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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 37.3% (552nd of 1015)

Based on 601 user benchmarks.  Model: WD Elements
Poor: 12%Average: 37.3% Great: 68%

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Poor average bench

The WD Elements 1TB averaged 62.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.56MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.95MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Elements 1TB is 55.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Elements 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 42MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 62.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 601 samples)
Rank 55237.3%
Min Avg Max
15 Read 64.1 124
15.9 Write 62.5 125
16 Mixed 42 90.2
15.4 SusWrite 65.7 122
43.1% 58.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.66 1.6
0.3 4K Write 1.95 4.68
0.1 4K Mixed 0.56 0.9
126% 1.06 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
824GB free
Firmware: 8102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 112 116 115 117 MB/s
68% Good
Read 120
Write 105
Mixed 81
SusWrite 115
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 8
4K Mixed 0.7
284% 3.37 MB/s
17GB free
Firmware: 0209
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 95 57 55 51 MB/s
66.8% Good
Read 143
Write 134
Mixed 64.2
SusWrite 87.7
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.6
249% 2.77 MB/s
694GB free
Firmware: 8102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 89 89 90 89 MB/s
50.7% Above average
Read 87.7
Write 85.3
Mixed 33.9
SusWrite 88.9
54% 73.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: 0209
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 71 70 72 71 MB/s
46.1% Average
Read 89.2
Write 66.7
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 71.4
52% 70.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
141% 1 MB/s
73GB free
Firmware: 8101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 29 67 28 46 72 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 72
Write 112
Mixed 91.1
SusWrite 46.5
60% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.6
170% 1.57 MB/s
264GB free
Firmware: 8102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 37 38 37 37 MB/s
21.4% Poor
Read 37.4
Write 38.4
Mixed 22.7
SusWrite 37
25% 33.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
103% 0.73 MB/s
583GB free
Firmware: 0209
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 36 37 37 38 37 MB/s
20.2% Poor
Read 33.2
Write 33.8
Mixed 28.1
SusWrite 36.8
24% 33 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 3%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 43%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

System: HP Notebook

CPU
Core i5-6200UIntelBench 41%, 135,462 samples1,146x
Core i3-5005UIntelBench 38%, 50,603 samples1,033x
Core i5-7200UIntelBench 45%, 205,332 samples988x
GPU
HD 520 (Mobile Skylake)IntelBench 4%, 362,113 samples2,503x
HD 620 (Mobile Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 387,149 samples1,744x
HD 5500 (Mobile 0.95 GHz)IntelBench 4%, 231,498 samples1,184x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples249x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples154x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples151x
RAM
M471B5173EB0-YK0 1x4GBSamsungBench 23%, 50,921 samples400x
M471A1K43CB1-CRC 1x8GBSamsungBench 37%, 122,420 samples379x
HMA81GS6AFR8N-UH 1x8GBHynixBench 37%, 144,145 samples344x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 21% - Poor Total price: $28

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