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WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 88.8% (348th of 1072)

Based on 7,199 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70
Poor: 67%Average: 88.8% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB averaged just 11.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 206MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 42.2MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 189MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 254MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,199 samples)
Rank 34888.8%
Min Avg Max
290 Read 438 507
214 Write 333 475
144 Mixed 254 357
104 SusWrite 189 237
67.7% 303 MB/s
Min Avg Max
19.7 4K Read 33.5 41.3
52.2 4K Write 87.2 114
24.1 4K Mixed 42.2 53.5
151% 54.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
218 DQ Read 328 388
160 DQ Write 263 319
116 DQ Mixed 206 261
179% 266 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
96GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 229 220 218 232 223 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 291
Mixed 373
SusWrite 228
77% 346 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 80.6
4K Mixed 43.5
151% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 197
188% 296 MB/s
66GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 239 128 236 230 236 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 494
Write 331
Mixed 233
SusWrite 218
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 71.8
4K Mixed 43.2
138% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 307
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 226
188% 270 MB/s
230GB free
Firmware: 401020WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 250 217 209 217 218 218 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 493
Write 330
Mixed 232
SusWrite 222
71% 319 MB/s
4K Read 36.9
4K Write 81.7
4K Mixed 34.4
143% 51 MB/s
DQ Read 284
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 246
194% 268 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 194 220 206 153 194 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 300
Write 303
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 197
50% 224 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.4
159% 60.5 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 251
DQ Mixed 266
212% 301 MB/s
58GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 204 207 138 126 93 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 452
Write 419
Mixed 344
SusWrite 165
77% 345 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 26.5
89% 31.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 257
213% 307 MB/s
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Typical WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB Builds (Compare 32,039 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 113%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation 104%
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Motherboard: MSI Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) - $246

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples8,116x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples7,842x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,804x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples2,418x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples2,328x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples2,136x
SSD
WDS250G2B0B-00YS70 250GBWDCBench 89%, 7,199 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,981x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples1,455x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $748

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