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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 65.5% (158th of 1014)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Model: WL600GLSA32100
Poor: 27%Average: 65.5% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The WL600GLSA32100 600GB averaged 34.5% 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 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.46MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL600GLSA32100 600GB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL600GLSA32100 600GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Rank 15865.5%
Min Avg Max
24 Read 119 151
15.5 Write 108 142
11.3 Mixed 76.3 121
25 SusWrite 104 144
75.1% 102 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.94 1.2
0.5 4K Write 2.46 3.4
0.3 4K Mixed 0.79 1.4
172% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
559GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 145 145 142 142 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 145
Write 142
Mixed 102
SusWrite 144
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.3
250% 1.87 MB/s
394GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 131 130 132 132 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 130
Write 127
Mixed 86.8
SusWrite 131
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
236% 1.67 MB/s
373GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 128 128 125 126 MB/s
74.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 117
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 126
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.3
254% 1.9 MB/s
191GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 127 128 126 127 128 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 133
Write 130
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 127
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.3
254% 1.9 MB/s
240GB free
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 115 115 115 MB/s
68% Good
Read 122
Write 114
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 115
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.4
264% 1.97 MB/s
463GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.05G04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 105 96 61 100 108 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 117
Write 117
Mixed 66.9
SusWrite 90.3
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
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Typical WL600GLSA32100 600GB Builds (Compare 128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 90%
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Motherboard: Asrock X370 Professional Gaming

CPU
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $60Bench 72%, 30,050 samples27x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $211Bench 71%, 66,470 samples19x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples14x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples20x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples13x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples11x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 241%, 38,097 samples6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples5x
MX300 SATA M.2 1TBCrucial  $65Bench 90%, 6,111 samples4x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples7x
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $73Bench 98%, 54,616 samples5x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples4x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $732

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