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WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB

WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB
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Effective Speed -48%Effective Speed -48%Average Score -23%Read -40%, Write -40%, 4K Read -30%, 4K Write 3%, Mixed 1%, 4K Mixed 1%, SusWrite -57%Peak Score -16%Read -38%, Write -47%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -50%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -32,756%Nice To Haves -2%Age -2%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 59.6% (192^nd of 1015)

Based on 2,936 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD5003ABYZ-011FA0, WDC WD50 03ABYZ-011FA, WDC WD50 03ABYZ-0326ZH, WDC WD5003ABYZ-009757, WDC WD5003ABYZ-007544, WDC WD5003ABYZ-0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-011FAO, WDC WD5003ABYZ-02B1B0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-010FB0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-004778, WDC WD5003ABYZ-008758, WDC WD5003ABYZ-01Y7B0, WDC WD50 03ABYZ-011FA0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-481FA2, WD5003ABYZ-011FA0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-001245, WDC WD5003ABYZ-011FA06, WD5003ABYZ-01WERA0, WDC WD5003ABYZ-002254, WDC WD5003ABYZ-083CAO, WDC WD5003ABYZ-011FA

Poor: 35%Average: 59.6% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB averaged 40.4% 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 0.87MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB is 43.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD5003ABYZ-011FA0 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 96.3MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 2,936 samples)

Rank 19259.6%

Min	Avg	Max
59.7	Read 111	145
51.5	Write 103	128
33.7	Mixed 82.9	114
40.9	SusWrite 96.3	131
72.7% 98.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 1	1.4
0.8	4K Write 2.21	3
0.4	4K Mixed 0.87	1.1
180% 1.36 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

PRT-User, 18 days ago.

433GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 01.01S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 113 134 134 134 131 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 131

Mixed 115

SusWrite 128

96% 130 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.9

208% 1.7 MB/s

PAK-User, 20 days ago.

337GB free

Firmware: 1S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 130 127 130 129 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 124

Mixed 100

SusWrite 128

89% 121 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 0.9

190% 1.5 MB/s

SVK-User, 12 days ago.

265GB free

Firmware: 01.01S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 113 113 111 113 MB/s

70.3% Very good

Write 126

Mixed 115

SusWrite 111

90% 121 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1.1

226% 1.7 MB/s

USA-User, 8 days ago.

432GB free

Firmware: 01.01S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 66 66 66 66 MB/s

59.4% Above average

Write 116

Mixed 89.4

SusWrite 66

76% 103 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

230% 1.77 MB/s

GBR-User, 12 days ago.

51GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 01.01S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 65 109 55 50 76 MB/s

57.5% Above average

Write 107

Mixed 102

SusWrite 70.8

76% 102 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

193% 1.47 MB/s

CZE-User, 3 days ago.

269GB free

Firmware: 01.01S03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 73 73 73 72 69 MB/s

53.8% Above average

Write 106

Mixed 111

SusWrite 72

76% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1.2

217% 1.57 MB/s

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Gaming 9%

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Desktop 66%

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Workstation 9%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 9020

CPU
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	3,459x
Core i7-4770Intel $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples	2,217x
Core i5-4590Intel $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples	1,850x

GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples	3,547x
GTX 1650Nvidia $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples	708x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	682x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	389x
KingFast 1TBBench 95%, 2,943 samples	231x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	214x

RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples	253x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples	182x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	170x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $178

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