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WDS250G2B0A 250GB

WDS250G2B0A 250GB
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Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -32%Read -12%, Write -33%, 4K Read -27%, 4K Write -22%, Mixed -53%, 4K Mixed -36%, SusWrite -44%Peak Score -18%Read -4%, Write -11%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -1%, Mixed -23%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -63%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -13%DQ Read 5%, DQ Write -10%, DQ Mixed -27%, ADQ Read -37%, ADQ Write -16%, ADQ Mixed -73%, Age 55%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 77.1% (531^st of 1072)

Based on 64 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS250G2B0A

Poor: 57%Average: 77.1% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB averaged 22.8% 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 150MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 33.1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS250G2B0A 250GB is 41.8%. 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 206MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 234MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)

Rank 53177.1%

Min	Avg	Max
271	Read 408	486
183	Write 305	437
156	Mixed 234	343
85.4	SusWrite 206	237
64.4% 288 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
12.4	4K Read 27.1	40.2
29.6	4K Write 71.7	121
15.5	4K Mixed 33.1	51.1
122% 44 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
27.2	DQ Read 238	386
55.1	DQ Write 249	326
28.4	DQ Mixed 150	261
139% 212 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 4 months ago.

163GB free

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 231 230 230 228 230 MB/s

55.4% Above average

Write 257

Mixed 219

SusWrite 233

58% 260 MB/s

4K Read 9.9

4K Write 35.2

4K Mixed 19.5

59% 21.5 MB/s

DQ Read 104

DQ Write 315

DQ Mixed 122

119% 180 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

24GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 63 49 38 54 59 MB/s

43.1% Average

Write 160

Mixed 161

SusWrite 60

40% 181 MB/s

4K Read 18.5

4K Write 65.2

4K Mixed 7.7

72% 30.5 MB/s

DQ Read 221

DQ Write 16.1

DQ Mixed 67.3

62% 101 MB/s

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Desktop 55%

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Workstation 2%

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System: HP 280 G1 MT

CPU
Core i3-4160Intel $79Bench 55%, 48,506 samples	293x
Core i5-4590SIntel $79Bench 67%, 11,598 samples	258x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	146x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	221x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples	220x
HD Graphics (G4 Pentium/Celeron 1.05/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 43,454 samples	84x

SSD
WDS250G2B0A 250GBWDCBench 77%, 64 samples	1x

RAM
M378B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 27%, 3,229 samples	65x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	35x
M378B5173EB0-YK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 50%, 4,222 samples	31x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $94

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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