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WD WD8002FRYZ

Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 94.8% (8th of 1015)

more Based on 288 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD8002FRYZ-01FF2B0, WDC WD80 02FRYZ-01FF2, WDC WD8002FRYZ-01FF2, WD WD8002FRYZ-01FF2, WDC WD80 02FRYZ-01FF2B0, WDC WD8002FRYZ-0
Poor: 65%Average: 94.8% Great: 115%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016) averaged just 5.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.08MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016) is 50.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 161MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 288 samples)
Rank 894.8%
Min Avg Max
112 Read 168 203
101 Write 165 205
58.3 Mixed 88.2 177
88.5 SusWrite 161 199
107% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.72 4K Read 0.94 1.1
2.14 4K Write 4.08 6.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.69 1
191% 1.9 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 202 188 198 200 196 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 194
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 196
122% 167 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.5
212% 2.57 MB/s
6TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 183 188 196 185 187 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 185
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 188
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0.7
191% 1.9 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 132 135 135 131 MB/s
74.1% Very good
Read 125
Write 130
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 132
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.5
200% 2.4 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 123 129 131 133 132 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 120
Write 135
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 130
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 0.7
229% 2.5 MB/s
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 123 119 119 127 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 116
Write 125
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 123
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.8
195% 1.77 MB/s
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Gaming 199%
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Desktop 111%
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Workstation
Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $210

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel  $163Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,870x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $213Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,765x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $190Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,903x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,089x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,984x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,676x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,524x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,313x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples1,155x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples769x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 86,372 samples713x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples667x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,390

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