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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 82.2% (65th of 1015)

Based on 2,811 user benchmarks.  Model: MB2000GCWDA
Poor: 51%Average: 82.2% Great: 105%

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Very good average bench

The MB2000GCWDA 2TB averaged just 17.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MB2000GCWDA 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.41MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MB2000GCWDA 2TB is 54.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MB2000GCWDA 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,811 samples)
Rank 6582.2%
Min Avg Max
90.5 Read 149 186
41.5 Write 134 176
39.3 Mixed 80.2 98
42.6 SusWrite 137 181
91.8% 125 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.41 1.7
0.7 4K Write 2.23 3.2
0.7 4K Mixed 0.96 1.2
207% 1.53 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 184 183 184 185 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 190
Mixed 98
SusWrite 183
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
251% 1.9 MB/s
636GB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 173 167 175 174 175 MB/s
99.2% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 163
Mixed 81
SusWrite 172
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
636GB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 168 175 173 172 MB/s
99.1% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 167
Mixed 78.7
SusWrite 171
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
251% 1.9 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 173 174 173 172 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 145
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 173
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
229% 1.87 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: HPGH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 167 170 169 170 170 MB/s
91.7% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 147
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 169
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.6 MB/s
314GB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 128 130 130 131 MB/s
72.4% Very good
Read 124
Write 117
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 128
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.53 MB/s
710GB free
Firmware: HPGD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 94 97 97 97 97 MB/s
68.2% Good
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 96.2
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
207% 1.6 MB/s
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Typical MB2000GCWDA 2TB Builds (Compare 5,967 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

System: HP Z440 Workstation

CPU
Xeon E5-1620 v3IntelBench 72%, 10,197 samples1,240x
Xeon E5-1650 v4IntelBench 83%, 3,842 samples1,036x
Xeon E5-1650 v3IntelBench 77%, 7,962 samples861x
GPU
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples740x
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples376x
Quadro K4200Nvidia  $820Bench 21%, 7,330 samples223x
SSD
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsungBench 238%, 21,542 samples144x
SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsungBench 219%, 21,747 samples129x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples122x
RAM
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 2x8GBSamsungBench 60%, 1,030 samples184x
M393A1G40DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 93%, 970 samples177x
M393A2G40DB0-CPB 2x16GBSamsungBench 59%, 1,132 samples157x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 9% - Terrible Total price: $440

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Excellent

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I GOT THIS THING FOR 20 DOLLARS, OKAY IT HAS 18 REALLOCATED SECTORS BUT FOR THE PRICE. wow, did not expect to get a top class "andrew tate" hdd. top g, 15/10, phenomenal

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