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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 66.7% (148th of 1015)

Based on 518 user benchmarks.  Model: WL1000GSA6472E
Poor: 44%Average: 66.7% Great: 95%

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Above average average bench

The WL1000GSA6472E 1TB averaged 33.2% 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 0.88MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.16MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL1000GSA6472E 1TB is 50.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL1000GSA6472E 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 518 samples)
Rank 14866.7%
Min Avg Max
81.3 Read 126 173
42 Write 112 160
42.7 Mixed 87.8 122
39.2 SusWrite 104 163
79.4% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.49 4K Read 1.16 1.9
0.7 4K Write 2.4 3.2
0.2 4K Mixed 0.88 1.2
191% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
718GB free
Firmware: 01.01V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 119 118 118 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 127
Write 110
Mixed 103
SusWrite 118
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
215% 1.67 MB/s
521GB free
Firmware: 01.01VN5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s
67.5% Good
Read 121
Write 113
Mixed 97
SusWrite 114
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
234GB free
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 103 105 104 105 105 MB/s
58.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 99.9
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 104
71% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
197% 1.5 MB/s
406GB free
Firmware: HPG0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 102 101 101 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 96
Write 86.9
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 101
70% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
277GB free
Firmware: 00.0PQ30
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 103 103 104 103 103 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 90.7
Write 95
Mixed 89.8
SusWrite 97.7
69% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.47 MB/s
581GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 42 68 90 105 94 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 113
Write 122
Mixed 73.4
SusWrite 73.9
70% 95.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
80% 0.57 MB/s
33GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 74 76 78 80 82 MB/s
44.4% Average
Read 77.4
Write 80.9
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 76.7
51% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
98GB free
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 72 73 72 72 72 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 81.5
Write 75.7
Mixed 81
SusWrite 72.2
58% 77.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
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Gaming 55%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $102

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,244x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples3,005x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,823x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,539x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,367x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,205x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples689x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples479x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples354x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples754x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $528

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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