Average Bench: 63.7% (170th of 1015)

more Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00GXCB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-60Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00WN9B0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00WN9B0
Poor: 37%Average: 63.7% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The WD WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB averaged 36.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.01MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB is 45.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 107MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.65MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Min Avg Max
70.1 Read 115 156
59 Write 107 144
64.6 Mixed 103 128
131 SusWrite 131 131
84.5% 114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.39 4K Read 0.65 1.03
1.64 4K Write 2.01 2.47
0.17 4K Mixed 0.3 0.6
97.5% 0.99 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
90GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 131 127 134 133 MB/s
Read 131
Write 132
Mixed 101
SusWrite 131
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
132% 1.13 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,338,807 HDDs tested

Typical WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0 2TB Builds (Compare 6,630 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 182%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 181%
UFO

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ELITE WIFI

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 88% - Excellent Total price: $869

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