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Wd5003abyx-23

00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 62.3% (178th of 1014)

Based on 383 user benchmarks.  Model: WD5003ABYX-23 00W1141 00W1445IBM
Poor: 42%Average: 62.3% Great: 78%

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Above average average bench

The Wd5003abyx-23 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB averaged 37.7% 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 2.42MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wd5003abyx-23 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB is 35.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Wd5003abyx-23 00W1141 00W1445IBM 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 100MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 383 samples)
Rank 17862.3%
Min Avg Max
67.5 Read 115 144
69.6 Write 107 130
49 Mixed 88.4 122
49.9 SusWrite 100 131
75.8% 103 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.53 4K Read 1.04 1.3
1.4 4K Write 2.42 3.1
0.36 4K Mixed 0.81 1.1
178% 1.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: WC36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 131 131 131 131 130 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 152
Write 124
Mixed 112
SusWrite 130
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: WC36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 119 127 131 131 130 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 141
Write 127
Mixed 119
SusWrite 128
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.37 MB/s
297GB free
Firmware: WC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 105 105 105 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 118
Write 112
Mixed 96.1
SusWrite 105
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
228% 1.77 MB/s
297GB free
Firmware: WC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 86 86 86 82 MB/s
58.2% Above average
Read 117
Write 115
Mixed 114
SusWrite 85.4
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
222% 1.7 MB/s
297GB free
Firmware: WC38
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 87 87 85 82 MB/s
56.3% Above average
Read 110
Write 114
Mixed 111
SusWrite 85.4
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.6 MB/s
35GB free
Firmware: WC36
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 87 98 98 98 98 MB/s
55.2% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 93.8
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 96.3
68% 91.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
134% 1 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 9%
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Desktop
Desktop 61%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
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System: HP EliteDesk 800 G1 SFF

CPU
Core i5-4570Intel  $62Bench 62%, 129,272 samples1,889x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples1,601x
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples884x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples3,490x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples434x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples421x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples363x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples117x
KingFast 256GBBench 71%, 4,532 samples115x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples92x
HMT451U6BFR8A-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 51%, 8,612 samples84x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples79x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $105

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