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WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 93.3% (10th of 1014)

Based on 829 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0, WDC WD4002FFWX-6, WDC WD40 02FFWX-68TZ4N0, WDC WD4002FFWX-68TZ4
Poor: 61%Average: 93.3% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB averaged just 6.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB is 52.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD4002FFWX-68TZ4N0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 829 samples)
Rank 1093.3%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 164 202
92.3 Write 163 203
50.1 Mixed 71.9 83.6
86.7 SusWrite 161 200
102% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
2.5 4K Write 4.6 6.2
0.4 4K Mixed 0.69 0.9
202% 2.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 201 194 200 199 195 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 206
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 198
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 0.5
195% 2.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 191 194 189 191 196 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 188
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 192
118% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
190% 1.67 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 185 193 185 186 193 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 146
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 186
108% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.6
218% 2.5 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 204 189 202 200 197 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 173
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 198
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.8
247% 2.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 178 174 174 176 175 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 175
Mixed 75
SusWrite 175
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 0.7
240% 2.7 MB/s
561GB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 142 129 129 152 166 MB/s
97.2% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 202
Mixed 76.5
SusWrite 148
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.9
229% 2.2 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 157 156 148 159 158 MB/s
94.6% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 189
Mixed 71
SusWrite 153
107% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.8
218% 2.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 84%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples3,380x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples1,662x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples457x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples1,241x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples559x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples405x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples305x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples207x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples376x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples248x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples205x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Above average Total price: $648

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