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WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 119% (1st of 1015)

Based on 35 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD8001PURP-74B6RY0, WDC WD8001PURP-85B6RY0, WDC WD80 01PURP-74B6RY0
Poor: 86%Average: 119% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB averaged 19.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 2.06MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD8001PURP-74B6RY0 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 105MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 203MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 35 samples)
Rank 1119%
Min Avg Max
87.3 Read 203 250
114 Write 206 245
68.8 Mixed 105 131
91.2 SusWrite 212 248
133% 181 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 1.42 3.7
4.3 4K Write 6 8
0.5 4K Mixed 2.06 2.4
399% 3.16 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 243 241 235 239 248 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 236
Mixed 114
SusWrite 242
151% 207 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 2.1
440% 3.83 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 225 233 230 228 227 MB/s
130% Outstanding
Read 223
Write 233
Mixed 106
SusWrite 229
145% 198 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 2.4
421% 3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 208 204 213 211 210 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 213
Mixed 104
SusWrite 210
134% 184 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 2.3
444% 3.57 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 136 146 136 143 138 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 139
Write 142
Mixed 96.1
SusWrite 139
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 2.2
416% 3.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 199%
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Desktop
Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
UFO

Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $139

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $165Bench 109%, 101,563 samples6,081x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $222Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,931x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $210Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,976x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $747Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,158x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $470Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,051x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,738x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 385%, 327,441 samples1,587x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $77Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,340x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $75Bench 251%, 262,559 samples1,198x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples813x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $54Bench 85%, 86,372 samples753x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 89%, 95,273 samples693x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,141

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