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WD WD2500AAJS

Blue 250GB (2007)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 39.3% (519th of 1015)

more Based on 41,230 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD2500AAJS-22L7A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60VWA1, WD2500AAJS-00L7A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22VTA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00YZC, WDC WD2500AAJS-00VTA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-08B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-41RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-56M0A0, WD2500AAJS-00TKA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-08L7A, WDC WD2500AAJS-22VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00YFA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-07B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-08RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-08VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-75VWA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-19VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-32RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-32VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-75RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-61B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00YZCA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-08L7A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22VTA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-60B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-00L9A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-98B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-00RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-75M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-32YZCA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-98RYA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22VTA, WDC WD2500AAJS-41RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60Z0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-07B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-00RYA0 -, WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00L7A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-40RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-41RYA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00VTA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00V4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-57B4A0, WD2500AAJS-00L9A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-40VWA1, WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-40VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-07M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-55M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-65B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-55RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-65B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-56M0A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-087LA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-08L7A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00V6AA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22VTA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00Z0A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-65B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60B4A1, WDC WD2500AAJS-75YZCA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-55VWA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-08RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-98RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-98RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-98VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-32B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-75B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-19RYA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60Z0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60Z0A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00V4A, WD2500AA JS-606AA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-98B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-40RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA1, WDC WD2500AAJS-40VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00YFA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07M0A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00L7A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-55M0A, WD2500AAJS-606AA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-07M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00L7A, WDC WD2500AAJS-07VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00V4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-32YZC, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00M0A1, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00M0A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00V4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-61B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-60Z0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-75B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55M0A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-61B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55B4A, WD2500AAJS-22L7A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00YZC, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00VTA, WDC WD2500AAJS-65VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00YZCA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-62B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-00VTA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-08B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-00Z0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-08B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22L7A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-65M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-52B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-07VWA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-61B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-98VWA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00M0A, WD2500AAJS-65M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-65VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-32RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00L7A08, WDC WD25 00AAJS-08L7A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-98RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22RYA0, WD2500AAJS-00WDA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-6, WDC WD2500AAJS-00VWA1, WDC WD2500AAJS-7, WDC WD2500AAJS-00VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-65M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-19RYA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-4, WDC WD2500AAJS-5, WDC WD2500AAJS-2, WDC WD25 00AAJS-52B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-3, WDC WD2500AAJS-0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-32RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-19VWA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-75VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60M0A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-08B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22L7A, WD2500AAJS-00PSA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55RYA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60M0A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60M0A1, WDC WD25 00AAJS-62B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-55B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-98B4A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60M0A, WDC WD2500AAJS-60M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-60M0A1, WD2500AAJS-75M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-22B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-55RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-00M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-32RYA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-55M0A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00VWA0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00L7A0, WD2500AAJS-60U6AA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00YFA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00RYA, WDC WD2500AAJS-75U6AA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-07B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-52B4A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-98VWA, WDC WD25 00AAJS-00RYA0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-32YZC, WDC WD2500AAJS-75VWA, WDC WD2500AAJS-62B4A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-65M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-65M0A, WDC WD25 00AAJS-60VWA1, WDC WD2500AAJS-00B4A, WDC WD2500AAJS-75M0A0, WDC WD2500AAJS-00L7AO, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22L7A0, WDC WD25 00AAJS-22RYA
Poor: 21%Average: 39.3% Great: 55%

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Poor average bench

The WD Blue 250GB (2007) averaged 60.7% 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 Random Mixed IO Speed 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.82MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 250GB (2007) is 33.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Blue 250GB (2007) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 48.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41,230 samples)
Rank 51939.3%
Min Avg Max
37.7 Read 71.6 101
30.7 Write 71.4 98.7
24.8 Mixed 48.9 63.4
22.6 SusWrite 65 92.8
47.3% 64.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.59 0.7
0.9 4K Write 1.82 2.4
0.4 4K Mixed 0.82 1
149% 1.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 90 91 91 91 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 90.9
Write 93
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 90.4
61% 83.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 88 88 87 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 88
Write 87.9
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 88.1
59% 80.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 90 89 90 89 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 78.7
Write 78.5
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 89.4
55% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 89 89 89 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 77.7
Write 80.5
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 89
55% 75.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 82 83 83 83 83 MB/s
47.3% Average
Read 81.5
Write 77.1
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 82.9
54% 74 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
61GB free
Firmware: 03.03E03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 63 64 64 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 84
Write 78.2
Mixed 56.6
SusWrite 63.5
52% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.27 MB/s
75GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 48 48 48 49 48 MB/s
39.9% Below average
Read 90.2
Write 87.2
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 48.3
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
164GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 45 47 48 53 57 MB/s
38.5% Below average
Read 84.6
Write 78.7
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 49.4
49% 66.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.03E02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 50 53 53 61 60 MB/s
37.3% Below average
Read 73.7
Write 77.3
Mixed 50.4
SusWrite 56.1
48% 64.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.9 MB/s
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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 780

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GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples97x
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4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples276x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples168x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples102x
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