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WL500GBSATA 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 55% (247th of 1015)

Based on 42 user benchmarks.  Model: WL500GBSATA
Poor: 30%Average: 55% Great: 77%

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Average average bench

The WL500GBSATA 500GB averaged 44.9% 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 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.22MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL500GBSATA 500GB is 47.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL500GBSATA 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 90.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 42 samples)
Rank 24755%
Min Avg Max
22.8 Read 98.8 139
28.3 Write 95 142
26.6 Mixed 65.4 131
14.8 SusWrite 90.5 139
64.4% 87.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.06 4K Read 0.73 1.3
0.4 4K Write 2.22 4.1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.78 1.4
158% 1.25 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
47GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 99 120 120 118 MB/s
65.5% Good
Read 119
Write 111
Mixed 81.6
SusWrite 108
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.3
261% 2.03 MB/s
450GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 88 102 49 41 42 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 135
Write 127
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 69.9
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
64GB free
Firmware: 00.04A.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 108 106 108 109 107 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 95
Write 101
Mixed 76
SusWrite 107
70% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.9 MB/s
40GB free
Firmware: 90.06M.A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 77 76 76 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 73
Write 83.2
Mixed 49.9
SusWrite 76.1
52% 70.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.02A.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 21 18 25 10 6 8.1 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 113
Write 97
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 14.8
48% 65 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.4
124% 1.23 MB/s
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90.04R.A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 44 48 47 42 MB/s
32.1% Below average
Read 69.2
Write 75.3
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 42.5
42% 57.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.1
45% 0.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,362,467 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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Motherboard: Asus P8B75-M LX

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples179x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples158x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples104x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples80x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples69x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples57x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples47x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples32x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples24x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples37x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples29x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $325

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