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WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 112% (1st of 1015)

Based on 14,138 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0, WDC WD40 05FZBX-00K5WB0, WDC WD4005FZBX-00K5W, WDC WD4005FZBX-0, WDC WD40 05FZBX-00K5W
Poor: 76%Average: 112% Great: 136%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB averaged 12.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.09MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB is 59.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,138 samples)
Rank 1112%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 195 239
128 Write 200 241
68.2 Mixed 94.7 112
125 SusWrite 194 239
125% 171 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.53 2.46
4.04 4K Write 6.09 7.9
0.7 4K Mixed 1.61 1.9
355% 3.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 238 232 235 233 225 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 220
Write 222
Mixed 110
SusWrite 232
143% 196 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.8
368% 3 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 223 219 228 217 227 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 221
Mixed 101
SusWrite 224
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 1.7
368% 3.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 206 208 208 205 211 MB/s
120% Outstanding
Read 211
Write 213
Mixed 103
SusWrite 208
134% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.7
351% 2.9 MB/s
329GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 124 131 127 130 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 224
Write 216
Mixed 102
SusWrite 128
123% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.7
369% 3.1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,005 HDDs tested

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Typical WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB Builds (Compare 26,219 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 144%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 132%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $249Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,145x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $409Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,184x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,119x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,957x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,880x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,599x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,121x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $982

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USA-User
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

Baconmaster2890
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Good

16 months ago.

Good hard drive, I've been using mine for about 2 years now. I've used it to store videos, games, photos with fairly decent heavy use too. While it can't compare to SSD's speeds in loading games its designed for heavy use such as gaming and does the job nice.

GeneralDylan
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Excellent

5 years ago.

Best mechanical drive line for civilians in my opinion. The cache is RIDICULOUS

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Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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