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Gold 10TB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 107% (2nd of 1015)

more Based on 1,110 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB0, WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB, WDC WD101KRYZ-01, WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB1, WDC WD10 1KRYZ-01JPDB1, WDC WD10 1KRYZ-01JPDB
Poor: 72%Average: 107% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 10TB (2016) averaged 7.3% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 10TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.22MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.59MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 10TB (2016) is 60.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 10TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 182MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,110 samples)
Rank 2107%
Min Avg Max
111 Read 191 240
115 Write 190 236
71.8 Mixed 96.4 118
116 SusWrite 182 236
121% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1 4K Read 1.29 2.3
4.7 4K Write 5.59 6.5
0.8 4K Mixed 1.22 1.5
294% 2.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
87GB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 230 224 225 231 219 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 219
Mixed 100
SusWrite 224
137% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.4
313% 2.8 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 138 142 134 137 139 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 216
Write 231
Mixed 99.1
SusWrite 138
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.4
288% 2.4 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 141 155 155 151 MB/s
96% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 186
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 151
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.2
285% 2.67 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 145 155 164 147 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 87
Mixed 95.5
SusWrite 154
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.1
268% 2.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 125 125 128 129 128 MB/s
94.5% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 200
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 127
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.3
295% 2.6 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 171 151 159 149 MB/s
85.9% Excellent
Read 135
Write 148
Mixed 96.8
SusWrite 162
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.3
330% 2.93 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 111 108 105 109 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 165
Write 177
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 108
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1.3
244% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 127 124 131 129 MB/s
74.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 134
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 128
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 1.4
273% 2.2 MB/s
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Gaming 89%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II - $452

CPU
Core i7-6850KIntel  $132Bench 84%, 29,279 samples164x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $170Bench 81%, 38,324 samples144x
Core i7-6900KIntel  $160Bench 86%, 6,755 samples85x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $399Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples139x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $325Bench 124%, 840,268 samples78x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples54x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $160Bench 112%, 695,664 samples33x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $180Bench 223%, 54,978 samples33x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 260%, 140,876 samples28x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples17x
CMD16GX4M4B3200C16- CMD16GX4M4B3200C16- CMD16GX4M4B3200C16- CMD16GX4M4B3200C16- CMD16GX4M4B3400C16 CMD16GX4M4B3400C16 CMD16GX4M4B3400C16 CMD16GX4M4B3400C16 32GBCorsairBench 133%, 15 samples14x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,143

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