 MB/s

4K Read 33

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 28.9

142% 55.3 MB/s

DQ Read 373

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 247

208% 303 MB/s

NOR-User, 9 days ago.

47GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 100 91 68 93 76 MB/s

82.7% Excellent

Write 247

Mixed 274

SusWrite 99.8

59% 267 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 71.5

4K Mixed 40.8

141% 48.6 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 310

DQ Mixed 243

208% 306 MB/s

SVK-User, 5 days ago.

93GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 172 181 166 151 162 MB/s

70.3% Very good

Write 247

Mixed 230

SusWrite 174

57% 256 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 44.2

4K Mixed 29.8

98% 32.7 MB/s

DQ Read 375

DQ Write 265

DQ Mixed 271

216% 304 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

20GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 127 125 97 62 72 MB/s

68.2% Good

Write 328

Mixed 158

SusWrite 105

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 35.3

4K Write 75.2

4K Mixed 24.8

125% 45.1 MB/s

DQ Read 249

DQ Write 197

DQ Mixed 197

154% 214 MB/s

IDN-User, 1 day ago.

164GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 195 199 199 200 196 MB/s

67.1% Good

Write 256

Mixed 210

SusWrite 198

56% 252 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 43

4K Mixed 30.3

98% 32.4 MB/s

DQ Read 288

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 190

155% 224 MB/s

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Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	5,007x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	3,178x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,944x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,313x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,299x

SSD
WDS250G2B0A 250GBWDCBench 88%, 4,642 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,555x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	959x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $609

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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WDS250G2B0A 250GB

Average Bench: 88.3% (357^th of 1072)

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

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