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WD WD5000BEKT

Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 43.5% (436th of 1015)

more Based on 4,559 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000BEKT-22KA9T0, WDC WD50 00BEKT-60KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-24KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-60KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-22KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-24KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-75KA9, WDC WD50 00BEKT-24KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-2, WDC WD5000BEKT-75KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-0, WDC WD5000BEKT-6, WDC WD50 00BEKT-75KA9T0, WDC WD50 00BEKT-22KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-00KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-7, WDC WD50 00BEKT-60KA9T, WDC WD5000BEKT-8, WDC WD5000BEKT-00KA9T0, WDC WD50 00BEKT-60KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-80KA9, WDC WD50 00BEKT-80KA9T0, WDC WD50 00BEKT-00KA9, WDC WD5000BEKT-60KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-80KA9T0, WDC WD5000BEKT-80KA9T1, WDC WD50 00BEKT-00KA9T0, WDC WD50 00BEKT-75KA9
Poor: 21%Average: 43.5% Great: 58%

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Below average average bench

The WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010) averaged 56.4% 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 0.77MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.73MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010) is 36.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 70.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,559 samples)
Rank 43643.5%
Min Avg Max
34.1 Read 80.4 105
29.7 Write 75 99.6
21.7 Mixed 54.5 71.8
31.1 SusWrite 70.9 102
51.8% 70.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.65 0.8
0.6 4K Write 1.73 2.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.77 1
145% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
374GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 96 95 94 95 96 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 88.9
Write 91.2
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 94.8
63% 85.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
368GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 80 81 81 82 80 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 100
Write 99
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 80.6
63% 85.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 74 75 75 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 99.5
Write 84.3
Mixed 74.1
SusWrite 74.8
62% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 74 75 75 75 75 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 96.7
Write 99.7
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 74.5
64% 86.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
149GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 70 79 74 71 83 MB/s
45% Average
Read 85.6
Write 86.9
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 71.2
56% 75.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
164% 1.03 MB/s
348GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 67 68 67 MB/s
44% Average
Read 85.8
Write 87.2
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 67
56% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
78GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 63 63 62 62 63 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 61.2
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 62.3
45% 60.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.1 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 70 69 69 69 70 MB/s
35.5% Below average
Read 54.4
Write 48.5
Mixed 37.8
SusWrite 69
39% 52.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
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Workstation 3%
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System: Dell XPS L701X

CPU
Core i7 Q 740Intel  $190Bench 54%, 13,278 samples60x
Core i7 Q 840Intel  $85Bench 56%, 1,339 samples5x
Core i5 M 460Intel  $130Bench 40%, 18,336 samples5x
GPU
GeForce GT 445MNvidiaBench 5%, 373 samples66x
HD Graphics (Arrandale 0.667/0.766 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 99,513 samples11x
GeForce GT 435MNvidiaBench 6%, 44 samples2x
SSD
SFSA240GQ1AA4TO-C-HC-216-NOV 240GBBench 84%, 73 samples5x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples3x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples2x
RAM
HMT325S6BFR8C-H9 2x2GBHynixBench 33%, 8,194 samples3x
M471B5773CHS-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 29%, 8,570 samples3x
M471B5273CH0-CH9 4x4GBSamsungBench 44%, 427 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $190

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