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WD10EARS-22Y5B1 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 43.8% (431st of 1014)

Based on 43 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD10EARS-22Y5B1
Poor: 27%Average: 43.8% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The WD WD10EARS-22Y5B1 1TB averaged 56.1% 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 0.32MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.63MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD10EARS-22Y5B1 1TB is 31.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD10EARS-22Y5B1 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 70MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 75.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 43 samples)
Rank 43143.8%
Min Avg Max
14 Read 79.5 108
24.3 Write 75.2 108
29.5 Mixed 65.2 99.5
25.1 SusWrite 70 101
53.7% 72.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0 4K Read 0.63 1
0.15 4K Write 1.14 1.67
0.06 4K Mixed 0.32 0.8
82.6% 0.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
764GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 100 102 101 102 102 MB/s
58.8% Above average
Read 104
Write 101
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 101
69% 94.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 0.97 MB/s
837GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 101 102 103 102 103 MB/s
56.3% Above average
Read 95.8
Write 100
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 100
68% 91.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
147% 1.07 MB/s
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 53 51 60 76 78 MB/s
42.4% Average
Read 87.3
Write 92.6
Mixed 63.2
SusWrite 60.1
56% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
122% 0.9 MB/s
813GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 49 70 72 77 73 MB/s
41.6% Average
Read 77
Write 74
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 67.9
52% 69.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
129% 0.9 MB/s
318GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 67 67 68 67 67 MB/s
40.4% Average
Read 74.3
Write 74.3
Mixed 65.8
SusWrite 66.3
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 0.97 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 69 68 69 69 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 62
Write 58
Mixed 60.8
SusWrite 68.7
46% 62.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
89% 0.73 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 38%
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Motherboard: Asus B150 PRO GAMING

CPU
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples118x
Core i5-6500Intel  $67Bench 64%, 241,476 samples110x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples95x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples114x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples91x
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples43x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples28x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples21x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples18x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples33x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples31x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $46Bench 69%, 47,721 samples26x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $396

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