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WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB

WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB
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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average Score -19%Read -3%, Write -39%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed -47%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -46%Peak Score -18%Read -3%, Write -9%, 4K Read -4%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -7%, SusWrite -59%Value & Sentiment User Rating -14%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -12%DQ Read -14%, DQ Write -24%, DQ Mixed -32%, ADQ Read -15%, ADQ Write -17%, ADQ Mixed -38%, Age 62%, AS-SSD Total -15%

Average Bench: 90.8% (314^th of 1072)

Based on 127 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70

Poor: 70%Average: 90.8% Great: 105%

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Excellent average bench

The WDC WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB averaged just 9.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDC WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 189MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 44.6MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDC WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 203MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 245MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 127 samples)

Rank 31490.8%

Min	Avg	Max
307	Read 442	494
161	Write 292	446
140	Mixed 245	308
113	SusWrite 203	244
65.8% 296 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
22.7	4K Read 35.1	41.3
55	4K Write 89.8	114
27.9	4K Mixed 44.6	54.3
158% 56.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
212	DQ Read 285	321
114	DQ Write 246	288
91.7	DQ Mixed 189	251
163% 240 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

114GB free

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 249 248 247 245 246 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 445

Mixed 305

SusWrite 251

83% 370 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 93.1

4K Mixed 50.7

175% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 275

DQ Mixed 221

186% 270 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 months ago.

218GB free

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 244 246 248 245 244 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 447

Mixed 294

SusWrite 264

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 40.3

4K Write 92.3

4K Mixed 50.5

175% 61 MB/s

DQ Read 314

DQ Write 194

DQ Mixed 141

136% 217 MB/s

GRC-User, 3 months ago.

119GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 239 240 239 225 171 241 MB/s

98.7% Outstanding

Write 420

Mixed 252

SusWrite 226

77% 344 MB/s

4K Read 39.1

4K Write 90

4K Mixed 49.3

170% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 309

DQ Write 277

DQ Mixed 242

195% 276 MB/s

USA-User, 4 months ago.

112GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 192 241 154 180 192 MB/s

96.8% Outstanding

Write 289

Mixed 225

SusWrite 189

66% 296 MB/s

4K Read 37.9

4K Write 90.6

4K Mixed 49.9

169% 59.5 MB/s

DQ Read 315

DQ Write 284

DQ Mixed 146

152% 248 MB/s

IND-User, 6 months ago.

45GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 112 103 111 115 114 MB/s

85.3% Excellent

Write 262

Mixed 118

SusWrite 115

47% 211 MB/s

4K Read 38.1

4K Write 89.9

4K Mixed 47.5

166% 58.5 MB/s

DQ Read 303

DQ Write 274

DQ Mixed 220

184% 266 MB/s

BEL-User, 2 months ago.

60GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 105 123 108 122 91 MB/s

82.1% Excellent

Write 110

Mixed 243

SusWrite 115

43% 194 MB/s

4K Read 38.7

4K Write 79.8

4K Mixed 47

161% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 308

DQ Write 262

DQ Mixed 184

165% 251 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 months ago.

28GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 4010

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 74 69 105 67 69 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 218

Mixed 210

SusWrite 90.4

52% 238 MB/s

4K Read 31.9

4K Write 77

4K Mixed 43.9

145% 50.9 MB/s

DQ Read 290

DQ Write 271

DQ Mixed 214

179% 258 MB/s

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Typical WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB Builds (Compare 11,050 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 78%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 74%

Battleship

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B450 AORUS ELITE

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,660x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,461x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	1,022x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	766x
RTX 3060Nvidia $274Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	556x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	546x

SSD
WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GBWDCBench 91%, 127 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	633x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	557x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	439x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $444

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $179	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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WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB

Average Bench: 90.8% (314^th of 1072)

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WDS 250G2B0B-00YS70 250GB

Average Bench: 90.8% (314th of 1072)

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