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WL500GLSA6410000 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 84.1% (56th of 1015)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: WL500GLSA6410000
Poor: 71%Average: 84.1% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The WL500GLSA6410000 500GB averaged just 15.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WL500GLSA6410000 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.85MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.55MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL500GLSA6410000 500GB is 32.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WL500GLSA6410000 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 5684.1%
Min Avg Max
124 Read 158 226
89 Write 140 188
62.7 Mixed 124 177
43.4 SusWrite 114 151
99.3% 134 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 1.3 1.87
0.66 4K Write 3.55 4.8
0.3 4K Mixed 0.85 1.8
214% 1.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 122 123 122 121 122 MB/s
99.7% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 120
Mixed 125
SusWrite 120
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.8
347% 2.67 MB/s
89GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 149 154 152 154 MB/s
88.8% Excellent
Read 157
Write 156
Mixed 103
SusWrite 151
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.4
302% 2.43 MB/s
80GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 77 133 133 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 168
Write 70.8
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 88.8
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.37 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 63 64 63 63 63 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 172
Write 91.4
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 63.2
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.2
215% 1.37 MB/s
290GB free
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 44 44 44 44 44 MB/s
63.2% Good
Read 176
Write 140
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 43.4
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.7
340% 2.67 MB/s
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Gaming 20%
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Desktop
Desktop 68%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock 970A-G/3.1

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples112x
FX-6300AMD  $90Bench 55%, 261,607 samples112x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples18x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples80x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples17x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples16x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples9x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples5x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 96%, 217,115 samples4x
RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples34x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples20x
1866 CL10 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 54%, 7,244 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $265

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