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WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 92.5% (11th of 1015)

Based on 418 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD120EFBX-68B0EN0, WDC WD120EFBX-68B0EN, WDC WD12 0EFBX-68B0EN0, WDC WD120EFBX-68
Poor: 60%Average: 92.5% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB averaged just 7.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.37MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.83MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB is 54.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD120EFBX-68B0EN0 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 418 samples)
Rank 1192.5%
Min Avg Max
100 Read 161 200
100 Write 168 200
80.4 Mixed 105 125
92.6 SusWrite 159 200
109% 148 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2 4K Read 2.83 3.8
4.5 4K Write 5.67 6.2
1.2 4K Mixed 1.37 1.6
375% 3.29 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
10TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 189 181 192 191 193 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 193
Mixed 108
SusWrite 190
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.3
455% 4.07 MB/s
33.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 188 189 177 182 185 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 194
Mixed 114
SusWrite 186
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 2.8
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.3
370% 3.33 MB/s
11TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 183 186 187 185 190 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 189
Mixed 100
SusWrite 187
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.1
340% 3.17 MB/s
8TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 186 182 187 187 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 192
Mixed 108
SusWrite 186
123% 167 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1.4
367% 3.27 MB/s
664GB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 152 147 157 167 MB/s
94.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 158
Mixed 117
SusWrite 158
111% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1.4
379% 3.37 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 174 175 176 178 180 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 148
Write 164
Mixed 110
SusWrite 177
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 1.5
390% 3.43 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 130 126 129 127 MB/s
82% Excellent
Read 156
Write 156
Mixed 104
SusWrite 128
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 3.1
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1.3
387% 3.5 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,306,773 HDDs tested

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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X570-P

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,591x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples1,199x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples901x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples697x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples491x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples470x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples308x
Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBWD  $74Bench 228%, 180,890 samples254x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples216x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples286x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples222x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples161x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 100% - Outstanding Total price: $721

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