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Wl1000gs

A6472 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 78.7% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: WL1000GS A6472
Poor: 51%Average: 78.7% Great: 108%

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Good average bench

The Wl1000gs A6472 1TB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wl1000gs A6472 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.42MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.26MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wl1000gs A6472 1TB is 57.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Wl1000gs A6472 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 124MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.73MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 8378.7%
Min Avg Max
39.3 Read 145 226
48.5 Write 131 213
23.8 Mixed 112 183
68.4 SusWrite 124 151
94.7% 128 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.07 4K Read 0.73 1.4
0.08 4K Write 2.26 4.8
0.12 4K Mixed 0.42 1.2
119% 1.14 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
371GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 150 150 152 151 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 187
Mixed 99.5
SusWrite 151
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 0.2
140% 1.9 MB/s
833GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 155 154 154 143 148 MB/s
93.2% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 179
Mixed 93.6
SusWrite 151
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.3 MB/s
870GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 135 145 133 142 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 108
Write 110
Mixed 75.3
SusWrite 127
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.57 MB/s
86GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 119 118 119 118 118 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 110
Write 113
Mixed 95.9
SusWrite 118
81% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
723GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 60 61 70 79 75 MB/s
30.9% Below average
Read 39.3
Write 48.5
Mixed 23.8
SusWrite 68.4
33% 45 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.3
55% 0.4 MB/s
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Gaming 22%
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Desktop 68%
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Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: Asrock 970M Pro3

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples289x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples228x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples70x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples92x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples51x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples47x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples27x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples14x
RAM
TEAMGROUP-UD3-1600 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 6,864 samples35x
NMUD380D81-1600C 1x8GBUnknownBench 28%, 485 samples26x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Very good Total price: $217

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