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Release date ≈ Q3 2021.

Average Bench: 118% (1st of 1015)

Based on 620 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASY, WDC WD8001FZBX-0, WDC WD80 01FZBX-00ASYA0, WDC WD8001FZBX-00ASYA0, WDC WD80 01FZBX-00ASY
Poor: 81%Average: 118% Great: 139%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB averaged 17.8% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.2MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB is 57.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD8001FZBX-00ASY 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 100MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 202MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 620 samples)
Rank 1118%
Min Avg Max
115 Read 202 242
141 Write 209 247
67.4 Mixed 100 116
140 SusWrite 208 245
131% 180 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.54 2
3.9 4K Write 6.2 7.9
0.9 4K Mixed 1.61 1.9
358% 3.12 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 225 222 231 229 227 228 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 232
Write 234
Mixed 106
SusWrite 227
146% 200 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.7
373% 3.13 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 218 216 215 221 214 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 234
Write 241
Mixed 108
SusWrite 216
146% 200 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 1.7
393% 3.57 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 232 230 229 228 230 229 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 213
Write 216
Mixed 105
SusWrite 230
140% 191 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6.5
4K Mixed 1.8
395% 3.37 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 211 205 209 209 214 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 221
Write 213
Mixed 107
SusWrite 210
137% 188 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 1.8
386% 3.2 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 204 203 199 199 204 MB/s
114% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 205
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 201
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.8
351% 2.73 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 182 175 179 181 180 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 183
Mixed 96.6
SusWrite 180
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.9
351% 2.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 165 160 170 160 MB/s
94.1% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 169
Mixed 89.7
SusWrite 164
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 1.6
386% 3.57 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 112%
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Desktop 96%
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Workstation
Workstation 102%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z370 Aorus Gaming 7 - $221

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples2,886x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples211x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples182x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples755x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples359x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $600Bench 187%, 424,051 samples295x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples210x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples169x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples158x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples186x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples128x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 81% - Excellent Total price: $1,049

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