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WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB

WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB
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Effective Speed -55%Effective Speed -55%Average Score -33%Read -48%, Write -53%, 4K Read -103%, 4K Write 122%, Mixed -38%, 4K Mixed -47%, SusWrite -63%Peak Score -9%Read -33%, Write -44%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write 207%, Mixed -31%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -43%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -33,133%Nice To Haves +150% Age 150%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 57% (221^st of 1015)

Based on 462 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0, WDC WD5000LPSX-60A6WT0, WDC WD5000LPSX-00A6WT0, WDC WD5000LPSX-75A6W, WDC WD50 00LPSX-60A6WT0, WDC WD5000LPSX-08A6W, WDC WD50 00LPSX-08A6W, WDC WD50 00LPSX-00A6WT0, WDC WD5000LPSX-22A6WT0

Poor: 21%Average: 57% Great: 81%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB averaged 43.0% 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 Write Speed 4.76MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.59MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB is 60.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 59.7MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.7MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 462 samples)

Rank 22157%

Min	Avg	Max
31.1	Read 105	150
21.6	Write 94.2	131
20.9	Mixed 59.7	74.7
28.8	SusWrite 92.7	137
64.5% 87.8 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.2	4K Read 0.64	0.8
0.8	4K Write 4.76	7.7
0.2	4K Mixed 0.59	1
180% 2 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

MYS-User, 28 days ago.

438GB free

Firmware: 11087211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 137 138 135 135 MB/s

77.4% Very good

Write 118

Mixed 67.8

SusWrite 134

83% 113 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 7.7

4K Mixed 0.9

272% 3.1 MB/s

SRB-User, 1 month ago.

435GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 123 119 133 132 132 MB/s

74.9% Very good

Write 137

Mixed 72.5

SusWrite 123

86% 117 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 4.3

4K Mixed 0.3

146% 1.8 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 month ago.

346GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 119 115 123 122 118 MB/s

67.4% Good

Write 109

Mixed 61.9

SusWrite 115

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.5

4K Write 4.3

4K Mixed 0.3

134% 1.7 MB/s

BRA-User, 2 months ago.

209GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 116 115 111 MB/s

64.2% Good

Write 116

Mixed 67

SusWrite 114

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 4.2

4K Mixed 0.3

149% 1.8 MB/s

HUN-User, 11 hrs ago.

211GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 11087211

SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 87 107 106 108 110 MB/s

57.6% Above average

Write 112

Mixed 68

SusWrite 98.1

70% 95 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 4.3

4K Mixed 0.3

146% 1.8 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 8%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 3080

CPU
Core i5-10500TIntelBench 78%, 1,923 samples	572x
Core i5-10500Intel $140Bench 84%, 10,180 samples	547x
Core i5-10505IntelBench 85%, 1,086 samples	410x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	1,707x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	40x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	35x

SSD
NVMe KIOXIA 256GBKbg40zns256gBench 149%, 13,282 samples	152x
PM991a Samsung 256GBNvmeBench 118%, 1,499 samples	70x
BC711 SK hynix 256GBNvmeBench 161%, 1,702 samples	64x

RAM
HMAA1GU6CJR6N-XN 1x8GBUnknownBench 37%, 941 samples	96x
M378A1G44AB0-CWE 1x8GBUnknownBench 35%, 584 samples	64x
KKRVFX-MIE 1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 1,686 samples	53x

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WD5000LPSX-75A6WT0 500GB