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Release date ≈ Q2 2018.

Average Bench: 103% (2nd of 1014)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: WL1000GSA12872B
Poor: 86%Average: 103% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The WL1000GSA12872B 1TB averaged 2.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WL1000GSA12872B 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.66MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL1000GSA12872B 1TB is 38.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL1000GSA12872B 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 177MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 2103%
Min Avg Max
121 Read 177 219
32.2 Write 199 249
66.2 Mixed 104 180
141 SusWrite 179 215
121% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.98 4K Read 3.19 5.9
1 4K Write 2.54 3.6
0.3 4K Mixed 0.66 1.1
254% 2.13 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
973GB free
Firmware: HP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 208 209 208 208 208 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 237
Mixed 115
SusWrite 209
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 3.6
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
324% 2.67 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 182 191 189 190 189 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 219
Write 186
Mixed 80
SusWrite 189
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.4
120% 1 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 182 188 186 188 144 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 186
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 176
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
127% 1.03 MB/s
984GB free
Firmware: DIST
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 195 192 195 195 195 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 226
Mixed 112
SusWrite 195
127% 173 MB/s
4K Read 4.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
323% 2.73 MB/s
982GB free
Firmware: HP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 190 201 193 194 194 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 241
Mixed 123
SusWrite 195
132% 179 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
356% 3 MB/s
982GB free
Firmware: HP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 192 197 194 189 201 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 236
Mixed 119
SusWrite 196
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
379% 3.2 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: SP00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 162 160 161 165 MB/s
94.1% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 175
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 162
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.4
114% 0.93 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: WG01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 137 165 77 171 170 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 227
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 145
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
254% 2.2 MB/s
486GB free
Firmware: DIST
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 167 183 173 171 173 MB/s
85.4% Excellent
Read 121
Write 207
Mixed 102
SusWrite 175
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.7
360% 3.1 MB/s
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Typical WL1000GSA12872B 1TB Builds (Compare 398 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 101%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asrock B760M Pro RS/D4

CPU
Core i5-12400FIntel  $120Bench 98%, 48,886 samples104x
Core i5-13400FIntel  $165Bench 106%, 5,603 samples40x
Core i5-13600KFIntel  $235Bench 122%, 24,875 samples35x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $266Bench 100%, 447,556 samples55x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples35x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples28x
SSD
SNV2S1000G 1TBKingstonBench 260%, 75,739 samples23x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples15x
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples12x
RAM
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples19x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples13x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x16GBTeamBench 91%, 12,641 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $386

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Intel Core i5-12600K $159Nvidia RTX 4060 $280Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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