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WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 113% (1st of 1015)

more Based on 1,938 user benchmarks.  Models: AMD-RAID WDC WDS480G2G0A-, WDC WDS4 80G2G0A-00JH30, WDC WDS4 80G2G0A-00JH, WDS480G2G0A-00JH3, WDC WDS480G2G0A-00JH30, WDS480G2G0A-00JH30, WDC WDS480G2G0A-00JH
Poor: 24%Average: 113% Great: 179%

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Outstanding average bench

The Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB averaged 13.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 6.74MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 10.5MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB is 155%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Amd-raid WDC WDS480G2G0A- 480GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 143MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,938 samples)
Rank 1113%
Min Avg Max
40.4 Read 287 449
19.6 Write 222 373
6.85 Mixed 143 285
24.2 SusWrite 104 198
139% 189 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 10.5 21.5
0.1 4K Write 3.96 7.7
0.3 4K Mixed 6.74 15.3
1,262% 7.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
62GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG870400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 248 52 69 69 49 42 MB/s
139% Outstanding
Read 392
Write 314
Mixed 12.5
SusWrite 88.3
144% 202 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 6.8
1,393% 7.4 MB/s
197GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 125 101 77 137 45 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 343
Write 311
Mixed 253
SusWrite 116
190% 256 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 10.9
1,648% 8.5 MB/s
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 49 51 25 30 MB/s
119% Outstanding
Read 359
Write 323
Mixed 193
SusWrite 47.9
170% 231 MB/s
4K Read 19.5
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 14
2,514% 13.8 MB/s
447GB free
Firmware: UG450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 51 113 89 70 160 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 210
Mixed 166
SusWrite 117
132% 177 MB/s
4K Read 12.8
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 8.4
1,583% 9.17 MB/s
114GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG400400
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 120 107 131 180 120 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 122
Write 134
Mixed 113
SusWrite 130
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 2.7
518% 3.87 MB/s
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Gaming 93%
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Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: Asrock B365M IB-R

CPU
Core i7-9700FIntel  $295Bench 92%, 54,980 samples2,173x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples857x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples62x
GPU
RTX 2060S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 100%, 319,148 samples1,169x
GTX 1660Nvidia  $143Bench 68%, 230,793 samples692x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples523x
SSD
SU630 480GBAdataBench 67%, 31,107 samples557x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples292x
Green 480GB (2018)WD  $69Bench 48%, 25,452 samples244x
RAM
NMUD480E82-2666 2x8GBUnknownBench 79%, 1,847 samples423x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples335x
D12.2356WS.001 2x8GBUnknownBench 80%, 1,120 samples232x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $805

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