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WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GB

WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GB
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Effective Speed -56%Effective Speed -56%Average Score -115%Read 3%, Write -262%, 4K Read -24%, 4K Write -16%, Mixed -190%, 4K Mixed -202%Peak Score -104%Read -3%, Write -265%, 4K Read -28%, 4K Write -27%, Mixed -129%, 4K Mixed -172%Value & Sentiment -14%User Rating -14%Nice To Haves -268%DQ Read -10%, DQ Write -163%, DQ Mixed -868%, ADQ Read -29%, ADQ Write -124%, ADQ Mixed -924%, Age 16%, AS-SSD Total -43%

Average Bench: 63.3% (764^th of 1072)

Based on 4 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WD5000AADS-00M2B0

Poor: 48%Average: 63.3% Great: 70%

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Above average average bench

The WDC WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GB averaged 36.7% 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 Read Speed 27.6MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 75.5MB/s

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Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this SSD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 112MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 124MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4 samples)

Rank 76463.3%

Min	Avg	Max
422	Read 470	491
62.3	Write 112	133
50.9	Mixed 124	185
50.7% 235 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
19.3	4K Read 27.6	33.5
36.5	4K Write 75.5	96.2
8.53	4K Mixed 14.9	21.4
101% 39.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
152	DQ Read 253	333
124	DQ Write 129	136
12.1	DQ Mixed 25.4	34.2
63.1% 136 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

THA-User, 6 years ago.

7GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

70.3% Very good

Write 128

Mixed 185

58% 266 MB/s

4K Read 33.5

4K Write 83.2

4K Mixed 21.4

122% 46 MB/s

DQ Read 197

DQ Write 130

DQ Mixed 34.2

60% 121 MB/s

DEU-User, 6 years ago.

111GB free

Firmware: DXT08B0Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

64.7% Good

Write 132

Mixed 115

53% 248 MB/s

4K Read 22.6

4K Write 92.9

4K Mixed 8.79

95% 41.4 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 127

DQ Mixed 27.8

74% 164 MB/s

THA-User, 6 years ago.

30GB free (System drive)

Firmware: DC32 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s

62.6% Good

Write 123

Mixed 194

59% 272 MB/s

4K Read 24.7

4K Write 77.7

4K Mixed 15.8

99% 39.4 MB/s

DQ Read 168

DQ Write 122

DQ Mixed 37.2

57% 109 MB/s

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Gaming 41%

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Desktop 74%

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Workstation 33%

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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples	555x
Core i5-7500Intel $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples	393x
Core i7-7700Intel $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	283x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	363x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	358x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	153x

SSD
WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GBWDCBench 63%, 4 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples	44x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	41x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 76%, 105,447 samples	33x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $382

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GB

Average Bench: 63.3% (764^th of 1072)

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WD5000AADS-00M2B0 120GB

Average Bench: 63.3% (764th of 1072)

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Motherboard: MSI B250M PRO-VDH (MS-7A70) - $170

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Average Bench: 63.3% (764^th of 1072)