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WD WD2005FBYZ

Gold 2TB (2016)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 87.8% (35th of 1015)

more Based on 5,580 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB1, WDC WD20 05FBYZ-01YCBB3, WD WD2005FBYZ-01YCB, WDC WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB2, WDC WD2005FBYZ-01YCBB3, WDC WD2005FBYZ-01YCB, WDC WD20 05FBYZ-01YCBB2, WDC WD2005FBYZ-0, WDC WD20 05FBYZ-01YCBB1, WDC WD20 05FBYZ-01YCB
Poor: 63%Average: 87.8% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The WD Gold 2TB (2016) averaged just 12.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 2TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.46MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.96MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 2TB (2016) is 45%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 2TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 99.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 142MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,580 samples)
Rank 3587.8%
Min Avg Max
88 Read 142 189
122 Write 195 229
68.2 Mixed 99.1 116
113 SusWrite 163 194
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 4.46 6.5
2.6 4K Write 3.28 3.6
0.7 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
353% 2.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: RR09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 187 193 191 191 191 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 220
Mixed 113
SusWrite 192
132% 180 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
470% 3.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 193 182 190 179 194 MB/s
98.9% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 224
Mixed 112
SusWrite 187
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 6
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
422% 3.43 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 186 185 183 188 186 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 227
Mixed 111
SusWrite 187
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
413% 3.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: RR09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 190 190 190 190 191 MB/s
97.8% Outstanding
Read 148
Write 230
Mixed 117
SusWrite 191
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
361% 3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 166 169 159 176 167 MB/s
96.2% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 174
Mixed 107
SusWrite 168
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.9
371% 3.13 MB/s
696GB free
Firmware: RR09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 160 144 155 149 148 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 162
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 150
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
295% 2.43 MB/s
561GB free
Firmware: RR07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 145 133 129 135 131 MB/s
78.4% Very good
Read 137
Write 204
Mixed 88.9
SusWrite 134
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 5.3
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
382% 3.17 MB/s
640GB free
Firmware: RR09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 102 117 108 109 108 MB/s
71.6% Very good
Read 137
Write 207
Mixed 107
SusWrite 110
104% 140 MB/s
4K Read 6.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
428% 3.53 MB/s
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Motherboard: MSI X570-A PRO (MS-7C37) - $160

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples997x
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GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples449x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples377x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples340x
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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples229x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples186x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples149x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples239x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples123x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples115x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $900

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