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WDC WDS500G1R0B

Price and performance details for the WDC WDS500G1R0B 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 WDS500G1R0B

Drive Size:  465.8 GB

Other names:  WDC WDS500G1R0B-68A4Z0

Drive First Benchmarked: 2020-03-28

Drive Rating/$Price: 27.17

Overall Rank:  6919

Last Price Change:  $169.99 USD (2026-01-20)

Average Drive Rating
4619
Samples: 53

Disk Test Suite Average Results for WDC WDS500G1R0B

Sequential Read512 MBytes/Sec
Sequential Write450 MBytes/Sec
Random Seek Read Write (IOPS 32KQD20)390 MBytes/Sec
IOPS 4KQD139 MBytes/Sec
MerchantPricePurchase
Amazon.com$169.99 USDBuy Now!
NewEgg.comNADrive Not Available. See Other Models
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Pricing History


Drive Rating Relative to Top 10 Common Drives
As of 22nd of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Drive Average Disk Rating
WDC WDS500G1R0B
4,619
Seagate ST2000DM008
2,316
Seagate ST1000DM010
1,381
Seagate Barracuda 2TB Hard Drive
1,318
TOSHIBA DT01ACA100
1,259
WDC WD10EZEX
1,219
Seagate ST1000DM003
1,174
TOSHIBA DT01ACA050
1,145
TOSHIBA MQ04ABF100
1,063
WDC WD10SPZX
904
Last 5 Baselines for WDC WDS500G1R0B
Most recent listed first
Baseline Disk Rating
BL3211215 - Jan 13 2026
4480
BL3131615 - Dec 13 2025
4353
BL3131466 - Dec 13 2025
4353
BL3128966 - Dec 12 2025
4424
BL3005824 - Oct 26 2025
4482