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WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB

WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB
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Effective Speed +7% Effective Speed 7%Average Score +66% Read 4%, Write 22%, 4K Read 157%, 4K Write 184%, Mixed 20%, 4K Mixed 62%, SusWrite 9%Peak Score +60% Read 3%, Write 17%, 4K Read 171%, 4K Write 151%, Mixed 21%, 4K Mixed 50%, SusWrite 5%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -17,456%Nice To Haves +190% Age 190%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 94.1% (9^th of 1015)

Based on 1,049 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD80EFBX-68AZZN0, WDC WD80 EFBX-68AZZN0, WDC WD80EFBX-68A

Poor: 59%Average: 94.1% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB averaged just 5.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.35MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.65MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB is 57.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 162MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,049 samples)

Rank 994.1%

Min	Avg	Max
94.4	Read 162	204
99.7	Write 167	211
67.7	Mixed 95.1	113
98.2	SusWrite 164	204
108% 147 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.5	4K Read 2.2	2.8
4.2	4K Write 5.65	6.2
1.1	4K Mixed 1.35	1.5
347% 3.07 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 5 days ago.

5TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 194 196 204 201 197 MB/s

114% Outstanding

Write 201

Mixed 112

SusWrite 198

130% 177 MB/s

4K Read 2.1

4K Write 6.2

4K Mixed 1.3

347% 3.2 MB/s

CAN-User, 2 hrs ago.

7.5TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 189 198 193 198 191 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 183

Mixed 104

SusWrite 194

121% 165 MB/s

4K Read 2.3

4K Write 6

4K Mixed 1.4

362% 3.23 MB/s

CAN-User, 23 days ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 179 179 183 176 173 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 153

Mixed 100

SusWrite 178

110% 151 MB/s

4K Read 2.7

4K Write 6

4K Mixed 1.4

379% 3.37 MB/s

USA-User, 18 days ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 179 183 190 187 184 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 166

Mixed 91

SusWrite 185

111% 151 MB/s

4K Read 2.4

4K Write 6

4K Mixed 1.4

367% 3.27 MB/s

BGR-User, 18 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 161 155 154 152 158 MB/s

89.5% Excellent

Write 156

Mixed 88.2

SusWrite 156

102% 138 MB/s

4K Read 2.6

4K Write 5.7

4K Mixed 1.3

358% 3.2 MB/s

USA-User, 11 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 85.00A85

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 119 119 120 121 122 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 100

Mixed 68.8

SusWrite 120

71% 97.1 MB/s

4K Read 2.3

4K Write 5

4K Mixed 1.4

344% 2.9 MB/s

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Gaming 232%

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Desktop 116%

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Workstation 273%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel $275Bench 117%, 66,991 samples	2,964x
Core i7-12700KIntel $214Bench 114%, 133,111 samples	1,306x
Core i9-13900KIntel $401Bench 129%, 49,132 samples	439x

GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	1,189x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	747x
RTX 3090Nvidia $1,350Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	726x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $170Bench 402%, 182,136 samples	1,162x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $118Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	965x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $171Bench 336%, 200,600 samples	364x

RAM
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C36 2x16GBG.SKILL $83Bench 173%, 39,467 samples	538x
Vengeance DDR5 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsair $111Bench 162%, 40,739 samples	390x
TZ/RJ/FX DDR5 6400 C32 2x16GBG.SKILL $110Bench 187%, 18,403 samples	317x

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Value: 115% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,188

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Intel Core i5-13600K $210	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $135
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WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB