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WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB

WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB
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Effective Speed -13%Effective Speed -13%Average Score -22%Read -7%, Write -24%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed -42%, 4K Mixed -11%, SusWrite -56%Peak Score -14%Read -0%, Write -2%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -10%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment -133%User Rating -14%, Market Share -253%Nice To Haves -1%DQ Read 6%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -25%, ADQ Read 7%, ADQ Write -11%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 51%, AS-SSD Total -1%

Average Bench: 86.9% (372^nd of 1072)

Based on 12,305 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50

Poor: 62%Average: 86.9% Great: 105%

Popular builds with this SSD

Very good average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB averaged just 13.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 208MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 40.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 190MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 252MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 12,305 samples)

Rank 37286.9%

Min	Avg	Max
292	Read 427	506
217	Write 328	474
145	Mixed 252	359
97.9	SusWrite 190	237
66.8% 299 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
14.8	4K Read 32.2	41.4
41.4	4K Write 83.3	118
18.5	4K Mixed 40.5	53.2
145% 52 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
204	DQ Read 348	388
96.4	DQ Write 260	326
77.3	DQ Mixed 208	265
182% 272 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 22 hrs ago.

110GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 160 209 217 219 190 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 450

Mixed 250

SusWrite 205

78% 349 MB/s

4K Read 29.6

4K Write 87

4K Mixed 46

150% 54.2 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 245

210% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

89GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 114 148 182 147 156 MB/s

88.7% Excellent

Write 437

Mixed 180

SusWrite 154

70% 317 MB/s

4K Read 27

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 44.8

140% 50.5 MB/s

DQ Read 382

DQ Write 306

DQ Mixed 241

208% 310 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

53GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 139 125 161 119 129 MB/s

85.9% Excellent

Write 375

Mixed 119

SusWrite 142

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 32.3

4K Write 110

4K Mixed 41.3

160% 61.1 MB/s

DQ Read 374

DQ Write 304

DQ Mixed 251

212% 310 MB/s

VNM-User, 1 day ago.

97GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401020WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 212 219 163 125 162 MB/s

73.6% Very good

Write 302

Mixed 236

SusWrite 182

63% 284 MB/s

4K Read 23.5

4K Write 48

4K Mixed 30.2

100% 33.9 MB/s

DQ Read 392

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 226

198% 298 MB/s

ARG-User, 17 hrs ago.

66GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 88 145 107 105 112 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 192

Mixed 339

SusWrite 121

52% 230 MB/s

4K Read 36

4K Write 81.6

4K Mixed 24.1

129% 47.2 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 193

DQ Mixed 220

182% 266 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

38GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 89 75 90 93 9 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 250

Mixed 218

SusWrite 86.6

58% 265 MB/s

4K Read 22.8

4K Write 84.4

4K Mixed 16

100% 41.1 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 86.9

DQ Mixed 227

169% 232 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 day ago.

33GB free

Firmware: 401000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 199 159 167 115 17 MB/s

48.8% Average

Write 268

Mixed 197

SusWrite 142

54% 241 MB/s

4K Read 37.6

4K Write 24.1

4K Mixed 0

70% 20.6 MB/s

DQ Read 220

DQ Write 120

DQ Mixed 168

126% 169 MB/s

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Typical WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GB Builds (Compare 16,479 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 44%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,595x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,695x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,083x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	981x

SSD
WDS250G2B0A-00SM50 250GBWDCBench 87%, 12,305 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $404

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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-00SM50 250GB

Average Bench: 86.9% (372^nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.9% (372nd of 1072)

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Average Bench: 86.9% (372^nd of 1072)