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WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 101% (2nd of 1015)

Based on 310 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0, WDC WD80EFZZ-68B, WDC WD80 EFZZ-68BTXN0
Poor: 65%Average: 101% Great: 121%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB averaged 1.0% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.97MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB is 56.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 121MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 310 samples)
Rank 2101%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 182 228
89.6 Write 160 200
66 Mixed 121 159
91.4 SusWrite 168 202
116% 158 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.2 4K Read 3.98 7.05
1.86 4K Write 3.28 4.1
0.66 4K Mixed 0.97 1.2
335% 2.75 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 182 182 181 181 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 169
Mixed 154
SusWrite 180
131% 178 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.1
467% 3.87 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 154 157 155 156 MB/s
95.1% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 181
Mixed 134
SusWrite 156
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
253% 1.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 121 118 117 116 MB/s
78.1% Very good
Read 153
Write 146
Mixed 134
SusWrite 118
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 1.1
255% 2.13 MB/s
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Typical WD80EFZZ-68BTXN0 8TB Builds (Compare 15,727 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 209%
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Desktop
Desktop 115%
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Workstation
Workstation 230%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 - $187

CPU
Core i7-12700KIntel  $240Bench 114%, 78,749 samples6,785x
Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples2,687x
Core i9-12900KIntel  $319Bench 117%, 66,991 samples2,439x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,783x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples1,604x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,573x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,871x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,057x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples921x
RAM
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples633x
Skill Intl F4-3200C16-16GVK 2x16GBGBench 94%, 11,497 samples503x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples456x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $1,442

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Intel Core i5-13600K $254Nvidia RTX 4060 $293Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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