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Blue 500GB (2008)

Average Bench: 47.6% (343rd of 1015)

more Based on 203,744 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-00E4A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-40V2B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-41YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-65V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-60Z1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-19V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-41TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V0A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00Z7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-22TMA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-55V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-65TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40V2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-41TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-32Z1A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-41YGA1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-41YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60A7B2, WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA, WD5000AAKS-001CA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40V6A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-402AA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00C8A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00UU3A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-22V1A, WDC WD5000AAKS-42H2B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-7, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-42H2B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-4, WDC WD5000AAKS-5, WDC WD5000AAKS-6, WDC WD5000AAKS-41YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-22YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00WWP, WDC WD5000AAKS-00D2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00H2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-007AA, WDC WD5000AAKS-22A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00Z7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-22TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-32UU3A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-55A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-42H2B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00E4A, WDC WD5000AAKS-55A7B2, WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00UU3, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00D2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-07TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-08A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00H2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00Z1A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-402AA, WDC WD5000AAKS-00WWP, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V6A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-55A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-0, WDC WD5000AAKS-402AA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-32WWP, WD5000AAKS-00UU3, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00H2B1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00M9A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00E4A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-08WWPA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-75V1A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-08V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-32V1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-08WWPA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-40V6A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-22YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07V0A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-32V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40V6A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V6A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-19V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-60Z1A, WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGA1, WDC WD5000AAKS-40TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-08V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-60YGA1, WDC WD5000AAKS-01TMA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07N1A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-41YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V2B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65V0A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60WWPA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65TMA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-22V1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-60WWPA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-001CA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60YGA1, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60WWP, WDC WD5000AAKS-75TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-08A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-32TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-55V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-32TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-08V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-32V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-55V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-40TMA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00D2B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00M9A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00C8A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-55A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-00B3A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00Z7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-07YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-75YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-32A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-32TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-19V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-41TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-60WWP, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V6A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-08WWP, WDC WD5000AAKS-00H94A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00D2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-00UU3, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00E4A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40V2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-55YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-75V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22TMA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-32V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-612DY1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-42H2B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40YGA1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00C8A, WD5000AAKS-00M2B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-55V0A, WDC WD5000AAKS-08A7B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-55A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00H2B, WDC WD5000AAKS-65TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-41TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00YGX0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-65V0A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00YGA1, WDC WD5000AAKS-65A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22A7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-08WWP, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-40V2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-32A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-55YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B2, WDC WD5000AAKS-07V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-75A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-22A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-007AA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00C8A, WDC WD5000AAKS-65A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00A8B0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00Z7B, WDC WD5000AAKS-65A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60Z1A, WDC WD5000AAKS-22A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22V1A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-08A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-07TMA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22V1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-40YGA1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-65YGA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-19V0A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00WWPA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-22YGA0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00Z1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-402AA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V0A, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-60YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00A7B, WDC WD50 00AAKS-60Z1A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00H2B1, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40TMA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00M9A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00YGA, WDC WD5000AAKS-00H2B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00A7B2, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00V1A, WDC WD5000AAKS-08V0A0, WDC WD50 00AAKS-40TMA, WDC WD5000AAKS-60A7B, WD5000AAKS-55V0, WDC WD5000AAKS-65YGA, WDC WD50 00AAKS-00WWPA0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00V6A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-00M9A, WDC WD5000AAKS-00L7A0, WD5000AAKS-00L6A0, WDC WD5000AAKS-60A7B2, WDC WD5000AAKS-60A7B0
Poor: 28%Average: 47.6% Great: 69%

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Below average average bench

The WD Blue 500GB (2008) averaged 52.3% 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 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.78MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 500GB (2008) is 41.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 500GB (2008) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 203,744 samples)
Rank 34347.6%
Min Avg Max
46.3 Read 85.3 124
43.2 Write 84.1 122
35.6 Mixed 57.3 73.8
39.8 SusWrite 80.3 121
56.6% 76.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.68 0.8
0.9 4K Write 1.78 2.5
0.5 4K Mixed 0.81 1
151% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 130 132 133 133 MB/s
75% Very good
Read 130
Write 129
Mixed 69.9
SusWrite 132
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
140% 1.07 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 85 87 85 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 93.4
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 85.9
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 70 70 60 69 70 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 115
Write 97.3
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 66.3
63% 85.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
169% 1.17 MB/s
407GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 85 84 84 84 85 MB/s
51.2% Above average
Read 93.1
Write 89.9
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 84.9
61% 82.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 85 81 87 86 86 MB/s
44.8% Average
Read 71.3
Write 70.3
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 84.5
54% 73.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.2 MB/s
117GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 67 66 67 68 MB/s
34.4% Below average
Read 53.2
Write 39.8
Mixed 37.1
SusWrite 66.1
36% 49.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.13 MB/s
38GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 52 58 55 55 54 MB/s
33.8% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 58.1
Mixed 46.3
SusWrite 53.7
41% 55.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.17 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 66 60 57 82 81 MB/s
32.4% Below average
Read 46
Write 51.5
Mixed 50.9
SusWrite 67
40% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.8
121% 0.63 MB/s
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Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,899x
Core i7-2600Intel  $174Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,456x
Core i5-3470Intel  $149Bench 63%, 223,595 samples873x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,294x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,106x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $100Bench 29%, 946,701 samples963x
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A400 240GBKingston  $24Bench 66%, 424,288 samples786x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples447x
A400 480GBKingston  $31Bench 74%, 237,487 samples401x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples507x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples366x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples286x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $322

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 Comments

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3 months ago.

This HD like any other HD would perform differently in other computers.

ROU-User
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4,525

Terrible

5 years ago.

Very slow. I think this type is made only to reduce the price.

GRC-User
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3,081

Poor

4 years ago.

It's extremely slow with read speeds 2-20 MB/s

TheFanMan64
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26

Average

10 months ago.

Delfinently not the fastest HDD, but if you still have one or find one its worth the use.

Marcusblo
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Average

2 years ago.

It´s pretty bad at this point in time. Not only is it extremely slow, but also does it produce a ton of noise. The only reason I still use it probably is, that Dirt 2.0 didn´t fit on one of my three SSDs. This HDD wasn´t good ten years ago and it´s terrible now. Get an SSD instead. Like the 970 Evo Plus. But it still works, I guess...

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