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WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 65.1% (160th of 1015)

Based on 66 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0
Poor: 46%Average: 65.1% Great: 81%

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Above average average bench

The WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB averaged 34.8% 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 0.46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.06MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB is 34.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.62MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 66 samples)
Rank 16065.1%
Min Avg Max
77.9 Read 115 143
80.6 Write 117 145
43.4 Mixed 93.9 133
45.6 SusWrite 95.1 137
77.9% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.33 4K Read 0.62 0.87
0.79 4K Write 2.06 2.6
0.17 4K Mixed 0.46 1
116% 1.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 121 145 143 143 135 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 144
Mixed 64
SusWrite 137
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
624GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 126 123 126 127 MB/s
76% Very good
Read 140
Write 130
Mixed 56.8
SusWrite 125
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 126 132 131 130 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 117
Write 124
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 130
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 140 140 136 140 MB/s
70.1% Very good
Read 110
Write 111
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 135
69% 95.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.57 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 99 100 99 67 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 132
Write 115
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 92.7
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 90 89 90 90 90 MB/s
52.3% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 93
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 89.2
59% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.27 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 86 86 87 87 MB/s
50.1% Above average
Read 87.5
Write 88.3
Mixed 52
SusWrite 86.7
58% 78.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,305,358 HDDs tested

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Typical WD20PURX-64P6ZY0 2TB Builds (Compare 81 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 8%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 8%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: EVGA 152-HR-E979

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples63x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples5x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples4x
GPU
GeForce GT 610NvidiaBench 2%, 62,458 samples23x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples7x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples6x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 235%, 154,949 samples15x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $46Bench 234%, 87,206 samples7x
CS90 0 500GB SSDPNYBench 63%, 102 samples4x
RAM
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 51%, 9,944 samples13x
RipjawsX DDR3 1866 C10 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 27%, 2,515 samples8x
Sniper DDR3 1866 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 59%, 546 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $448

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