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WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB

WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB
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Effective Speed -64%Effective Speed -64%Average Score -47%Read -58%, Write -52%, 4K Read -120%, 4K Write 7%, Mixed -24%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -70%Peak Score -36%Read -46%, Write -40%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -51%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -10%Age -10%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 53.9% (261^st of 1015)

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Poor: 27%Average: 53.9% Great: 73%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB averaged 46.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.76MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.31MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.1MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,993 samples)

Rank 26153.9%

Min	Avg	Max
46.9	Read 98.2	137
42.7	Write 95	134
28.6	Mixed 66.1	83.2
35.7	SusWrite 89.3	130
64.2% 87.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.13	4K Read 0.59	0.8
0.6	4K Write 2.31	3
0.3	4K Mixed 0.76	1
152% 1.22 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

PHL-User, 10 days ago.

127GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 105 116 115 MB/s

67.2% Good

Write 114

Mixed 82.4

SusWrite 112

79% 107 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.8

168% 1.43 MB/s

UKR-User, 6 days ago.

98GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 104 101 102 103 MB/s

60% Above average

Write 104

Mixed 73.7

SusWrite 102

71% 96.7 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 0.7

147% 1.27 MB/s

GBR-User, 18 days ago.

218GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 94 93 93 MB/s

56.5% Above average

Write 91.5

Mixed 62.2

SusWrite 92

64% 87.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 0.7

149% 1.27 MB/s

DEU-User, 22 days ago.

184GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 79 84 86 85 87 MB/s

51.5% Above average

Write 90.1

Mixed 62.1

SusWrite 83.9

61% 82.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 0.8

174% 1.5 MB/s

EGY-User, 14 hrs ago.

151GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 83 87 76 74 73 MB/s

47.5% Average

Write 80.9

Mixed 60.3

SusWrite 78.9

56% 76.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

159% 1.23 MB/s

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Gaming 39%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-A320M-S2H-CF - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	814x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples	783x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples	742x

GPU
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	772x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	446x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	412x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	346x
Green 240GB (2018)WD $42Bench 45%, 156,194 samples	183x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	169x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	258x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples	193x
TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 85%, 99,207 samples	144x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $393

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WD5000AUDX-63WNHY0 500GB