WD Black 250GB WDS250G2X0C SSD

Name: WD Black 250GB WDS250G2X0C
Brand: Western Digital
SKU: WDS250G2X0C
Rating: 4.0 (33 reviews)

WD Black 250GB NVMe PCIe Gen3 8 Gb/s M.2 2280 - WDS250G2X0C

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Options (2)

	1TB $139.99
	500GB $66.99

Sequential read speeds up to 3,400MB/s (for 1000GB model), up to 60% faster than the previous generation of WD Black SSD**
Built on the Western Digital NVMe SSD storage architecture for low latency, power efficiency, and compatibility
Low power efficiency down to 2.5mW, half the mW of the previous WD Black SSD
WD F.I.T. Lab certified to work with a wide range of high-performance PC configurations
Free downloadable WD SSD Dashboard software and free downloadable cloning and backup software
5-year limited warranty

Specifications Overview

Model	WDS250G2X0C
Release Date	August 2018 * First availability for purchase, it may not correspond to the actual market launch date.
Series	Black NVMe
Capacity	250 GB
Interface	PCIe Gen3 x4
NVME	Yes
Form Factor	M.2-2280
NAND Flash Type	3D NAND
Max Sequential Read	Up to 3000 MB/s
Max Sequential Write	Up to 1600 MB/s
MTBF	1,752,000 hours

	Old Name	Current Name	Branding	Data Speed	Port
USB 2.0	USB 2.0	USB 2.0	Hi-Speed USB	480 Mbit/s	diverse
USB 3.0	USB 3.1 Gen 1	USB 3.2 Gen 1x1	SuperSpeed USB	5 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.1	USB 3.1 Gen 2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x1	SuperSpeed USB 10Gbps	10 Gbit/s	diverse
USB 3.2	USB 3.2 Gen 2x2	USB 4.0 Gen 2x2	USB4 20Gbps	20 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4	USB 4.0 Gen 3x2	USB4 1.0	USB4 40Gbps	40 Gbit/s	only USB-C
USB4v2	USB 4.0 Gen 4	USB4 2.0	USB4 80Gbps	80-120 Gbit/s	only USB-C

WD Black 250GB WDS250G2X0C Performance comparison with similar Solid State Drives

(Higher is better)

WD Black 250GB WDS250G2X0C Performance

Sequential read/write speed, Random 4K read/write speed

HP EX900 1TB (128th)		108%
Samsung 960 EVO Series 250GB (129th)		105%
Corsair Neutron Series NX500 800GB (130th)		105%
WD Blue SN550 500GB (131st)		104%
WD BLACK SN750 250GB (132nd)		103%
Plextor M8Pe 512GB M.2 (132nd)		103%
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB M.2 (132nd)		103%
Samsung 980 250GB (135th)		102%
XPG SX6000 Pro 512GB (136th)		101%
XPG SX6000 Pro 1TB (137th)		~
WD Black 250GB WDS250G2X0C (138th)		100%
Crucial P2 1TB (139th)		99%
Plextor M8Pe 256GB (139th)		99%
Plextor M8Pe 256GB M.2 PX-256M8PeG (139th)		99%
HP EX900 500GB (142nd)		98%
CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 480GB (143rd)		98%
Corsair NX500 400GB (144th)		97%
WD Blue SN500 500GB (144th)		97%
Intel 660p 1GB (146th)		96%
Plextor M8Pe 512GB M.2 PX-512M8PeGN (147th)		96%
Intel SSD 760p Series 256GB M.2 (147th)		96%

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Expert reviews

The Western Digital Black 3D NVMe SSD is as fast as Samsung's 960 Pro, but it costs a lot less. In fact, it's only slightly more expensive than entry-level drives. It's the drive that smart buyers should go for.

PCWorld

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WD/SanDisk makes this even more attractive with a 5-year limited warranty and, to top it all off, they made sure they undercut the Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSD, the only SSD that provides any real competition for the speed and quality that these SSDs exhibit. They never undercut that price by a few bucks , but rather, we are seeing MSRP for the 500...

TechnologyX

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