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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: 197 199 192 200 200 197 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 208
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 197
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 6.2
4K Mixed 0.8
245% 2.67 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 195 193 201 183 199 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 200
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 196
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.6
198% 2.1 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 202 196 200 192 193 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 188
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 197
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.9
4K Mixed 0.6
218% 2.5 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
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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Desktop 111%
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Workstation 203%
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Motherboard: MSI PRO Z690-A DDR4 - $130

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Core i5-12600KIntel  $175Bench 109%, 101,563 samples5,988x
Core i7-12700KIntel  $199Bench 114%, 78,749 samples4,854x
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $212Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,940x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,124x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,017x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $500Bench 158%, 218,061 samples1,711x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples1,557x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,327x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples1,182x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 90%, 101,975 samples797x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 86,372 samples732x
CMW32GX4M2D3600C18 2x16GBCorsairBench 96%, 45,582 samples679x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $935

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