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HE502HJ 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 61.5% (180th of 1015)

Based on 176 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG HE502HJ
Poor: 27%Average: 61.5% Great: 78%

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Above average average bench

The Samsung HE502HJ 500GB averaged 38.5% 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 0.87MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.23MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung HE502HJ 500GB is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung HE502HJ 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 91.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 176 samples)
Rank 18061.5%
Min Avg Max
17.4 Read 105 136
26.4 Write 91.7 140
25 Mixed 69.9 120
44.3 SusWrite 105 139
68.6% 93.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.62 0.72
1 4K Write 3.23 4.2
0.16 4K Mixed 0.87 1.3
182% 1.57 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
361GB free
Firmware: 1AJ30002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 133 133 135 133 134 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 207
Write 19.5
Mixed 60.4
SusWrite 129
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.9
203% 1.87 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: 1AJ30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 129 130 130 130 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 170
Write 24.6
Mixed 71
SusWrite 130
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.67 MB/s
466GB free
Firmware: 1AJ30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 133 134 134 134 MB/s
84.4% Excellent
Read 160
Write 36.8
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 134
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.97 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: 1AJ30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 70 21 104 80 18 MB/s
81.9% Excellent
Read 218
Write 23.3
Mixed 68.6
SusWrite 67.4
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.83 MB/s
353GB free
Firmware: 1AJ30002
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 126 119 126 118 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 124
Write 136
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 122
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.73 MB/s
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AJ30001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 101 95 90 94 78 MB/s
42.6% Average
Read 59.3
Write 126
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 88.7
62% 84.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.17 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,343,785 HDDs tested

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Typical HE502HJ 500GB Builds (Compare 1,481 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO GEN3 - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples434x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples318x
Core i7-2700KIntel  $89Bench 73%, 20,692 samples173x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples104x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples93x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples83x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples60x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples49x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples48x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples95x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBKingstonBench 56%, 28,461 samples58x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $1,003

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