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WD WD1503FYYS

Re 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 68.1% (140th of 1015)

more Based on 153 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1503FYYS-01T8B0, WDC WD1503FYYS-0, WDC WD1503FYYS-02W0BO, WDC WD1503FYYS-02W0B0, WD1503FYYS-02W0B0, WDC WD15 03FYYS-02W0B0
Poor: 46%Average: 68.1% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The WD Re 1.5TB averaged 31.8% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.63MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Re 1.5TB is 38%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Re 1.5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 153 samples)
Rank 14068.1%
Min Avg Max
75.2 Read 125 157
75.5 Write 116 140
25 Mixed 87.5 132
62.4 SusWrite 110 144
80.8% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.43 4K Read 1.02 1.3
1.6 4K Write 2.63 3.36
0.29 4K Mixed 0.79 1.1
179% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 140 135 136 139 142 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 155
Write 86.4
Mixed 57.3
SusWrite 138
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
247% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 141 140 141 140 141 MB/s
81.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 143
Mixed 98.2
SusWrite 140
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
223% 1.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 135 136 138 140 138 MB/s
75.9% Very good
Read 129
Write 123
Mixed 94.4
SusWrite 135
89% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
210% 1.73 MB/s
472GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 100 99 98 100 MB/s
52.2% Above average
Read 82.8
Write 82
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 99
64% 86.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
118% 0.87 MB/s
256GB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 90 91 90 91 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 90.1
Write 82.2
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 90.5
64% 86.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
182GB free
Firmware: 01.01D01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 80 80 81 80 MB/s
49.4% Average
Read 92.4
Write 83.2
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 79.4
58% 78.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,326,736 HDDs tested

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Typical Re 1.5TB Builds (Compare 1,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-SLI-CF

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples705x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples471x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples211x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples269x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples126x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples115x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples42x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples72x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples53x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648

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