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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 92.3% (13th of 1015)

more Based on 196 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD62PURZ-85AJFY0, WDC WD62PURZ-85B, WDC WD62 PURZ-85B3AY0, WDC WD62PURZ-85B3AY0, WDC WD62PURZ-74B3AY0, WDC WD62 PURZ-74B3AY0
Poor: 58%Average: 92.3% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD62PURZ-85AJFY0 6TB averaged just 7.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD62PURZ-85AJFY0 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.97MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.6MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD62PURZ-85AJFY0 6TB is 59.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD62PURZ-85AJFY0 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 75.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 152MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 196 samples)
Rank 1392.3%
Min Avg Max
90.9 Read 169 214
96.4 Write 161 198
36.4 Mixed 75.6 92
73.8 SusWrite 152 203
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.88 4K Read 1.45 1.9
1.9 4K Write 3.6 4.4
0.67 4K Mixed 0.97 1.2
235% 2.01 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 195 197 196 196 194 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 192
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 195
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
254% 2.03 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 174 169 165 163 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 163
Mixed 71.7
SusWrite 165
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
222% 1.83 MB/s
781GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 158 159 161 158 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 148
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 159
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.9
234% 2.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 127 107 115 127 136 MB/s
75.7% Very good
Read 139
Write 114
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 125
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 133 132 133 133 MB/s
72.3% Very good
Read 119
Write 127
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 132
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1
232% 2 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 126 123 124 123 124 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 112
Write 104
Mixed 53.1
SusWrite 123
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.87 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 54 56 54 56 MB/s
49.5% Average
Read 117
Write 59.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 54.7
53% 71.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.5
144% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 80%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B560M DS3H

CPU
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples529x
Core i5-11400Intel  $136Bench 94%, 24,459 samples504x
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples400x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples422x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples263x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples163x
SSD
SNVS500G 500GBKingstonBench 186%, 34,043 samples131x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBWD  $68Bench 204%, 97,624 samples97x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 224%, 92,081 samples90x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples163x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples107x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples107x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $422

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