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WD5000 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 41.3% (478th of 1015)

Based on 108 user benchmarks.  Model: WD5000
Poor: 18%Average: 41.3% Great: 66%

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Below average average bench

The WD5000 500GB averaged 58.7% 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 0.68MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.73MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD5000 500GB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD5000 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 48.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 68.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 108 samples)
Rank 47841.3%
Min Avg Max
18.1 Read 74.9 117
19.5 Write 74.5 116
16.5 Mixed 48.2 67.5
26.2 SusWrite 68.7 116
49% 66.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.14 4K Read 0.53 0.8
0.55 4K Write 1.73 2.5
0.21 4K Mixed 0.68 1
130% 0.98 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
265GB free
Firmware: 10.T0D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 173 172 173 175 177 MB/s
84.6% Excellent
Read 122
Write 117
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 172
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.5
132% 1.17 MB/s
358GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.03B.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 97 95 106 95 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 113
Write 113
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 96.3
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
214GB free
Firmware: 90.01R.7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 78 77 77 77 78 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 81.6
Write 78.9
Mixed 47.5
SusWrite 77.5
52% 71.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
134% 1.17 MB/s
933GB free
Firmware: 10.T0D10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 64 63 63 MB/s
42.1% Average
Read 83.3
Write 64
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 63.3
48% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.93 MB/s
87GB free
Firmware: 05.04E05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 59 59 56 57 58 MB/s
31.2% Below average
Read 51
Write 41.5
Mixed 31
SusWrite 57.5
33% 45.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF Z370-PLUS GAMING - $135

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $177Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,549x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $125Bench 91%, 264,837 samples844x
Core i7-8700Intel  $186Bench 87%, 349,567 samples587x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples411x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples353x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples346x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples116x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $87Bench 310%, 455,997 samples105x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $84Bench 273%, 381,216 samples99x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples149x
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 25,457 samples92x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples87x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $637

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