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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 56.3% (235th of 1015)

Based on 15 user benchmarks.  Model: WL500GSA6454G
Poor: 28%Average: 56.3% Great: 80%

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Average average bench

The WL500GSA6454G 500GB averaged 43.6% 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 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.04MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL500GSA6454G 500GB is 52%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL500GSA6454G 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 80.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 92.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15 samples)
Rank 23556.3%
Min Avg Max
58.5 Read 104 154
4 Write 92.5 144
19.9 Mixed 79.9 138
13.5 SusWrite 80.2 142
66% 89.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.25 4K Read 0.7 1
0.95 4K Write 2.04 2.8
0.14 4K Mixed 0.57 1
131% 1.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
466GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 143 142 142 MB/s
82.6% Excellent
Read 146
Write 136
Mixed 72.2
SusWrite 142
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.53 MB/s
420GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 108 108 109 109 110 MB/s
64% Good
Read 115
Write 107
Mixed 76.4
SusWrite 108
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
282GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 101 101 102 102 103 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 93.3
Write 105
Mixed 60.3
SusWrite 101
66% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
155GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 59 59 59 60 59 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 69.8
Write 68.2
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 57
47% 63.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
119% 0.93 MB/s
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Typical WL500GSA6454G 500GB Builds (Compare 252 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 64%
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Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock B75M R2.0 - $80

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples50x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples47x
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples38x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples23x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples21x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples11x
SSD
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples11x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples9x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples9x
RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples8x
DCLT8GN128S 2x8GBUnknownBench 52%, 227 samples5x
99P5471-067.A00LF 2x8GBKingstonBench 47%, 38 samples5x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $429

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