WD WD4002FYYZ

Gold 4TB (2016)

Gold 4TB (2016)
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Effective Speed +4% Effective Speed 4%Average Score +22% Read 2%, Write 18%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 144%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed -19%, SusWrite 5%Peak Score +22% Read -2%, Write 9%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 151%, Mixed -7%, 4K Mixed 0%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment -2,866%User Rating -19%, Market Share -11,174%, Price -219%, Value -50%Nice To Haves +26% Age 26%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 91.1% (18^th of 1015)

Based on 4,829 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB0, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B70B0, WDC WD4002FYYZ-31B7CB0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD4002FYYZ-03UL1B1, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB01, WD4002FYYZ-23, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD4002FYYZ-0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7CB1, WD WD4002FYYZ-01B7C, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-01B7CB0, WDC WD40 02FYYZ-03UL1B1, WDC WD4002FYYZ-01B7CB1

Poor: 61%Average: 91.1% Great: 111%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Gold 4TB (2016) averaged just 8.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.86MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 4TB (2016) is 49.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 158MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,829 samples)

Rank 1891.1%

Min	Avg	Max
97.1	Read 158	195
99.1	Write 161	197
53.8	Mixed 73.9	87.4
102	SusWrite 158	193
101% 138 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.8	4K Read 0.95	1.1
3.17	4K Write 4.86	6.2
0.47	4K Mixed 0.7	1
207% 2.17 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

ISL-User, 6 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 194 193 181 195 189 MB/s

112% Outstanding

Write 199

Mixed 81.3

SusWrite 189

122% 167 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 5.5

4K Mixed 0.5

191% 2.27 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 190 181 195 189 181 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 190

Mixed 80.4

SusWrite 188

117% 160 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 4.5

4K Mixed 0.7

199% 2.03 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 186 186 193 189 185 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 188

Mixed 82.2

SusWrite 189

116% 159 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 5

4K Mixed 0.9

230% 2.27 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 187 186 193 188 184 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 190

Mixed 76.3

SusWrite 189

115% 158 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 4.1

4K Mixed 0.8

202% 1.93 MB/s

AUS-User, 6 days ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 176 182 171 174 182 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 184

Mixed 67.7

SusWrite 176

112% 154 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 3.6

4K Mixed 0.8

201% 1.83 MB/s

DEU-User, 8 days ago.

597GB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 152 155 152 150 MB/s

83.7% Excellent

Write 146

Mixed 67.8

SusWrite 152

92% 126 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 5.3

4K Mixed 0.7

218% 2.33 MB/s

CAN-User, 5 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 145 146 139 144 147 MB/s

81% Excellent

Write 142

Mixed 69

SusWrite 144

90% 123 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 5.6

4K Mixed 0.6

208% 2.37 MB/s

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Desktop 106%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z590 TOMAHAWK WIFI (MS-7D08)

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $234Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,431x
Core i9-11900KIntel $258Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	722x
Core i5-11600KIntel $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	479x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $283Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	589x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	568x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples	519x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	401x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	312x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	276x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	174x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	164x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	141x

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Value: 101% - Outstanding

Total price: $623

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD4002FYYZ

Gold 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 91.1% (18^th of 1015)

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Gold 4TB (2016)

Average Bench: 91.1% (18th of 1015)

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