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WD1500HLFS-01G6U 150GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 56.9% (225th of 1015)

Based on 17 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U
Poor: 44%Average: 56.9% Great: 67%

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Average average bench

The WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U 150GB averaged 43.1% 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 0.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.45MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U 150GB is 22.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD1500HLFS-01G6U 150GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 98.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 99.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)
Rank 22556.9%
Min Avg Max
76.3 Read 98.8 117
75 Write 99.8 123
71 Mixed 88.1 105
93.9 SusWrite 105 116
72.5% 97.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.62 4K Read 0.83 0.96
0.81 4K Write 2.45 2.8
0.43 4K Mixed 0.7 1.3
158% 1.33 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
140GB free
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 119 119 115 118 120 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 117
Write 123
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 116
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
191% 1.27 MB/s
15GB free
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 102 105 105 105 105 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 97.3
Write 97.8
Mixed 71
SusWrite 105
68% 92.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.3
234% 1.67 MB/s
74GB free
Firmware: 04.04V01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
58% Above average
Read 98.3
Write 103
Mixed 96
75% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.77
4K Write 2.64
4K Mixed 0.55
142% 1.32 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 102 89 88 84 98 MB/s
57.2% Above average
Read 105
Write 107
Mixed 73
SusWrite 93.9
70% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.3
232% 1.63 MB/s
20GB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
45.2% Average
Read 79.4
Write 77.5
Mixed 71.5
57% 76.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.95
4K Write 2.77
4K Mixed 0.68
166% 1.47 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples4,587x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples851x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples604x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples995x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples896x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples475x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples318x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples181x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples349x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples138x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $753

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