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WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 78.3% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 523 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0, WDC WD4000FDYZ-2, WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0, WDC WD4000FDYZ-27YA5, WDC WD40 00FDYZ-27YA5B0
Poor: 55%Average: 78.3% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.08MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.01MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB is 41%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 523 samples)
Rank 8378.3%
Min Avg Max
91.7 Read 141 176
87.5 Write 132 161
59.9 Mixed 87.1 111
79.4 SusWrite 131 163
90.3% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.96 1.2
1.8 4K Write 3.01 3.5
0.53 4K Mixed 1.08 1.2
215% 1.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 27.02E.J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 158 160 160 161 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 153
Mixed 108
SusWrite 160
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 27.02E.J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 163 163 164 162 164 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 150
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 163
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
233% 1.87 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 154 154 156 151 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 148
Mixed 102
SusWrite 154
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.2
226% 1.73 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01K06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 160 158 160 157 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 155
Mixed 99
SusWrite 159
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.87 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 155 156 157 160 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 151
Mixed 85.7
SusWrite 157
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
201% 1.33 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 42 42 42 42 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 163
Write 41.8
Mixed 43.9
SusWrite 41.9
53% 72.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 0.87 MB/s
679GB free
Firmware: 27.02E.J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 59 67 57 60 66 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 118
Write 114
Mixed 66.8
SusWrite 60.9
66% 89.9 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01K06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 114 115 113 MB/s
36.2% Below average
Read 11.5
Write 101
Mixed 23.1
SusWrite 114
45% 62.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.4
114% 1.3 MB/s
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Typical WD4000FDYZ-27YA5B0 4TB Builds (Compare 4,894 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
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Motherboard: MSI Z170A GAMING M5 (MS-7977) - $140

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples2,454x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples1,153x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples310x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples852x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples440x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples364x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples302x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples276x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples125x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples244x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples198x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $578

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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