Western Digital

WD Green

SATA 2.5" · SATA 6 Gbps · Silicon Motion SM2258XT

SATA 2.5" 2017 3-year warranty 120 GB – 1 TB
Western Digital WD Green
Specs & Capacities

Specifications

General specifications
InterfaceSATA 6 Gbps
ControllerSilicon Motion SM2258XT
NAND TypeWD/SanDisk 3D TLC
Warranty3 years
120 GB specifications
Seq Read545 MB/s
Seq Write430 MB/s
Endurance40 TBW
Part NumberWDS120G2G0A
Editor Notes

Overview

In Western Digital's consumer SSD lineup, Green is the entry-level tier below the mainstream Blue. The WD Green SSD, released in 2017, uses WD/SanDisk 3D TLC NAND without DRAM cache, with 545–550 MB/s sequential read and 430–475 MB/s write. The WD Blue 3D includes DRAM cache and has higher sustained write throughput. Available in 120GB, 240GB, 480GB, and 1TB, all with a 3-year warranty.

TBW per capacity: 40 at 120GB, 80 at 240GB, 160 at 480GB, and 400 at 1TB. The drive is suited to boot and light application storage; sustained write workloads exhaust the SLC cache quickly. The drive also shipped in an M.2 SATA (2280) form factor (WDS*G0B suffix) with identical specifications.

External Reviews

Reviews

  • “We believe the WD Green 240 GiB is a good choice for the home user that is looking for an inexpensive SSD to use as a boot drive for a desktop or laptop.”

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