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VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 93.2% (11th of 1014)

more Based on 435 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000BHTZ-04JCPV1, WDC WD50 00BHTZ-04JCPV1, WDC WD50 00BHTZ-04JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-88JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-88JCP, WDC WD5000BHTZ-50JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-16JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-1, WDC WD5000BHTZ-48JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-5, WDC WD5000BHTZ-04JCP, WDC WD5000BHTZ-8, WDC WD5000BHTZ-60JCPV0, WDC WD5000BHTZ-04JCPV0
Poor: 66%Average: 93.2% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB averaged just 6.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.41MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.98MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB is 47.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 435 samples)
Rank 1193.2%
Min Avg Max
121 Read 170 208
96.6 Write 157 186
70.3 Mixed 109 159
93.9 SusWrite 153 189
108% 147 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.55 1.9
1.5 4K Write 3.98 4.8
0.4 4K Mixed 1.41 1.7
295% 2.31 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
355GB free
Firmware: YB01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 129 156 169 102 170 MB/s
98.3% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 162
Mixed 105
SusWrite 149
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 1.6
321% 2.4 MB/s
157GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 144 145 146 144 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 142
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 144
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.5
329% 2.67 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: YB01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 162 163 149 138 156 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 143
Write 134
Mixed 112
SusWrite 155
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.5
309% 2.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 13%
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System: Fujitsu CELSIUS M720

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 0Intel  $345Bench 70%, 17,464 samples71x
Xeon E5-1650 0Intel  $230Bench 73%, 10,189 samples7x
Xeon E5-2690 0IntelBench 71%, 4,842 samples7x
GPU
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples15x
Quadro 2000NvidiaBench 6%, 15,855 samples11x
Quadro K2000NvidiaBench 7%, 13,526 samples10x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples5x
HG5d Q Series 256GBToshiba  $225Bench 82%, 3,223 samples4x
840 250GBSamsungBench 77%, 2,100 samples4x
RAM
M393B5170EH1- 8x4GBSamsungBench 84%, 40 samples9x
M391B5273DH0- 4x4GBSamsungBench 85%, 136 samples6x
HMT351U7CFR8A 4x4GBHynixBench 89%, 39 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $373

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