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VelociRaptor 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

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Average Bench: 90.6% (26th of 1015)

more Based on 4,986 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000HHTZ-04N21V0, WDC WD5000HHTZ-04N21, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-75N21V0, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-75N21, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-04N21, WDC WD5000HHTZ-6, WDC WD5000HHTZ-75N21, WDC WD5000HHTZ-7, WDC WD5000HHTZ-75N21V0, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-60N21V0, WDC WD5000HHTZ-04N21V1, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-60N21, WDC WD5000HHTZ-60N21V0, WDC WD5000HHTZ-0, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-04N21V1, WDC WD50 00HHTZ-04N21V0, WDC WD5000HHTZ-60N21
Poor: 63%Average: 90.6% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The WD VelociRaptor 500GB averaged just 9.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD VelociRaptor 500GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.56MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.23MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD VelociRaptor 500GB is 47.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD VelociRaptor 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 147MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,986 samples)
Rank 2690.6%
Min Avg Max
121 Read 167 206
106 Write 154 188
61.4 Mixed 101 131
85.1 SusWrite 147 185
105% 142 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.06 4K Read 1.64 1.9
1.87 4K Write 4.23 4.9
0.8 4K Mixed 1.56 1.8
320% 2.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
312GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 178 178 179 180 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 178
Mixed 121
SusWrite 179
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.7
353% 2.77 MB/s
434GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 176 171 169 167 162 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 169
Mixed 120
SusWrite 167
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.7
340% 2.67 MB/s
285GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 184 184 182 184 185 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 156
Mixed 108
SusWrite 182
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.7
336% 2.5 MB/s
268GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 135 137 140 140 140 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 151
Mixed 119
SusWrite 139
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.7
338% 2.67 MB/s
382GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 157 161 163 163 163 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 180
Mixed 112
SusWrite 154
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.7
344% 2.6 MB/s
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Typical VelociRaptor 500GB Builds (Compare 1,648 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 61%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 36%
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System: HP Z220 CMT Workstation

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $284Bench 60%, 134,392 samples774x
Xeon E3-1225 V2Intel  $165Bench 55%, 1,162 samples215x
Xeon E3-1245 V2Intel  $245Bench 59%, 693 samples147x
GPU
Quadro 600NvidiaBench 3%, 7,977 samples122x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $250Bench 56%, 658,138 samples119x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 434,138 samples111x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 105%, 476,799 samples43x
C400 RealSSD 128GBMicronBench 55%, 5,103 samples34x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 113%, 371,028 samples31x
RAM
16JTF51264AZ-1G6M1 2x4GBMicronBench 54%, 2,012 samples55x
M378B5273DH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 55%, 2,018 samples53x
M378B5273DH0-CK0 4x4GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,005 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $339

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