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WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB

WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB
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Effective Speed -32%Effective Speed -32%Average Score -40%Read -13%, Write -58%, 4K Read -15%, 4K Write -36%, Mixed -63%, 4K Mixed -28%, SusWrite -67%Peak Score -27%Read -2%, Write -22%, 4K Read -11%, 4K Write -26%, Mixed -48%, 4K Mixed -21%, SusWrite -59%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -23%DQ Read -17%, DQ Write -23%, DQ Mixed -28%, ADQ Read -57%, ADQ Write -50%, ADQ Mixed -42%, Age 49%, AS-SSD Total -19%

Average Bench: 74.3% (586^th of 1072)

Based on 36 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS2 50G2B0A

Poor: 55%Average: 74.3% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The WDC WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB averaged 25.6% 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. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 183MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 29.8MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB is 37.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 177MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 220MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 36 samples)

Rank 58674.3%

Min	Avg	Max
299	Read 403	495
76.9	Write 256	396
121	Mixed 220	286
88.6	SusWrite 177	243
58.7% 264 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
9.9	4K Read 29.8	38.7
20.2	4K Write 64.3	97.1
11.9	4K Mixed 35.1	48.1
124% 43.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
34.6	DQ Read 208	313
47	DQ Write 193	292
46.4	DQ Mixed 183	258
142% 195 MB/s

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CAN-User, 14 months ago.

69GB free

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 210 212 208 211 208 MB/s

95.4% Outstanding

Write 231

Mixed 225

SusWrite 214

63% 286 MB/s

4K Read 37.2

4K Write 93.4

4K Mixed 44.1

162% 58.2 MB/s

DQ Read 313

DQ Write 292

DQ Mixed 208

182% 271 MB/s

RUS-User, 8 months ago.

143GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X611

SusWrite @10s intervals: 212 222 221 224 224 225 MB/s

85.5% Excellent

Write 385

Mixed 273

SusWrite 221

72% 322 MB/s

4K Read 32

4K Write 78.1

4K Mixed 41.1

142% 50.4 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 245

DQ Mixed 246

187% 252 MB/s

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Desktop 40%

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Workstation 2%

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Motherboard: Biostar N61PB-M2S

CPU
Athlon II X2 240AMDBench 40%, 5,506 samples	6x
Sempron 140AMD $9Bench 35%, 2,532 samples	3x
Athlon II X4 630AMDBench 45%, 7,197 samples	2x

GPU
GeForce 6150SE nForce 430NvidiaBench 0%, 4,836 samples	8x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples	3x
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples	2x

SSD
WDS2 50G2B0A 250GBWDCBench 74%, 36 samples	3x

RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	14x
1x2GBUnknownBench 17%, 99,586 samples	5x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	2x

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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WDS2 50G2B0A 250GB

Average Bench: 74.3% (586^th of 1072)

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