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WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 57.6% (211th of 1014)

Based on 560 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0, WDC WD5000AZDX-0, WDC WD5000AZDX-00SC2, WDC WD50 00AZDX-00SC2, WDC WD50 00AZDX-00SC2B0
Poor: 37%Average: 57.6% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB averaged 42.4% 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 0.65MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.26MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB is 42.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 93.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 560 samples)
Rank 21157.6%
Min Avg Max
64.5 Read 104 143
57.1 Write 101 137
24 Mixed 69.4 110
43.7 SusWrite 93.8 137
67.8% 92 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.23 4K Read 0.58 0.7
0.4 4K Write 2.26 3.1
0.16 4K Mixed 0.65 0.9
139% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
462GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 119 120 120 121 MB/s
71.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 122
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 120
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
340GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 112 110 112 112 112 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 112
Write 109
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 111
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.6
144% 1.33 MB/s
318GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 103 103 104 103 103 MB/s
62.7% Good
Read 115
Write 102
Mixed 66
SusWrite 103
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
287GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 103 99 104 103 104 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 78.5
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 102
63% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.17 MB/s
287GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 93 86 97 105 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 103
Write 96.5
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 96.3
66% 89.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1.13 MB/s
194GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 88 89 88 89 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 96.9
Write 93.6
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 87.8
64% 87.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.43 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 68 68 68 70 69 MB/s
48.9% Average
Read 102
Write 97.6
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 68.4
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.33 MB/s
201GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 86 85 84 83 MB/s
48.8% Average
Read 84.9
Write 81.2
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 84.6
58% 78.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
168% 1.4 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,309,742 HDDs tested

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Typical WD5000AZDX-00SC2B0 500GB Builds (Compare 12 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock H61M-PS

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples3x
Pentium G620Intel  $30Bench 46%, 12,899 samples2x
Core i3-2100Intel  $49Bench 51%, 63,701 samples2x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples4x
GeForce 9500 GTNvidiaBench 2%, 27,834 samples2x
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples1x
SSD
THNSFC128GBSJ 128GBToshibaBench 36%, 469 samples1x
850 Pro 256GBSamsung  $115Bench 102%, 141,929 samples1x
BX100 500GBCrucial  $40Bench 92%, 13,478 samples1x
RAM
9905471-017.A00LF 1x4GBKingstonBench 26%, 801 samples1x
9905471-074.A00LF 1x8GBKingstonBench 30%, 717 samples1x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples1x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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