Western Digital SSD WDS250G1B0A Linux Tests
Some fresh SSD Linux benchmarks on Linux 4.9 atop Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Tests by Michael Larabel of various SATA 3.0 SSDs and NVMe SSDs.


INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

PNY CS1211 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: PNY CS1211 120GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 850 EVO 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB Samsung SSD 850 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Toshiba TR150 120GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 120GB TOSHIBA-TR150 + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

VisionTek 240GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: VisionTek 240GB + 256GB INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 950 PRO 256GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

Samsung 960 EVO 250GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: Samsung SSD 960 EVO 250GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB: 

	Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5 @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: MSI C236A WORKSTATION (MS-7998) v1.0, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WDS250G1B0A- + Samsung SSD 950 PRO 256GB, Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 470/480 8192MB, Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 16.04, Kernel: 4.9.0-999-generic (x86_64) 20161207, Desktop: Unity 7.4.0, Display Server: X Server 1.18.4, Display Driver: amdgpu 1.2.99, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 13.1.0-devel- padoka PPA Gallium 0.4, Vulkan: 1.0.3, Compiler: GCC 5.4.0 20160609, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


SQLite 3.8.10.2
Test Target: Default Test Directory
Seconds < Lower Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 18.04 |============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 56.38 |======================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 28.73 |===================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 36.88 |=========================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 31.05 |=====================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 65.36 |============================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 36.52 |=========================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 29.84 |====================


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 287.41 |================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 271.02 |===============
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 392.14 |=====================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 213.08 |============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 295.53 |================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 788.37 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 704.70 |======================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 274.49 |===============


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Random Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 480.63  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 298.40  |==========
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 353.78  |===========
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 287.90  |=========
VisionTek 240GB ........... 338.53  |===========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 322.91  |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1319.10 |==========================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 290.82  |=========


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Read - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 265.72  |==========
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 49.30   |==
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 457.30  |=================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 187.94  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 270.35  |==========
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 1115.40 |==========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 976.13  |=====================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 237.90  |=========


Flexible IO Tester 2.1.13
Type: Sequential Write - IO Engine: Libaio - Buffered: No - Direct: Yes - Block Size: 4KB - Disk Target: Default Test Directory - Result: MB/s
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 485.99  |===============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 117.71  |====
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 423.54  |=============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14  |=============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 406.43  |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 920.27  |============================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 1401.67 |==========================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 367.33  |===========


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 1000 Files, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 210.80 |===========================================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.50  |===================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 101.28 |=====================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 58.90  |============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 61.95  |=============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.63 |=========================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 173.63 |===================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 111.48 |=======================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 5000 Files, 1MB Size, 4 Threads
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 85.60  |============
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 193.97 |============================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 111.07 |================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 51.20  |=======
VisionTek 240GB ........... 50.53  |=======
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 302.37 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 177.75 |=========================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 137.73 |====================


FS-Mark 3.3
Test: 4000 Files, 32 Sub Dirs, 1MB Size
Files/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 79.58  |=============================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 93.00  |=================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 63.77  |=======================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 42.00  |===============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 42.00  |===============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 120.03 |===========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 84.57  |==============================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 106.77 |======================================


BlogBench 1.0
Test: Write
Final Score > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 6861  |================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 8612  |====================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 6079  |==============
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 5719  |==============
VisionTek 240GB ........... 5135  |============
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 18489 |============================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 11157 |===========================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 7951  |===================


Compile Bench 0.6
Test: Initial Create
MB/s > Higher Is Better
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 546.67 |==========================================
PNY CS1211 120GB .......... 525.36 |========================================
Samsung 850 EVO 120GB ..... 494.32 |======================================
Toshiba TR150 120GB ....... 430.14 |=================================
VisionTek 240GB ........... 444.68 |==================================
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 516.96 |========================================
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 558.75 |===========================================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 506.27 |=======================================


PostgreSQL pgbench 9.4.3
Scaling: On-Disk - Test: Heavy Contention - Mode: Read Write
TPS > Higher Is Better
Samsung 950 PRO 256GB ..... 5227.67 |==========================================
INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7 256GB . 1212.92 |==========
Samsung 960 EVO 250GB ..... 3530.35 |============================
WD WDS250G1B0A 250GB ...... 2884.72 |=======================