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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 78.6% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 99 user benchmarks.  Model: WL6000GSA6457
Poor: 50%Average: 78.6% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The WL6000GSA6457 6TB averaged 21.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WL6000GSA6457 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.73MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.92MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL6000GSA6457 6TB is 49.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WL6000GSA6457 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 130MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)
Rank 8378.6%
Min Avg Max
86.5 Read 142 190
79 Write 130 168
32.2 Mixed 84.3 148
56.2 SusWrite 131 169
89.5% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.92 1.3
0.46 4K Write 2 3.1
0.19 4K Mixed 0.73 1.1
156% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 01.01N01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 163 164 162 164 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 157
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 162
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 0.93 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 146 144 153 148 152 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 117
Write 73.5
Mixed 38
SusWrite 147
68% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.7 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 03.00F.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 146 144 142 146 145 MB/s
67.5% Good
Read 92
Write 97
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 143
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 103 102 112 112 113 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 111
Write 135
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 108
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
126% 0.93 MB/s
283GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 85 91 89 90 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 130
Write 126
Mixed 86.9
SusWrite 88.7
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0RAE1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 73 77 73 76 MB/s
59.1% Above average
Read 131
Write 76.2
Mixed 66.6
SusWrite 74.8
64% 87.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 03.00F.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 87 88 88 89 89 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 70.7
Write 78.2
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 88.4
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
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Gaming 62%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation 52%
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System: Cyberpowerpc C SERIES

CPU
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples2,315x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples679x
Core i7-9700FIntel  $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples354x
GPU
GTX 1660Nvidia  $143Bench 68%, 230,793 samples1,301x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples532x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples326x
SSD
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples990x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples206x
Green 120GB (2018)WD  $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples185x
RAM
DDR4 3000 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 14,178 samples235x
DDR4 3000 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 4,421 samples177x
DDR4 3000 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 23,800 samples176x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $280

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