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WD1003FZEX-00MK2 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 81.3% (70th of 1014)

Based on 602 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD1003FZEX-00MK2
Poor: 55%Average: 81.3% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD1003FZEX-00MK2 1TB averaged just 18.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD1003FZEX-00MK2 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.35MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD1003FZEX-00MK2 1TB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD1003FZEX-00MK2 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 110MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 602 samples)
Rank 7081.3%
Min Avg Max
98.7 Read 149 194
95.9 Write 138 172
64.4 Mixed 110 158
66.4 SusWrite 125 170
96.5% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 1.04 1.5
1.46 4K Write 2.35 2.8
0.2 4K Mixed 0.68 1.2
162% 1.36 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
650GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 174 176 173 178 180 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 166
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 174
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
671GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 163 161 162 163 162 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 154
Mixed 104
SusWrite 161
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.53 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 97 142 117 138 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 142
Write 147
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 122
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.17 MB/s
124GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 116 121 120 124 122 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 113
Write 100
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 121
72% 97.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
96GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 90 89 93 93 93 MB/s
56.3% Above average
Read 104
Write 118
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 91.4
73% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.53 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 97 100 101 101 102 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 76.5
Write 84.8
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 98.9
64% 86.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.3
250% 1.8 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,620x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,671x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,044x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,166x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,382x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,247x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples884x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples786x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples320x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples807x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples565x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples559x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $750

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