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Wl2000gs

A6472B 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 66% (157th of 1015)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: WL2000GS A6472B
Poor: 41%Average: 66% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Wl2000gs A6472B 2TB averaged 33.9% 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 2.67MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wl2000gs A6472B 2TB is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Wl2000gs A6472B 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 108MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 15766%
Min Avg Max
71.9 Read 125 157
71.7 Write 108 150
60.5 Mixed 93.1 122
72.6 SusWrite 106 149
80.1% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.85 1.2
0.6 4K Write 2.67 3.4
0.37 4K Mixed 0.7 1.2
163% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 152 151 145 151 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 157
Write 150
Mixed 111
SusWrite 149
105% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.9 MB/s
810GB free
Firmware: 01.0
72.3% Very good
Read 127
Write 124
Mixed 122
94% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.14
4K Write 2.98
4K Mixed 0.53
162% 1.55 MB/s
652GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 96 77 111 124 119 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 126
Write 127
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 106
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
187% 1.57 MB/s
596GB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 102 103 102 101 MB/s
65% Good
Read 124
Write 123
Mixed 99.3
SusWrite 102
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
220% 1.83 MB/s
546GB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 101 103 103 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 99.7
Write 93.2
Mixed 68
SusWrite 102
67% 90.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0107
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 72 73 73 73 MB/s
41.4% Average
Read 71.9
Write 71.7
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 72.6
52% 69.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
99% 0.57 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme4 - $129

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples474x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples288x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples99x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples155x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples78x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples66x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples38x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples36x
RAM
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 48,796 samples43x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples39x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBKingstonBench 63%, 12,722 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $777

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