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WD160EDGZ-11 16TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 93% (11th of 1014)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD160EDGZ-11, WDC WD160EDGZ-11B2DA0
Poor: 44%Average: 93% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD160EDGZ-11 16TB averaged just 7.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD160EDGZ-11 16TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.54MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 5.27MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD160EDGZ-11 16TB is 76.6%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD160EDGZ-11 16TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 1193%
Min Avg Max
39.2 Read 159 222
89.6 Write 167 221
37.3 Mixed 96.8 123
39.1 SusWrite 162 214
107% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 5.27 7.9
1.3 4K Write 6.44 8
0.8 4K Mixed 2.54 3.8
621% 4.75 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
13TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 208 201 205 194 193 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 204
Mixed 130
SusWrite 201
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 7.9
4K Mixed 2.6
702% 5.63 MB/s
15TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 209 217 222 219 216 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 214
Mixed 121
SusWrite 216
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 2.8
690% 5.17 MB/s
13TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 210 202 205 194 192 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 213
Mixed 128
SusWrite 202
135% 184 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 2.6
763% 6.07 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 192 190 205 191 198 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 164
Mixed 110
SusWrite 195
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 2.6
691% 5.4 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 196 179 191 189 193 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 154
Mixed 106
SusWrite 189
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 3.5
753% 5.27 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 85.00A85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 199 182 190 185 187 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 166
Mixed 109
SusWrite 189
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 7.9
4K Write 7.1
4K Mixed 2.5
738% 5.83 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 38%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V PRO - $390

CPU
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples703x
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples378x
Core i7-2600Intel  $187Bench 67%, 185,630 samples124x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples111x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples99x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples78x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples61x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples55x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples54x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples76x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples70x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $989

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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