WD WD4002FYYZ

Gold 4TB (2016)

Gold 4TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (4,829)
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Effective Speed +3% Effective Speed 3%Average Score +10% Read 2%, Write 12%, 4K Read -37%, 4K Write 126%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite 4%Peak Score +11% Read -2%, Write 5%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 147%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -2%Value & Sentiment -3,977%User Rating -19%, Market Share -15,911%, Price -15%, Value 39%Nice To Haves +21% Age 21%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 91.1% (18^th of 1014)

Based on 4,829 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB0, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B70B0, WDC WD4002FYYZ-31B7CB0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD4002FYYZ-03UL1B1, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB01, WD4002FYYZ-23, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD4002FYYZ-0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7CB1, WD WD4002FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7CB0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-03UL1B1, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB1

Poor: 61%Average: 91.1% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Gold 4TB (2016) averaged just 8.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.86MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 4TB (2016) is 49.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,829 samples)

Rank 1891.1%

Min	Avg	Max
97.1	Read 158	195
99.1	Write 161	197
53.8	Mixed 73.9	87.4
102	SusWrite 158	193
101% 138 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.8	4K Read 0.95	1.1
3.17	4K Write 4.86	6.2
0.47	4K Mixed 0.7	1
207% 2.17 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 14 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 147 139 144 147 MB/s

98% Outstanding

Write 200

Mixed 84.6

SusWrite 144

114% 156 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 5.5

4K Mixed 0.6

210% 2.37 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 167 169 152 165 166 MB/s

97.7% Outstanding

Write 185

Mixed 79.3

SusWrite 162

110% 151 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 5.8

4K Mixed 0.7

227% 2.5 MB/s

AUS-User, 10 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 170 168 164 171 166 MB/s

94.3% Outstanding

Write 165

Mixed 71

SusWrite 167

103% 141 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 5.7

4K Mixed 0.4

188% 2.33 MB/s

NZL-User, 6 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 165 166 183 166 160 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 184

Mixed 74.7

SusWrite 168

107% 146 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.6

162% 1.5 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 147 142 152 147 MB/s

82.6% Excellent

Write 138

Mixed 71.4

SusWrite 147

91% 124 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 5.8

4K Mixed 0.9

249% 2.57 MB/s

DEU-User, 9 hrs ago.

686GB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 123 126 124 123 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 164

Mixed 70.4

SusWrite 124

94% 128 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 5.9

4K Mixed 0.6

213% 2.47 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: MJAOA5E0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 124 124 125 127 MB/s

71.2% Very good

Write 149

Mixed 74

SusWrite 125

86% 118 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.7

148% 1.2 MB/s

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z590 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D08)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $250Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,419x
Core i9-11900KIntel $265Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	717x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	477x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	581x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	567x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	517x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	401x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	311x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	174x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	163x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	138x

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Value: 104% - Outstanding

Total price: $618

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD4002FYYZ

Gold 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 91.1% (18^th of 1014)

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Gold 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 91.1% (18th of 1014)

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