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WD WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 64.7% (164th of 1015)

more 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

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
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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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 143 142 143 142 MB/s
88.2% Excellent
Read 164
Write 142
Mixed 130
SusWrite 143
108% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
235% 1.77 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 135 136 133 135 135 MB/s
81.2% Excellent
Read 148
Write 118
Mixed 93.4
SusWrite 134
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
230% 1.77 MB/s
368GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 114 113 114 113 MB/s
57.1% Above average
Read 85.6
Write 82.4
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 113
66% 88.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
202% 1.63 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 77 85 82 90 96 MB/s
47.2% Average
Read 80.5
Write 74.5
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 83.5
56% 75.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.2 MB/s
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Typical Black 1.5TB (2010) Builds (Compare 346 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht

Motherboard: Asus PRIME H370-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $320Bench 88%, 354,187 samples79x
Core i5-8400Intel  $172Bench 85%, 316,376 samples59x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $120Bench 86%, 286,515 samples30x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $58Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples43x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $220Bench 53%, 586,807 samples24x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $115Bench 31%, 1,036,829 samples23x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $60Bench 105%, 762,998 samples25x
A400 240GBKingston  $20Bench 66%, 424,288 samples22x
A400 480GBKingston  $30Bench 74%, 237,487 samples8x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $81Bench 82%, 134,977 samples28x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples12x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 77%, 131,007 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 95% - Outstanding Total price: $518

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