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WD WD4002FYYZ

Gold 4TB (2016)

Gold 4TB (2016)
BENCHMARKS (4,829)
MKT (0%)
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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 -2,928%User Rating -19%, Market Share -11,648%, Price -69%, Value 24%Nice To Haves +25% Age 25%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

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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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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

FIN-User, 12 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 194 182 190 189 MB/s

103% Outstanding

Write 179

Mixed 77.2

SusWrite 187

112% 153 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 4.6

4K Mixed 0.9

223% 2.13 MB/s

CZE-User, 8 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 170 165 173 171 166 MB/s

99.7% Outstanding

Write 172

Mixed 75.6

SusWrite 170

108% 149 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 4.4

4K Mixed 0.6

190% 2 MB/s

USA-User, 4 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 146 153 149 148 152 MB/s

87.7% Excellent

Write 150

Mixed 75.3

SusWrite 150

97% 133 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.9

4K Mixed 0.7

183% 1.8 MB/s

GBR-User, 7 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 139 139 145 142 140 MB/s

83.5% Excellent

Write 156

Mixed 70.8

SusWrite 141

94% 129 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 6.1

4K Mixed 0.6

221% 2.57 MB/s

CAN-User, 6 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 140 138 139 140 MB/s

80.8% Excellent

Write 133

Mixed 67.4

SusWrite 139

88% 120 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 4.1

4K Mixed 0.6

180% 1.87 MB/s

USA-User, 7 days ago.

905GB free

Firmware: 01.01M02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 121 117 118 121 MB/s

66.7% Good

Write 117

Mixed 66.1

SusWrite 118

76% 104 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 5.7

4K Mixed 0.4

196% 2.4 MB/s

USA-User, 20 hrs ago.

649GB free

Firmware: 01.01M03

SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 44 43 44 44 MB/s

62% Good

Write 40.9

Mixed 51.5

SusWrite 43.9

57% 77.2 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 0.6

4K Mixed 0.8

146% 0.83 MB/s

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

CPU
Core i7-11700KIntel $236Bench 101%, 65,651 samples	1,502x
Core i9-11900KIntel $270Bench 103%, 44,319 samples	759x
Core i5-11600KIntel $136Bench 99%, 43,966 samples	495x

GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia $282Bench 100%, 447,556 samples	627x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	594x
RTX 3080Nvidia $730Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	547x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $118Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	416x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $116Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	324x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples	286x

RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples	185x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	169x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $50Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	153x

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Value: 100% - Outstanding

Total price: $636

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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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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