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WD5000AAKS-00A7B 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 48% (335th of 1015)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD5000AAKS-00A7B
Poor: 31%Average: 48% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The WD WD5000AAKS-00A7B 500GB averaged 51.9% 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 0.5MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.99MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD5000AAKS-00A7B 500GB is 32.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD5000AAKS-00A7B 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 77.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 80.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 33548%
Min Avg Max
56.6 Read 86.6 117
51.9 Write 80.7 106
46.5 Mixed 72.9 106
45.7 SusWrite 77.7 105
58.9% 79.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.63 0.75
1.62 4K Write 1.99 2.33
0.29 4K Mixed 0.5 0.96
119% 1.04 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
465GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 89 89 91 90 MB/s
52.7% Above average
Read 94.2
Write 86.9
Mixed 60.7
SusWrite 88.9
61% 82.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
315GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 78 83 91 93 88 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 85
Write 83
Mixed 55
SusWrite 84.5
57% 76.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
139% 0.97 MB/s
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 77 80 81 70 84 MB/s
46.5% Average
Read 83
Write 79.7
Mixed 58.7
SusWrite 78.8
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
341GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 63 61 60 62 63 MB/s
44.9% Average
Read 92.5
Write 93.2
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 63.4
58% 78 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.23 MB/s
294GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 68 71 73 72 MB/s
42.7% Average
Read 77.6
Write 73.1
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 70.8
51% 68.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
339GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 75 76 75 78 MB/s
42.2% Average
Read 71
Write 65.8
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 75.5
49% 66.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
70GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 59 59 58 59 59 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 69.2
Write 68.7
Mixed 52.1
SusWrite 58.9
46% 62.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 46 45 46 45 46 46 MB/s
30.6% Below average
Read 60.2
Write 57.1
Mixed 44.4
SusWrite 45.7
38% 51.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.37 MB/s
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Typical WD5000AAKS-00A7B 500GB Builds (Compare 302 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 60%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Vostro 3900

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples130x
Core i3-4170Intel  $59Bench 57%, 48,178 samples48x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples31x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples53x
HD 4400 (Desktop 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 64,721 samples46x
GTX 745 (OEM)Nvidia  $60Bench 10%, 26,874 samples43x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples14x
SSDNow V300 240GBKingston  $35Bench 64%, 176,713 samples5x
BX200 240GBCrucial  $36Bench 76%, 36,559 samples5x
RAM
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples17x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples11x
M378B5173EB0-CK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 28%, 2,381 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $237

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