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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 53.4% (267th of 1015)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Model: WL150GLSA16100
Poor: 36%Average: 53.4% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The WL150GLSA16100 150GB averaged 46.6% 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 1.09MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.74MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL150GLSA16100 150GB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WL150GLSA16100 150GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 81.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 26753.4%
Min Avg Max
20.2 Read 81.7 121
23.7 Write 108 128
26.7 Mixed 62.9 111
69.4 SusWrite 109 127
66.5% 90.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.64 4K Read 0.86 1
1.6 4K Write 2.74 3.4
0.46 4K Mixed 1.09 1.3
208% 1.56 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
49GB free
Firmware: 01.06D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 100 99 99 98 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 99.3
69% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
220% 1.63 MB/s
140GB free
Firmware: 01.06D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 126 128 127 126 124 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 54.3
Write 119
Mixed 54.6
SusWrite 126
65% 88.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
224% 1.7 MB/s
120GB free
Firmware: 01.06D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 121 121 122 121 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 44.6
Write 120
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 121
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
134GB free
Firmware: 01.06D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 125 124 120 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 23.6
Write 121
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 124
54% 74.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.57 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,334,100 HDDs tested

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Typical WL150GLSA16100 150GB Builds (Compare 27 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 40%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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System: Jginyue B460M

CPU
Core i3-10100FIntel  $70Bench 80%, 39,812 samples10x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples10x
Core i9-10850KIntel  $286Bench 99%, 84,873 samples5x
GPU
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples6x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples5x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 428,800 samples3x
SSD
FA100 512GBAcerBench 212%, 411 samples8x
MZNLN128HCGR-000H1 128GBSamsungBench 71%, 1,750 samples6x
Blue 3D SATA M.2 1TBWD  $102Bench 98%, 9,497 samples2x
RAM
CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD2 24GBUnknownBench 70%, 10 samples9x
CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 029E CMK16GX4M2A2400C16 16GBUnknownBench 69%, 22 samples4x
8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 04CD F4-3600C16-8GVKC 01BA 8GBF1X08QFHH38-135-K 04CD F4-3600C16-8GVKC 32GBUnknownBench 73%, 3 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 82% - Excellent Total price: $225

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