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WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 96.3% (6th of 1015)

Based on 736 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD80EFBX-68AZZN0, WDC WD80 EFBX-68AZZN0, WDC WD80EFBX-68A
Poor: 59%Average: 96.3% Great: 117%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB averaged just 3.6% 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

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB is 57.9%. 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 98MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 166MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 736 samples)
Rank 696.3%
Min Avg Max
97.3 Read 166 203
107 Write 172 207
66.7 Mixed 98 116
96.4 SusWrite 168 206
111% 151 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.52 4K Read 2.21 2.9
3.82 4K Write 5.65 6.2
0.9 4K Mixed 1.35 1.6
347% 3.07 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 212 210 206 203 209 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 231
Mixed 110
SusWrite 207
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.4
358% 3.23 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 200 204 204 203 199 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 131
Mixed 110
SusWrite 202
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 6.3
4K Mixed 1.4
372% 3.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 167 167 166 166 167 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 72.9
Write 96.6
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 167
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.5
348% 2.97 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,331,098 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 232%
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Desktop
Desktop 116%
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Workstation
Workstation 273%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z690-E GAMING WIFI

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $330Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,798x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples1,246x
Core i7-13700KIntel  $345Bench 126%, 41,056 samples401x
GPU
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,138x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples704x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples697x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $168Bench 416%, 138,083 samples1,106x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples925x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples340x
RAM
Skill Intl F5-6000J3636F162x16GBGBench 172%, 21,264 samples510x
Vengeance LPX 5600 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 162%, 23,486 samples361x
Vengeance LPX 5200 C40 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 8,648 samples289x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $1,158

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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