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WD WD101KRYZ

Gold 10TB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 107% (2nd of 1015)

more Based on 924 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB0, WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB, WDC WD101KRYZ-01, WDC WD101KRYZ-01JPDB1, WDC WD10 1KRYZ-01JPDB1, WDC WD10 1KRYZ-01JPDB
Poor: 75%Average: 107% Great: 133%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 10TB (2016) averaged 7.0% 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 1.21MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.65MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 10TB (2016) is 58.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 10TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 181MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 924 samples)
Rank 2107%
Min Avg Max
118 Read 191 240
129 Write 194 241
71.3 Mixed 95.5 116
111 SusWrite 181 235
121% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 4K Read 1.27 1.92
4.88 4K Write 5.65 6.7
0.7 4K Mixed 1.21 1.5
292% 2.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 201 198 203 206 202 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 227
Write 234
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 201
139% 190 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.4
300% 2.57 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 198 200 204 206 203 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 225
Mixed 101
SusWrite 202
136% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.2
287% 2.67 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 148 149 152 150 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 158
Write 167
Mixed 84.8
SusWrite 150
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 1.6
333% 2.87 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 186 183 186 186 185 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 77.2
Write 80.1
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 185
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.5
198% 2.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 62 63 63 49 63 MB/s
59.2% Above average
Read 145
Write 61.5
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 60.2
62% 84.2 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.4
305% 2.57 MB/s
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Gaming 92%
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Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 83%
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Motherboard: Asus X99-DELUXE II - $452

CPU
Core i7-6800KIntel  $443Bench 82%, 42,912 samples316x
Core i7-6850KIntel  $370Bench 85%, 16,812 samples292x
Core i7-6900KIntel  $565Bench 87%, 5,578 samples167x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 1,006,455 samples245x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $1,089Bench 136%, 696,708 samples160x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,148,960 samples146x
SSD
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $391Bench 224%, 50,541 samples91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 110%, 660,795 samples53x
960 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $139Bench 271%, 65,854 samples35x
RAM
CMU32GX4M2C3200C16 4x16GBCorsairBench 99%, 573 samples30x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $270Bench 91%, 95,618 samples24x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 92,013 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 50% - Average Total price: $1,736

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