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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 68.4% (136th of 1014)

Based on 465 user benchmarks.  Model: WL2000GSA6472E
Poor: 38%Average: 68.4% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The WL2000GSA6472E 2TB averaged 31.5% 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 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.68MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL2000GSA6472E 2TB is 51.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL2000GSA6472E 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 465 samples)
Rank 13668.4%
Min Avg Max
71.7 Read 125 160
62 Write 116 149
44.7 Mixed 87.1 136
42.4 SusWrite 110 151
80.8% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.85 1.3
1.03 4K Write 2.68 3.5
0.3 4K Mixed 0.8 1.2
174% 1.44 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 05.A1F.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 145 145 145 145 144 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 145
Write 138
Mixed 100
SusWrite 141
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
226% 1.9 MB/s
238GB free
Firmware: HPS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 115 116 115 116 116 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 135
Write 132
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 116
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 00.0NS02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 125 127 124 126 123 MB/s
69.3% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 125
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
217% 1.73 MB/s
744GB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 106 104 104 108 109 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 133
Write 137
Mixed 76
SusWrite 105
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.7 MB/s
791GB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 105 103 105 108 MB/s
67.2% Good
Read 128
Write 128
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 106
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.57 MB/s
461GB free
Firmware: 00.0NS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 94 97 97 96 96 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 122
Write 120
Mixed 101
SusWrite 96
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
203% 1.73 MB/s
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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $143

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples5,233x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples2,996x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples1,820x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,535x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,366x
GTX 1070-TiNvidia  $299Bench 94%, 412,133 samples1,204x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples687x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples477x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples353x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples753x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples390x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples321x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $569

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