TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

WL160GLSA854G 160GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 37.8% (543rd of 1015)

Based on 9 user benchmarks.  Model: WL160GLSA854G
Poor: 31%Average: 37.8% Great: 46%

Popular builds with this HDD

Poor average bench

The WL160GLSA854G 160GB averaged 62.1% 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 0.26MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.34MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WL160GLSA854G 160GB is just 15.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WL160GLSA854G 160GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 31.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.36MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 9 samples)
Rank 54337.8%
Min Avg Max
56.1 Read 72.7 85.2
38.9 Write 63.9 79.3
47.6 Mixed 61.5 82.6
31.7 SusWrite 31.7 31.7
42.9% 57.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.15 4K Read 0.36 0.55
0.32 4K Write 1.34 1.88
0.14 4K Mixed 0.26 0.6
68.7% 0.65 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
93GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
46.4% Average
Read 82.1
Write 79.3
Mixed 82.6
61% 81.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.29
4K Write 1.53
4K Mixed 0.2
63% 0.68 MB/s
78GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
44.3% Average
Read 82.7
Write 71.5
Mixed 75.1
58% 76.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.88
4K Mixed 0.14
65% 0.79 MB/s
62GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
43.3% Average
Read 85.2
Write 65.6
Mixed 60
53% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.36
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.18
63% 0.68 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 70.5
Write 70.5
Mixed 62.3
51% 67.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.15
4K Write 1.22
4K Mixed 0.29
61% 0.55 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
37.7% Below average
Read 64.7
Write 66.5
Mixed 65.7
50% 65.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.48
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.21
72% 0.74 MB/s
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
32.4% Below average
Read 62.6
Write 50.3
Mixed 61.3
44% 58.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.33
4K Write 1.32
4K Mixed 0.22
63% 0.62 MB/s
90GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
32.3% Below average
Read 56.1
Write 56.5
Mixed 48.3
40% 53.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.55
4K Write 0.32
4K Mixed 0.19
51% 0.36 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 43 30 26 23 40 MB/s
32.2% Below average
Read 80.5
Write 76.2
Mixed 51
SusWrite 31.7
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
103% 0.73 MB/s
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
31.2% Below average
Read 69.6
Write 38.9
Mixed 47.6
39% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.43
4K Write 1.43
4K Mixed 0.3
77% 0.72 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,354,342 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical WL160GLSA854G 160GB Builds (Compare 51 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 44%
Speed boat
Workstation
Workstation 5%
Tree trunk

System: Acer Aspire 5750ZG

CPU
Pentium B960IntelBench 44%, 13,355 samples17x
Pentium B950IntelBench 43%, 7,305 samples10x
Pentium B940IntelBench 44%, 3,831 samples6x
GPU
HD Graphics (G2 Pentium/Celeron 1.1/1.15 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 45,735 samples29x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples8x
GeForce GT 520MNvidiaBench 2%, 5,654 samples7x
SSD
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples3x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples3x
Solid State Disk 120GBSpccBench 59%, 22,489 samples2x
RAM
ACR512X64D3S13C9G 2x4GBKingstonBench 44%, 888 samples7x
R534G1601S1S R534G1601S1S-UG 8GBUnknownBench 39%, 3 samples3x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 1x4GBHynixBench 25%, 8,481 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Popular WL160GLSA854G 160GB systems:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC
  • - See speed test results from other users
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) May 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

Added n/a ago.
Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 8 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163Nvidia RTX 4070 $539Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback