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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 67.5% (140th of 1015)

Based on 116 user benchmarks.  Model: WL3000GSA6472
Poor: 46%Average: 67.5% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WL3000GSA6472 3TB averaged 32.4% 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 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.01MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL3000GSA6472 3TB is 39.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL3000GSA6472 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 116 samples)
Rank 14067.5%
Min Avg Max
60.9 Read 119 155
60.9 Write 114 145
24.7 Mixed 81.1 130
62 SusWrite 114 147
78.7% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.78 1.1
0.4 4K Write 2.01 2.82
0.13 4K Mixed 0.61 1
138% 1.13 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 182 180 181 178 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 181
Mixed 34
SusWrite 180
102% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
135% 1.13 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP3B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 180 180 182 179 181 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 160
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 181
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 142 140 141 140 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 140
Write 138
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 141
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 142 142 141 141 142 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 144
Write 94.6
Mixed 78.6
SusWrite 135
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 04.05B.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 132 134 130 132 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 129
Write 121
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 132
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
331GB free
Firmware: 12.00D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 80 86 90 79 90 MB/s
49.5% Average
Read 87.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 70.6
SusWrite 84.8
61% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
134% 1.03 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,350,874 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 44%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $88

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples3,598x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples2,697x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples1,086x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples1,286x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples982x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples671x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples420x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples346x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples425x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $436

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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