UserBenchmark: WD Black (2010) vs (2013)

COMPARE

Today's hottest

Amazon Ebay

deals

CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD

WDWD4003FZEX

WDWD2002FAEX

BenchYourHDD

Real World Speed

Performance profile from 67,822 user samples

Benchmark your HDD here

20,205 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 98% 3.5TB free
Worst Bench: 58% 3TB free

Poor: 58% Great: 98%

SPEED RANK: 81^st / 1015

47,617 User Benchmarks

Best Bench: 85% 3.5TB free
Worst Bench: 44% 1.5TB free

Poor: 44% Great: 85%

SPEED RANK: 145^th / 1015


Effective Speed Effective HDD Speed		79.5 %	Faster effective speed. +19%		67 %


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	142 MB/s	Faster read speed. +16%	122 MB/s
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	132 MB/s	Faster write speed. +18%	112 MB/s
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	0.89 MB/s		1.11 MB/s	Faster random read. +25%
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	2.97 MB/s	Faster random write. +18%	2.52 MB/s
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	86.1 MB/s		93.9 MB/s	Slightly faster mixed IO speed. +9%
4K Mixed Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	1 MB/s	Slightly faster random mixed IO. +6%	0.94 MB/s
SusWrite Avg. Sustained Write Speed	134 MB/s	Faster sustained write speed. +21%	111 MB/s


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	181 MB/s	Faster peak read speed. +15%	158 MB/s
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	163 MB/s	Faster peak write speed. +16%	140 MB/s
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	1.1 MB/s		1.4 MB/s	Faster peak random read. +27%
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	3.5 MB/s	+3%	3.4 MB/s
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	109 MB/s		119 MB/s	Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed. +9%
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	1.1 MB/s		1.1 MB/s
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	166 MB/s	Faster peak sustained write speed. +16%	143 MB/s

Market Share

Based on 53,962,171 HDDs tested

See market share leaders


Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.05 %		0.19 %	Hugely higher market share. +280%
Value Value For Money	36.3 %	Better value. +29%	28.1 %
User Rating UBM User Rating	50 %		51 %	+2%
Price Price (score)	$175		$95	Much cheaper. +46%


Age Newest		130+ Months	More recent. +22%		167 Months


Capacity Capacity			4TB			2TB

The FAEX WD Black (2010) is nearly four years old and has been replaced by the WD Black FZEX (2013). Comparing the FAEX and FZEX models shows that the newer FZEX model is around 11% faster on average. The main performance improvements are in the area of sequential writes where the newer FZEX is 30% faster (148 vs 114 MB/s). As a new purchase, the FAEX would have to come at a significant discount to the newer FZEX in order to make it worth considering. The FAEX has a reasonably well-rounded performance profile with above average 4K speeds but it's overpriced and lags the group leaders in terms of value for money. ^{[Nov '12 HDrivePro]}

MORE DETAILS

Systems with these HDDs

Top Builds that include these HDDs

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) November 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. ^[HDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

What is 4K random write speed?

What is 4K random read speed?

What is AS SSD real world copy speed?

How big is 16GB?

What does MBps mean?

Hard Drives

What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?

What is effective Hard Drive speed?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $285	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $125
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $389	WD Black SN850X M.2 1TB $80
Intel Core i5-12400F $111	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Crucial T700 M.2 4TB $330