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WL500GLSA3272B 500GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 63.6% (173rd of 1015)

Based on 18 user benchmarks.  Model: WL500GLSA3272B
Poor: 48%Average: 63.6% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The WL500GLSA3272B 500GB averaged 36.4% 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 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.1MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL500GLSA3272B 500GB is 32.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WL500GLSA3272B 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 99.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18 samples)
Rank 17363.6%
Min Avg Max
93 Read 123 149
60.4 Write 108 150
48 Mixed 62.6 87.6
50.9 SusWrite 99.7 142
72.1% 98.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.71 0.9
0.7 4K Write 2.1 2.7
0.2 4K Mixed 0.78 1.1
155% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
343GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 119 118 121 121 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 129
Write 124
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 120
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.3 MB/s
437GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 98 98 98 98 MB/s
68% Good
Read 140
Write 139
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 97
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
428GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 118 108 79 94 115 MB/s
68% Good
Read 135
Write 136
Mixed 64.4
SusWrite 102
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
336GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 116 88 63 64 110 MB/s
65.3% Good
Read 136
Write 136
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 91.4
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
230GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 102 94 100 102 104 MB/s
65.2% Good
Read 128
Write 116
Mixed 65
SusWrite 99.3
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 87 102 73 111 97 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 129
Write 150
Mixed 62.8
SusWrite 95
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.37 MB/s
343GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 86 84 71 109 110 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 126
Write 114
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 93.1
71% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
163GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 96 98 98 94 98 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 120
Write 110
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 96.8
71% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
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Typical WL500GLSA3272B 500GB Builds (Compare 264 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 46%
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Workstation 2%
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System: Asus X55A

CPU
Pentium B980IntelBench 46%, 3,640 samples77x
Pentium 2020MIntelBench 47%, 9,778 samples51x
Celeron 1000MIntelBench 42%, 3,569 samples35x
GPU
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples151x
HD Graphics (G3 Pentium/Celeron 1.0/1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 28,701 samples87x
HD 4000 (Mobile 1.25 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 409,110 samples15x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples19x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples10x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples8x
RAM
ASU1600S11-4G-EDEG 1x4GBKingstonBench 30%, 1,095 samples48x
RMT3160ED58E9W1600 1x4GBRamaxelBench 28%, 4,855 samples37x
HMT351S6CFR8C-PB 1x4GBHynixBench 27%, 17,632 samples29x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38

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