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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 68.4% (136th of 1015)

Based on 20 user benchmarks.  Model: WL2000GSA6472E
Poor: 49%Average: 68.4% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The WL2000GSA6472E 2TB averaged 31.6% 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 0.91MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.87MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL2000GSA6472E 2TB is 40.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL2000GSA6472E 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 20 samples)
Rank 13668.4%
Min Avg Max
52.7 Read 124 166
91.4 Write 127 152
39.5 Mixed 80 126
28.5 SusWrite 111 151
81.2% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.8 1.3
1.9 4K Write 2.87 3.7
0.27 4K Mixed 0.91 1.3
188% 1.53 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 07.01E.8
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 145 144 146 147 147 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 136
Write 133
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 145
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
247% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 00.0D1K4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 121 119 119 120 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 134
Write 129
Mixed 80
SusWrite 119
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.73 MB/s
468GB free
Firmware: 01.01K02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 114 113 114 113 MB/s
63% Good
Read 106
Write 104
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 113
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
91GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 119 119 117 120 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 86.7
Write 91.4
Mixed 60.9
SusWrite 119
66% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 86 89 88 90 90 MB/s
56.2% Above average
Read 106
Write 141
Mixed 42.1
SusWrite 88.9
69% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 117 120 119 117 MB/s
49.2% Average
Read 52.7
Write 105
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 118
57% 78.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.7
155% 1.37 MB/s
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 28 29 30 30 31 MB/s
48.7% Average
Read 141
Write 145
Mixed 73.7
SusWrite 28.5
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
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Gaming 144%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $265Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,202x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $403Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,218x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $145Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,145x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,965x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,887x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,610x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,563x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $150Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,331x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,130x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,277x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples933x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples933x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,092

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