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WD5001AALS-00E3A 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 59% (198th of 1015)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD5001AALS-00E3A
Poor: 49%Average: 59% Great: 69%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5001AALS-00E3A 500GB averaged 41.0% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.81MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5001AALS-00E3A 500GB is just 19.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD5001AALS-00E3A 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 19859%
Min Avg Max
80 Read 108 140
76 Write 100 117
61 Mixed 91.1 113
76 SusWrite 94.4 108
73% 98.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.09 4K Read 0.63 1.3
0.56 4K Write 1.81 2.3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.49 1
114% 0.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
327GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 109 110 109 109 108 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 112
Write 103
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 108
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
357GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 78 76 111 121 113 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 106
Write 110
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 101
70% 94.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.27 MB/s
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 63 51 95 105 103 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 113
Write 114
Mixed 72.8
SusWrite 81
70% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
184% 1.43 MB/s
360GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 102 104 111 113 119 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 81
Write 115
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 107
72% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.3 MB/s
235GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 78 77 74 74 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 100
Write 79.8
Mixed 61
SusWrite 76
58% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170X-GAMING 3 - $169

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,080x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples646x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples308x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples380x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples247x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples243x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples132x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples62x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples113x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples71x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples69x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $630

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