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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 51.5% (282nd of 1015)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: WL1.5TBSATA
Poor: 31%Average: 51.5% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The WL1.5TBSATA averaged 48.5% 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 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.88MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL1.5TBSATA is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL1.5TBSATA performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 52.5MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 80.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 28251.5%
Min Avg Max
64 Read 93.2 140
9 Write 80.4 121
14.5 Mixed 52.5 109
9.3 SusWrite 84.7 124
57.1% 77.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.32 4K Read 0.88 1.3
0.3 4K Write 1.22 3.1
0.14 4K Mixed 0.61 1
127% 0.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
336GB free
Firmware: 27.0CR.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 104 107 108 109 105 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 100
Write 98.6
Mixed 37.9
SusWrite 105
62% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
307GB free
Firmware: 27.0CR.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 107 107 102 107 106 MB/s
58.3% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 69.1
Mixed 45
SusWrite 105
58% 79.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.53 MB/s
720GB free
Firmware: 05.01G.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 97 96 99 98 99 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 76.8
Mixed 51.9
SusWrite 97.7
59% 80.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
214% 1.73 MB/s
333GB free
Firmware: 27.0CR.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 104 101 101 106 106 MB/s
56% Above average
Read 93.6
Write 98.1
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 102
60% 82.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.47 MB/s
336GB free
Firmware: 27.0CR.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 105 106 108 108 105 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 89.4
Write 98.6
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 104
59% 81.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.57 MB/s
213GB free
Firmware: 06.05H.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 81 80 81 80 MB/s
45.9% Average
Read 79.2
Write 78.7
Mixed 48
SusWrite 80.1
52% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.53 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,345,615 HDDs tested

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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 88%
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Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H510M-K

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples1,516x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples835x
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples709x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $255Bench 100%, 447,556 samples618x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples555x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples335x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples287x
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples203x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples117x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples330x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples169x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples146x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 93% - Outstanding Total price: $381

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