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MAL3500SA-W72 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 60% (187th of 1015)

Based on 78 user benchmarks.  Model: MAL3500SA-W72
Poor: 24%Average: 60% Great: 98%

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Above average average bench

The MAL3500SA-W72 500GB averaged 39.9% 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 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.07MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MAL3500SA-W72 500GB is 73.8%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the MAL3500SA-W72 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 78 samples)
Rank 18760%
Min Avg Max
34.7 Read 109 177
40.2 Write 106 166
22.9 Mixed 64.5 90.1
25.6 SusWrite 103 171
70.3% 95.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.12 4K Read 0.75 1.3
0.69 4K Write 2.07 2.9
0.14 4K Mixed 0.81 1.2
160% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
117GB free
Firmware: 05.00H.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 179 180 180 176 MB/s
99.5% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 164
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 179
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
334GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 156 115 135 136 137 MB/s
89.8% Excellent
Read 172
Write 151
Mixed 98.7
SusWrite 141
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: 05.0AG.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 118 118 119 119 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 119
Write 114
Mixed 71
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.17 MB/s
110GB free
Firmware: 05.0AG.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 118 119 120 120 119 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 117
Write 114
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 118
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 0H.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 112 113 112 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 115
Write 110
Mixed 77
SusWrite 113
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
324GB free
Firmware: 05.0AG.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 107 109 108 109 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 111
Write 103
Mixed 69.8
SusWrite 108
72% 98 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
185GB free
Firmware: 05.00H.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 94 93 94 93 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 98.1
Write 93.5
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 93.5
64% 86.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.47 MB/s
302GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.00H.4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 39 33 32 34 39 MB/s
43.7% Average
Read 116
Write 40.1
Mixed 28.6
SusWrite 37.1
40% 55.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.2
40% 0.3 MB/s
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Typical MAL3500SA-W72 500GB Builds (Compare 5,350 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 57%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 790

CPU
Core i5-2400Intel  $250Bench 61%, 166,255 samples2,204x
Core i7-2600Intel  $189Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,324x
Core i5-2500IntelBench 63%, 82,538 samples567x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,229x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples449x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples394x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples202x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples85x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples61x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples79x
HMT351U6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 48%, 7,511 samples59x
M378B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 48%, 11,003 samples50x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $278

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