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WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2021.

Average Bench: 90.9% (18th of 1015)

Based on 317 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD20EFZX-68AWUN0, WDC WD20 EFZX-68AWUN0, WDC WD20EFZX-68A
Poor: 54%Average: 90.9% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB averaged just 9.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.64MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.83MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB is 61.5%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 144MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 317 samples)
Rank 1890.9%
Min Avg Max
91.8 Read 165 215
73.6 Write 144 184
53.6 Mixed 104 145
86.4 SusWrite 151 192
104% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 3.64 7.01
1.29 4K Write 2.88 3.8
0.4 4K Mixed 0.83 1.2
298% 2.45 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00B81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 183 182 183 181 184 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 147
Mixed 112
SusWrite 181
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
283% 1.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 158 172 173 171 174 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 164
Mixed 131
SusWrite 170
119% 161 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
383% 3.27 MB/s
703GB free
Firmware: 81.00B81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 151 150 149 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 161
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 150
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.6
342% 3.03 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00B81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 152 157 155 156 MB/s
94.9% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 142
Mixed 149
SusWrite 152
115% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.8
245% 2.17 MB/s
223GB free
Firmware: 81.00B81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 103 102 102 103 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 119
Write 120
Mixed 124
SusWrite 103
87% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
222% 1.83 MB/s
141GB free
Firmware: 81.00B81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 120 119 119 121 MB/s
61.7% Good
Read 94.7
Write 74.6
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 119
70% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
261% 2.23 MB/s
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Typical WD20EFZX-68AWUN0 2TB Builds (Compare 421 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 66%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H470M-PLUS

CPU
Core i5-10400Intel  $99Bench 84%, 71,804 samples90x
Core i7-10700Intel  $233Bench 93%, 71,010 samples69x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $98Bench 85%, 153,026 samples62x
GPU
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $239Bench 71%, 428,800 samples30x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples29x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples27x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples13x
Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)WD  $37Bench 244%, 109,999 samples10x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples10x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples18x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples18x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $421

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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