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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 81.6% (69th of 1015)

Based on 123 user benchmarks.  Model: WL5000GSA12872B
Poor: 45%Average: 81.6% Great: 112%

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Very good average bench

The WL5000GSA12872B 5TB averaged just 18.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WL5000GSA12872B 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.93MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL5000GSA12872B 5TB is 67.2%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WL5000GSA12872B 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 98.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 137MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 123 samples)
Rank 6981.6%
Min Avg Max
56.5 Read 137 201
47.8 Write 176 232
52.5 Mixed 98.3 164
71 SusWrite 145 193
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 3.59 6.88
0.77 4K Write 2.81 3.5
0.18 4K Mixed 0.93 1.2
305% 2.44 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: SP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 180 195 181 195 187 MB/s
95.3% Outstanding
Read 142
Write 222
Mixed 97.2
SusWrite 188
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
373% 2.97 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 144 157 150 148 154 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 112
Write 198
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 152
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
356% 2.87 MB/s
920GB free
Firmware: SP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 149 149 149 148 MB/s
74.7% Very good
Read 109
Write 194
Mixed 103
SusWrite 150
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
336% 2.8 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: HP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 148 161 154 154 147 MB/s
73% Very good
Read 99.1
Write 191
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 154
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.1
321% 2.37 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: ER01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 112 129 120 109 122 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 125
Write 162
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 120
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
308% 2.5 MB/s
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Typical WL5000GSA12872B 5TB Builds (Compare 12,049 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft

Motherboard: Asus PRIME A320M-K - $70

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples1,463x
Ryzen 3 3200GAMD  $75Bench 63%, 104,122 samples1,307x
Ryzen 3 2200GAMD  $104Bench 60%, 181,631 samples1,006x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples949x
RX 570AMD  $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples735x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples654x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples716x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples340x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples284x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples293x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBAdataBench 80%, 77,202 samples226x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples204x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $357

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