WD WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

Black 1.5TB (2010)
BENCHMARKS (6,983)
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Effective Speed -36%Effective Speed -36%Average Score -13%Read -32%, Write -32%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write 11%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 6%, SusWrite -42%Peak Score -11%Read -27%, Write -36%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 24%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -39%Value & Sentiment User Rating -20%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -9%Age -9%

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Average Bench: 64.7% (164^th of 1015)

Based on 6,983 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD1502FAEX-007BA0, WD1502FAEX-0078A0, WDC WD15 02FAEX-007BA, WDC WD1502FAEX-007BA, WDC WD15 02FAEX-007BA0, WD1502FAEX-007BA0, WDC WD1502FAEX-0, WD1502FA EX-0078A0, WD1502FAEX-007B

Poor: 44%Average: 64.7% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Black 1.5TB (2010) averaged 35.2% 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 0.92MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.12MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 1.5TB (2010) is 40.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 1.5TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 107MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,983 samples)

Rank 16464.7%

Min	Avg	Max
75.8	Read 118	157
70.7	Write 109	138
56.2	Mixed 93.4	122
66.1	SusWrite 107	141
79.2% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 1.12	1.4
1.4	4K Write 2.39	2.9
0.7	4K Mixed 0.92	1.1
193% 1.48 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

HRV-User, 2 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 144 145 144 143 146 MB/s

83.9% Excellent

Write 131

Mixed 112

SusWrite 144

99% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 1

197% 1.3 MB/s

GBR-User, 4 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 139 139 142 143 142 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 137

Mixed 116

SusWrite 140

99% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

218% 1.67 MB/s

TUR-User, 3 days ago.

626GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 142 142 139 142 MB/s

79.7% Very good

Write 113

Mixed 85.3

SusWrite 141

88% 119 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1.1

222% 1.67 MB/s

RUS-User, 2 days ago.

775GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 122 119 121 120 MB/s

75.1% Very good

Write 117

Mixed 109

SusWrite 120

90% 122 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 0.9

184% 1.43 MB/s

ESP-User, 8 hrs ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 123 124 123 121 MB/s

71% Very good

Write 110

Mixed 101

SusWrite 123

85% 115 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

209% 1.63 MB/s

ESP-User, 2 days ago.

649GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 112 120 122 122 123 MB/s

61.8% Good

Write 99.5

Mixed 101

SusWrite 118

77% 104 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.9

199% 1.53 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

672GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 99 100 99 99 100 MB/s

55.9% Above average

Write 104

Mixed 105

SusWrite 99.5

75% 101 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 0.9

192% 1.53 MB/s

BIH-User, 1 day ago.

336GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 97 95 85 84 84 MB/s

53.3% Above average

Write 92.6

Mixed 69.2

SusWrite 89

64% 86.7 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 0.8

177% 1.43 MB/s

USA-User, 2 days ago.

176GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 73 73 72 73 73 MB/s

51.1% Above average

Write 98.5

Mixed 87.3

SusWrite 72.1

68% 90.8 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1

208% 1.53 MB/s

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Gaming 54%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 50%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H370-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel $330Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	104x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	75x
Core i5-9400FIntel $123Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	35x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $155Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	28x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples	28x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	28x
A400 240GBKingston $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	22x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $78Bench 260%, 140,876 samples	16x

RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $81Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	34x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	16x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	13x

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Value: 80% - Excellent

Total price: $616

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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 WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

Average Bench: 64.7% (164^th of 1015)

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Black 1.5TB (2010)

Average Bench: 64.7% (164th of 1015)

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