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WD WD5000BPVX

Blue 2.5" 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 38.9% (525th of 1015)

more Based on 1,274 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5000BPVX-00JC3T0, WDC WD50 00BPVX-00JC3, WDC WD50 00BPVX-00JC3T0, WDC WD5000BPVX-0, WDC WD5000BPVX-22JC3T0, WD5000BPVX-00JC, WDC WD5000BPVX-00JC3
Poor: 20%Average: 38.9% Great: 61%

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Poor average bench

The WD Blue 2.5" 500GB averaged 61.0% 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 0.65MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.71MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 2.5" 500GB is 40.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 2.5" 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 63MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,274 samples)
Rank 52538.9%
Min Avg Max
34.8 Read 72.4 110
35.3 Write 69.6 103
21 Mixed 42.7 56.9
26.9 SusWrite 63 104
45.5% 61.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.45 0.6
0.52 4K Write 1.71 2.28
0.22 4K Mixed 0.65 0.8
122% 0.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
399GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 108 108 109 110 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 68
Mixed 49.1
SusWrite 108
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 1.13 MB/s
461GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 93 92 93 92 93 MB/s
51.3% Above average
Read 86.8
Write 79.7
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 91.7
57% 77.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.07 MB/s
441GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 44 59 74 75 77 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 114
Write 33
Mixed 30
SusWrite 62.8
44% 60.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.53 MB/s
278GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 88 88 88 89 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 91.1
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 88.2
59% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 80 80 80 80 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 79.8
Write 72.6
Mixed 47.4
SusWrite 79.3
51% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.17 MB/s
437GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 69 73 66 70 MB/s
40.8% Average
Read 71.7
Write 79.8
Mixed 42.9
SusWrite 70.2
48% 66.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
121% 0.93 MB/s
154GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 50 49 50 49 49 MB/s
32.8% Below average
Read 64.4
Write 65.4
Mixed 35.9
SusWrite 49.4
40% 53.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming 6%
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Desktop 49%
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Workstation 6%
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System: HP Pavilion g6 Notebook PC

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Core i5-3210MIntel  $52Bench 48%, 79,744 samples591x
Core i5-3230MIntel  $100Bench 49%, 61,311 samples246x
Core i5-2450MIntel  $225Bench 49%, 51,836 samples246x
GPU
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples1,409x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples803x
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples285x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples140x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples57x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $23Bench 56%, 142,801 samples42x
RAM
AM1U16BC4P2-B19H 2x4GBAdataBench 46%, 2,021 samples114x
M471B5273DH0-CH9 1x4GBSamsungBench 25%, 18,713 samples110x
AD73I1C1674EV 1x4GBAdataBench 25%, 5,119 samples109x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $77

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