TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

WL500GSA6472B 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 68.9% (134th of 1015)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: WL500GSA6472B
Poor: 36%Average: 68.9% Great: 109%

Popular builds with this HDD

Above average average bench

The WL500GSA6472B 500GB averaged 31.0% 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 0.88MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.06MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL500GSA6472B 500GB is 73.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WL500GSA6472B 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 13468.9%
Min Avg Max
37.4 Read 124 207
33.3 Write 117 185
23.8 Mixed 86.7 167
38.9 SusWrite 113 189
81.3% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.17 4K Read 1.06 1.5
0.39 4K Write 2.25 3.59
0.24 4K Mixed 0.88 1.3
184% 1.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
328GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 114 115 115 116 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 120
Write 112
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 114
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.27 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 98 109 110 67 45 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 142
Write 121
Mixed 110
SusWrite 85.7
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 96 107 117 120 123 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 114
Write 120
Mixed 104
SusWrite 111
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
328GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 112 103 97 113 MB/s
57.3% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 101
Mixed 65.3
SusWrite 107
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.1 MB/s
328GB free
Firmware: 01.01S03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 81 70 63 64 60 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 66
Write 74.6
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 68.3
48% 65.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.83 MB/s
49 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,347,237 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical WL500GSA6472B 500GB Builds (Compare 403 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat

Motherboard: Asrock Z75 Pro3 - $105

CPU
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples76x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples71x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples48x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples41x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples33x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples17x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples16x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples12x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples16x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples14x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 47,852 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $447

Popular WL500GSA6472B 500GB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 7 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback