TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB M.2 SSDWD Blue SN550

Here you can find a detailed performance and benchmark test.
The the M.2 NVMe SSD WD Blue SN550 with 250GB (WDS250G2B0C) from Western Digital was tested.


Technical data
Manufacturer Western Digital
Type WDS250G2B0C
Storage capacity 250 GB (233 GiB)
Read speed 2400 MB/s
Write speed 950 MB/s
Interface PCIe 3.0 x4
Form factor M.2 2280
Memory module (NAND) TLC
DRAM Cache no
TBW (Total Bytes Written) 150 Terabyte
Controller WD 20-82-01008-A1
Price 36 USD (= 0,14 $ / GB)
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Score
1348
Price/GB
0,14 $
Compared to the top performer*
Read speed
38 %
Write speed
17 %

*) Test result evaluated according to AS SSD Score within the same size.

AS SSD Benchmark 2.0

Standard performance test

The standard test was performed with a 5 GB file. Here, a total score of 1348 points was achieved.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB

AS SSD Read: Write:
Seq
in megabytes per second
2008,39 MB/s
426,30 MB/s
4K
in megabytes per second
38,04 MB/s
172,32 MB/s
4K-64Thrd
in megabytes per second
420,40 MB/s
204,63 MB/s
Access time
in milliseconds
0,024 ms
0,294 ms
Score
659
420
Total score
1348

Copy Performance Test

A common everyday situation is simulated here. Three test folders are created:

  • ISO (folder with two large files)
  • Program (folder with many small files)
  • Game (folder with small and large files)

The three folders are copied using Windows Copy command (the cache remains enabled). The practical test of 20.11.2020 shows the performance for simultaneous write and read operations. The lower the duration, the better.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB
AS SSD Kopier-Benchmark Transferrate: Dauer:
ISO
two large files
1365,97 MB/s
0,79 s
Program
many small files
783,95 MB/s
1,79 s
Game
small and large files
1391,23 MB/s
0,99 s

Compression Performance Test

Here, the write as well as read speed (according to the manufacturer 2400 MB/s and 950 MB/s) the Western Digital SSD is measured depending on the compressibility of the data.

AS SSD TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB

CrystalDiskMark 7.0 Benchmark


Similar to AS SSD, two sequential and two random performance tests are performed.

CrystalDiskMark Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB
CDM Read [MB/s] Write [MB/s]
SEQ1M
Q8T1
2391,52
674,50
SEQ1M
Q1T1
1607,58
670,71
RND4K
Q32T16
541,01
368,37
RND4K
Q1T1
45,26
186,13

ATTO Disk Benchmark 4

Here a 256 MB file is written several times to the Western Digital M.2 SSD. The I/O block size varies (from 512 bytes to 64 megabytes). The larger the blocks, the faster they can usually be written and read.

ATTO Disk Benchmark TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB

HD Tune Pro 5.75 Benchmark

HD Tune writes a 5 GB file to the Western Digital M.2 SSD. The transfer data of the read speed is displayed graphically. The minimum, maximum and average values are also determined. The determined access time and burst rate are also displayed.

HD Tune TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB

SSD-Z 16 Benchmark

Similar to HD Tune, a 500 MB file is written to the Western Digital M.2 SSD here. is written. The transfer data is displayed. The more constant the line, the better.

SSD-Z TEST: Western Digital WD Blue SN550 250GB

Information about the test system can be found at the bottom of the home page.