WD WD8002FRYZ

Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)

Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)
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Effective Speed +8% Effective Speed 8%Average Score +9% Read 8%, Write 14%, 4K Read -38%, 4K Write 90%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite 6%Peak Score +26% Read 2%, Write 9%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 151%, Mixed 80%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -20%, Market Share -∞%, Price -136%, Value 42%Nice To Haves +36% Age 36%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Black 2TB (2013)

Black 6TB (2015)

Average Bench: 94.8% (8^th of 1015)

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

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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

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

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IND-User, 1 day ago.

7.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01H01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 199 199 200 196 200 MB/s

113% Outstanding

Write 208

Mixed 84.4

SusWrite 198

125% 172 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 5.3

4K Mixed 0.9

236% 2.37 MB/s

GBR-User, 25 days ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01H01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 179 181 176 172 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 192

Mixed 73.4

SusWrite 176

115% 157 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 6.2

4K Mixed 0.5

216% 2.6 MB/s

NLD-User, 20 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01H01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 129 131 131 130 MB/s

73.3% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 68

SusWrite 131

83% 113 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 3.9

4K Mixed 0.7

192% 1.87 MB/s

NLD-User, 20 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01H01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 130 130 132 129 MB/s

73% Very good

Write 129

Mixed 75.1

SusWrite 131

84% 114 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 4.8

4K Mixed 0.7

200% 2.1 MB/s

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Desktop 112%

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Workstation 205%

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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $190

CPU
Core i5-12600KIntel $227Bench 109%, 57,538 samples	4,571x
Core i7-12700KIntel $275Bench 114%, 78,749 samples	3,708x
Core i7-12700KFIntel $278Bench 114%, 35,715 samples	1,389x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,647x
RTX 3070Nvidia $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples	1,449x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia $631Bench 158%, 166,179 samples	1,340x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	1,187x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,024x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $78Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	879x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 47,657 samples	540x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $70Bench 86%, 53,237 samples	507x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples	465x

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Value: 81% - Excellent

Total price: $1,232

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $309	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $227	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $153	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $36	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD8002FRYZ

Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)

Average Bench: 94.8% (8^th of 1015)

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Gold 8TB (128MB Cache 2016)

Average Bench: 94.8% (8th of 1015)

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