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WD1002FBYS-02A6B 1TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 55.2% (246th of 1015)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B
Poor: 35%Average: 55.2% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B 1TB averaged 44.7% 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 0.51MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.32MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B 1TB is 28.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B 1TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 91.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 92.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 24655.2%
Min Avg Max
60.3 Read 101 122
58.5 Write 91.2 106
50.8 Mixed 87.2 105
70.7 SusWrite 92.1 108
68.9% 92.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 0.71 0.84
0.74 4K Write 2.32 2.7
0.29 4K Mixed 0.51 1
129% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
617GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 109 108 108 108 MB/s
64.6% Good
Read 117
Write 104
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 107
73% 99.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
617GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 107 108 108 109 109 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 115
Write 105
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 108
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
896GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 99
Write 99.9
Mixed 90.4
72% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.84
4K Write 0.74
4K Mixed 0.3
82% 0.63 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: 03.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 95.2
Mixed 85
70% 93 MB/s
4K Read 0.64
4K Write 2.48
4K Mixed 0.4
117% 1.17 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: 03.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 83 82 84 83 83 MB/s
50.2% Above average
Read 92.3
Write 85.5
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 82.2
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03.00C06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 61 71 74 76 74 MB/s
38.1% Below average
Read 61.5
Write 69.2
Mixed 50.8
SusWrite 70.7
46% 63 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
183% 1.33 MB/s
214GB free
Firmware: 03.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 62.4
Mixed 59.9
46% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.61
4K Write 1.95
4K Mixed 0.44
110% 1 MB/s
5GB free
Firmware: 03.0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
34.3% Below average
Read 60.3
Write 58.5
Mixed 59.6
45% 59.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.73
4K Write 2.29
4K Mixed 0.49
127% 1.17 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,389,340 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: MSI Z87 MPOWER (MS-7818) - $252

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples203x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples60x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples49x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples33x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples31x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples26x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples20x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples14x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples11x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples18x
1600 CL9 Series 2x8GBUnknownBench 55%, 7,092 samples10x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $580

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