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WDC WDS500G2B0A

Price and performance details for the WDC WDS500G2B0A can be found below. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the Hard Drive compared to the 10 other common Hard Drives in terms of PassMark Disk Rating.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the Disk Rating per dollar.

WDC WDS500G2B0A

Drive Size:  465.8 GB

Other names:  ATA WDC WDS500G2B0A- SCSI Disk Device, WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM SCSI Disk Device, WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50, WDC WDS500G2B0A, ATA WDC WDS500G2B0A SCSI Disk Device, WDC WDS500G2B0A SCSI Disk Device

Drive First Benchmarked: 2017-09-14

Drive Rating/$Price: 65.25

Overall Rank:  5732

Last Price Change:  $66.99 USD (2025-04-17)

Average Drive Rating
4371
Samples: 3109

Disk Test Suite Average Results for WDC WDS500G2B0A

Sequential Read474 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write424 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)364 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD139 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$66.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 HDDs Common Drives
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WDC WDS500G2B0A
4,371
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,471
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,308
WDC WD10EZEX
1,277
Seagate ST2000DM001
1,221
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,201
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,121
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,088
WDC WD10SPZX
913
HGST HTS721010A9E630
826
Last 5 Baselines for WDC WDS500G2B0A
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL2569217 - Apr 20 2025
4282
BL2569152 - Apr 20 2025
3271
BL2568783 - Apr 20 2025
4559
BL2568004 - Apr 20 2025
4345
BL2567308 - Apr 19 2025
4766