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Wl3000gsa6454

1 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 77.3% (88th of 1015)

Based on 31 user benchmarks.  Model: WL3000GSA6454 1
Poor: 49%Average: 77.3% Great: 87%

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Good average bench

The Wl3000gsa6454 1 3TB averaged 22.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Wl3000gsa6454 1 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.14MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Wl3000gsa6454 1 3TB is 38.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Wl3000gsa6454 1 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 31 samples)
Rank 8877.3%
Min Avg Max
66 Read 135 170
72.7 Write 141 170
46.2 Mixed 75.8 90.7
73.3 SusWrite 134 161
89.1% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.86 1
1.6 4K Write 2.14 2.4
0.1 4K Mixed 0.82 0.9
167% 1.28 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5F0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 155 155 155 154 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 175
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 155
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 134 135 135 134 135 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 135
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 134
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: NS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 127 128 127 128 MB/s
73.2% Very good
Read 127
Write 134
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 128
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 131 131 130 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 120
Write 144
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 131
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 122 125 127 128 MB/s
71.3% Very good
Read 122
Write 118
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 126
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 130 130 130 132 130 MB/s
70% Very good
Read 113
Write 144
Mixed 74.9
SusWrite 131
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5D0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 131 130 130 133 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 96.5
Write 125
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 131
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.27 MB/s
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Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples4,379x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $190Bench 76%, 195,006 samples784x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples342x
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GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,030x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples943x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples894x
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850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples437x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples309x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples228x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples487x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples259x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples225x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $755

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