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WD WD1000CHTZ

VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 99.6% (5th of 1015)

more Based on 1,134 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1000CHTZ-04JCPV0, WDC WD10 00CHTZ-04JCP, WDC WD1000CHTZ-04JCPV1, WDC WD1000CHTZ-04JCP, WDC WD10 00CHTZ-60JCPV0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-8, WDC WD10 00CHTZ-04JCPV1, WDC WD1000CHTZ-88JCPV0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-60JCPV0, WDC WD10 00CHTZ-04JCPV0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-5, WDC WD1000CHTZ-48JCPV0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-1, WDC WD1000CHTZ-0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-16JCPV0, WDC WD1000CHTZ-50JCPV0
Poor: 66%Average: 99.6% Great: 120%

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Excellent average bench

The WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB averaged just 0.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.31MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB is 54.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD VelociRaptor 2.5" 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 162MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,134 samples)
Rank 599.6%
Min Avg Max
123 Read 185 223
103 Write 166 195
66.5 Mixed 109 135
92.5 SusWrite 162 199
114% 155 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.25 4K Read 1.64 1.9
3.05 4K Write 4.31 5
1.4 4K Mixed 1.57 1.7
323% 2.51 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
609GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 104 131 148 148 152 MB/s
88.8% Excellent
Read 170
Write 167
Mixed 111
SusWrite 139
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.7
345% 2.63 MB/s
627GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 128 93 143 113 104 MB/s
79.4% Very good
Read 164
Write 165
Mixed 81.8
SusWrite 112
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.4
279% 2.07 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 125 125 126 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 148
Write 137
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 125
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.4
298% 2.37 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 126 126 126 MB/s
78.8% Very good
Read 147
Write 141
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 126
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.5
315% 2.47 MB/s
273GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 125 126 126 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 147
Write 140
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 126
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.5
305% 2.37 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 125 125 125 MB/s
77.3% Very good
Read 143
Write 147
Mixed 100
SusWrite 126
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.5
310% 2.33 MB/s
272GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 121 121 121 MB/s
73.9% Very good
Read 136
Write 141
Mixed 104
SusWrite 120
93% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.3
282% 2.23 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 6%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 6%
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System: Lenovo 30AGS0DS00

CPU
Xeon E3-1281 v3IntelBench 79%, 388 samples51x
GPU
Quadro K600NvidiaBench 3%, 8,087 samples38x
GTX 1650Nvidia  $155Bench 43%, 259,091 samples4x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples2x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples4x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples3x
512G 512GBHs-ssd-desire(s)Bench 78%, 189 samples3x
RAM
HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 1x8GBHynixBench 30%, 1,096 samples24x
16JTF1G64AZ-1G6E1 1x8GBMicronBench 29%, 6,196 samples5x
F3-1600C11-8GNT Hynix HMT41GU6AFR8C-PB 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 0420 F3-1600C11-8GNT 32GBUnknownBench 55%, 3 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $38

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