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WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 82.8% (63rd of 1015)

Based on 37 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0
Poor: 58%Average: 82.8% Great: 103%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB averaged just 17.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.91MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.61MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB is 44.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40EZRZ-00GXCB0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 139MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37 samples)
Rank 6382.8%
Min Avg Max
44.8 Read 146 203
53.3 Write 139 180
28.8 Mixed 95.7 150
76.3 SusWrite 141 179
96% 130 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.94 1.2
0.6 4K Write 2.61 3
0.23 4K Mixed 0.91 1.2
188% 1.49 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 168 166 166 165 166 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 167
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 166
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
379GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 108 103 106 105 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 152
Write 151
Mixed 109
SusWrite 106
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
225% 1.63 MB/s
526GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 125 126 120 120 122 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 116
Write 115
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 123
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
366GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 83 83 83 83 83 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 83.8
Write 88.4
Mixed 66.2
SusWrite 82.5
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,322,072 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-A - $200

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples3,889x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples2,379x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples635x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples1,318x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples809x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples737x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples599x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples557x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples228x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples549x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples376x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples299x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $655

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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