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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 78.3% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: WL1000GSA6472
Poor: 66%Average: 78.3% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The WL1000GSA6472 1TB averaged 21.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WL1000GSA6472 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.37MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL1000GSA6472 1TB is 26.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WL1000GSA6472 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 8378.3%
Min Avg Max
110 Read 142 176
94.2 Write 135 169
35.5 Mixed 97.6 158
52.4 SusWrite 129 160
93% 126 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.22 4K Read 1 1.3
0.5 4K Write 2.37 3.1
0.1 4K Mixed 0.67 1.1
160% 1.35 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
821GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 161 162 163 161 161 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 167
Mixed 89.1
SusWrite 160
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
200% 1.63 MB/s
974GB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 154 154 154 153 152 MB/s
90.7% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 152
Mixed 111
SusWrite 153
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.73 MB/s
824GB free
Firmware: A3.01F.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 145 148 148 148 148 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 154
Write 154
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 147
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
629GB free
Firmware: A3.01F.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 146 147 142 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 149
Write 144
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 145
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
619GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 134 134 134 134 134 MB/s
80% Excellent
Read 145
Write 148
Mixed 105
SusWrite 134
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.7 MB/s
699GB free
Firmware: 03.01F.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 123 124 124 125 123 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 122
Write 121
Mixed 82.8
SusWrite 123
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 47 52 59 64 58 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 110
Write 94.2
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 52.4
53% 73.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.4
95% 0.63 MB/s
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Typical WL1000GSA6472 1TB Builds (Compare 435 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
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Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - $150

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples180x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples102x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples32x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples34x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples26x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples26x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples18x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples18x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $28Bench 56%, 142,801 samples17x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples19x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 56%, 22,320 samples10x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $661

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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