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WD WD2500BEVT

Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 29% (765th of 1015)

more Based on 16,754 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD2500BEVT-00ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-35A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-08A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A0R, WDC WD25 00BEVT-26ZCT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A23TO, WDC WD25 00BEVT-24A23T0, WD2500BEVT-11ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-26ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-35A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-75A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-08A23T1, WDC WD2500BEVT-75ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-16A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-80A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-75ZCT2, WDC WD2500BEVT-88ZCT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A0RT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A0RT1, WDC WD25 00BEVT-24A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-11A03T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-00S2MT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-26A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-26ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22ZAT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-75A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-00ZCT2, WDC WD2500BEVT-00SCST0, WD2500BE VT-00A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A1TT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-60ZCT1, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-16A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00A0RT0, WD2500BEVT-80HX7T1, WDC WD2500BEVT-00ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-11ZCT0, WD2500BEVT-26VAT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A33TO, WDC WD2500BEVT-11A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00SCST0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00ERMA0, WDC WD2500BEVT-35ZCT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-35ZCT1, WDC WD25 00BEVT-60ZCT, WDC WD25 00BEVT-60A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-26A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZAT, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-35ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00EGH, WDC WD2500BEVT-24A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A0RT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-0023AT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-16A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-3, WDC WD25 00BEVT-80A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-2, WDC WD2500BEVT-7, WDC WD2500BEVT-6, WDC WD2500BEVT-8, WDC WD25 00BEVT-11ZCT, WD2500BEVT-00A0RT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00ZAY0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A0R, WDC WD2500BEVT-08A23T1, WDC WD2500BEVT-24A23T0, WD2500BEVT-22ZCT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-75A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-80A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-80HXZT1, WDC WD2500BEVT-60A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-35A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-08A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-22TCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-75A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-00A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00ZAT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-60ZCT, WD2500BEVT-00A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00EGH, WDC WD2500BEVT-26ZCT, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-75ZCT2, WDC WD2500BEVT-26A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-11A0RT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-60A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00DD520, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22ZAT, WD2500BEVT-75ZC, WDC WD2500BEVT-35ZCT, WDC WD2500BEVT-0A023T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-1, WDC WD2500BEVT-0, WDC WD2500BEVT-80A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-35A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-22A23, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00A0R, WDC WD25 00BEVT-11ZCT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-16A23, WDC WD2500BEVT-22A23T0, WDC WD2500BEVT-00EGHT0, WDC WD2500BEVT-22ZAT0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-60ZCT1, WDC WD2500BEVT-60A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-00A23T0, WDC WD25 00BEVT-75ZCT
Poor: 13%Average: 29% Great: 41%

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Very poor average bench

The WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009) averaged 71.0% 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 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.49MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009) is 27.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD Blue 2.5" 250GB (2009) performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 35.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 47.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,754 samples)
Rank 76529%
Min Avg Max
18.5 Read 53.2 73.9
13.5 Write 50.5 72.7
14.4 Mixed 35.6 46.3
17.4 SusWrite 47.5 73.1
34.4% 46.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.42 0.5
0.4 4K Write 1.49 2
0.1 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
111% 0.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
233GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 75 74 74 72 69 MB/s
42.8% Average
Read 76
Write 72.8
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 72.8
50% 67.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
233GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 73 73 70 72 74 MB/s
41.3% Average
Read 71.2
Write 62.3
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 72.5
46% 62.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.97 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 16.07Q16
SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 26 26 25 25 MB/s
38.7% Below average
Read 110
Write 27.1
Mixed 30.1
SusWrite 25.5
35% 48.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
86% 0.5 MB/s
222GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 66 66 67 66 66 MB/s
38.1% Below average
Read 66.5
Write 64.7
Mixed 43.6
SusWrite 66.1
44% 60.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 1 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 58 57 60 59 59 MB/s
34.8% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 50.5
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 58.4
39% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 1 MB/s
63GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 43 46 47 46 46 MB/s
30.5% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 60.2
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 45.4
38% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
97GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 27 27 31 54 26 MB/s
27.2% Poor
Read 62.9
Write 63.7
Mixed 42.2
SusWrite 31.6
37% 50.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
120% 0.83 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 11.01A11
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 51 50 51 52 51 MB/s
26.2% Poor
Read 40.1
Write 41
Mixed 30.9
SusWrite 50.7
30% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
121% 0.93 MB/s
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Desktop 34%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Dell Inspiron 1545

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Pentium T4400Intel  $110Bench 34%, 7,903 samples44x
Core2 Duo T6600IntelBench 35%, 8,673 samples38x
Pentium T4300IntelBench 34%, 6,462 samples30x
GPU
Mobile Series 4 Express Chipset FamilyIntelBench 0%, 23,924 samples183x
Mobility Radeon HD 4300ATIBench 1%, 2,791 samples38x
Intel 45 Express Chipset FamilyMobileBench 1%, 2,404 samples21x
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BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples10x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples9x
MX500 500GBCrucial  $55Bench 106%, 237,241 samples5x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples135x
3GBUnknownBench 14%, 81,553 samples57x
2x1GBUnknownBench 14%, 68,489 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 39% - Below average Total price: $138

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