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Elements 25A3 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 76.2% (98th of 1015)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Elements 25A3
Poor: 52%Average: 76.2% Great: 106%

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Good average bench

The WD Elements 25A3 8TB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Elements 25A3 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.22MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.35MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Elements 25A3 8TB is 53.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Elements 25A3 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 97.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 9876.2%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 151 181
37.8 Write 140 194
61 Mixed 97.5 124
12.3 SusWrite 113 187
92.4% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 1.93 3.3
4.7 4K Write 5.35 7.6
1.1 4K Mixed 1.22 1.4
315% 2.83 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 1021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 190 186 188 187 184 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 194
Mixed 110
SusWrite 187
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
305% 2.7 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 1021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 174 175 175 176 175 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 187
Mixed 124
SusWrite 175
122% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.1
286% 2.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 126 127 126 127 127 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 157
Write 175
Mixed 107
SusWrite 127
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.2
301% 2.67 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 1021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 110 95 96 94 89 MB/s
61.8% Good
Read 117
Write 129
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 96.8
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.8
4K Mixed 1.2
281% 2.47 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: 1030
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 80 78 73 78 95 MB/s
54.9% Above average
Read 111
Write 114
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 77.4
73% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 1.4
434% 4.1 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1021
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 12 12 12 12 12 MB/s
52% Above average
Read 168
Write 37.8
Mixed 61
SusWrite 12.3
52% 69.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.2
283% 2.47 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 82%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples358x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $143Bench 80%, 34,039 samples161x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples128x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $499Bench 124%, 840,268 samples86x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples73x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples35x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $330Bench 223%, 54,978 samples33x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples30x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 120%, 113 samples24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 114% - Outstanding Total price: $418

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