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WD5000AAKX-60U6A 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 52% (280th of 1015)

Based on 172 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD5000AAKX-60U6A
Poor: 24%Average: 52% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The WD WD5000AAKX-60U6A 500GB averaged 48.0% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.48MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5000AAKX-60U6A 500GB is 44.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD5000AAKX-60U6A 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 77.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 172 samples)
Rank 28052%
Min Avg Max
18.4 Read 93.2 122
22.9 Write 88.3 117
24.1 Mixed 73.9 115
32.9 SusWrite 77.6 119
61.7% 83.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.51 0.7
0.67 4K Write 1.48 2
0.12 4K Mixed 0.53 0.9
108% 0.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
357GB free
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 119 119 119 120 120 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 122
Write 111
Mixed 75
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 70 78 82 86 95 MB/s
56.7% Above average
Read 119
Write 110
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 78.8
69% 93.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.01H18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 57 65 52 51 61 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 119
Write 94.5
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 57.8
61% 83.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 71 72 77 86 80 MB/s
50.4% Above average
Read 99.6
Write 105
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 75.9
64% 86.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.1 MB/s
277GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 18.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 62 69 63 83 80 MB/s
23.1% Poor
Read 12.3
Write 20.7
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 68.2
23% 30.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.1
30% 0.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 62%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: HP ProDesk 600 G2 SFF

CPU
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples1,024x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples284x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples202x
GPU
HD 530 (Desktop Skylake)IntelBench 5%, 188,220 samples1,169x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples120x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples94x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples95x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples54x
MZ7LN256HCHP-000H1 256GBSamsungBench 85%, 2,903 samples40x
RAM
HMA41GU6AFR8N-TF 1x8GBHynixBench 39%, 16,202 samples62x
HMA451U6AFR8N-TF 2x4GBHynixBench 68%, 8,569 samples59x
M378A5143DB0-CPB 2x4GBSamsungBench 69%, 2,652 samples58x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $95

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