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WD WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 66% (164th of 1015)

more Based on 5,581 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: 43%Average: 66% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Black 1.5TB (2010) averaged 34.0% 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 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.12MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 1.5TB (2010) is 42%. 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 109MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5,581 samples)
Rank 16466%
Min Avg Max
73.7 Read 120 157
69.1 Write 111 138
56.3 Mixed 94.2 121
66.3 SusWrite 109 141
80.5% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.12 1.4
1.8 4K Write 2.41 2.9
0.7 4K Mixed 0.94 1.1
196% 1.49 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
472GB free
Firmware: 05.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 105 106 106 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 114
Write 108
Mixed 101
SusWrite 105
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
662GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 77 79 79 79 79 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 110
Write 102
Mixed 84
SusWrite 78.5
69% 93.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
840GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 110 112 112 112 111 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 73.4
Write 72.8
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 111
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
204% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 39 38 39 38 MB/s
39.8% Below average
Read 99.8
Write 93.9
Mixed 81
SusWrite 38.4
58% 78.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
115% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 61 76 75 77 83 MB/s
32.7% Below average
Read 38.8
Write 75.8
Mixed 27
SusWrite 75.1
40% 54.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.5
80% 0.57 MB/s
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Gaming 47%
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Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 43%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $163Bench 71%, 308,377 samples2,733x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $185Bench 76%, 620,722 samples2,078x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD  $200Bench 75%, 117,544 samples1,374x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $290Bench 57%, 1,100,889 samples1,529x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,100,904 samples1,315x
RX 580AMD  $220Bench 55%, 635,960 samples1,094x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $66Bench 107%, 556,834 samples705x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 104%, 772,089 samples544x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 111%, 696,417 samples462x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 82%, 440,698 samples1,076x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $110Bench 86%, 188,965 samples531x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples459x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $712

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