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WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2021.

Average Bench: 99.6% (5th of 1015)

Based on 111 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD80EFBX-68AZZN0, WDC WD80 EFBX-68AZZN0
Poor: 71%Average: 99.6% Great: 118%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB averaged just 0.4% 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 1.38MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.59MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB is 46.7%. 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 102MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 170MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 111 samples)
Rank 599.6%
Min Avg Max
98.5 Read 176 206
99.9 Write 176 212
74 Mixed 102 118
92.6 SusWrite 170 208
114% 156 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.58 4K Read 2.27 2.9
4.02 4K Write 5.59 6.2
1.1 4K Mixed 1.38 1.6
351% 3.08 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 209 212 209 208 210 MB/s
118% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 214
Mixed 112
SusWrite 209
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.4
370% 3.33 MB/s
7.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 198 194 201 207 198 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 201
Mixed 108
SusWrite 197
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.5
398% 3.5 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 85.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 165 164 163 162 MB/s
90.9% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 166
Mixed 117
SusWrite 163
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.4
352% 3.13 MB/s
474GB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 171 187 187 190 183 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 88.1
SusWrite 179
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.4
365% 3.07 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 40,616,187 HDDs tested.

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Typical WD80EFBX-68AZZN0 8TB Builds (Compare 10,680 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 107%
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Desktop
Desktop 95%
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Workstation
Workstation 123%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $457Bench 87%, 242,633 samples3,025x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $290Bench 87%, 646,253 samples1,857x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $350Bench 99%, 127,291 samples1,033x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 505,105 samples1,116x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 368,606 samples998x
RTX 2080S (Super)Nvidia  $770Bench 137%, 204,376 samples818x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $137Bench 320%, 288,284 samples782x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $190Bench 299%, 269,100 samples647x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 287%, 333,287 samples543x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 47,880 samples741x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $330Bench 88%, 107,106 samples270x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $260Bench 89%, 89,827 samples229x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $1,104

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