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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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 137 137 136 137 136 MB/s
83.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 132
Mixed 118
SusWrite 136
100% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 137 136 134 136 136 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 151
Write 137
Mixed 107
SusWrite 136
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.6 MB/s
772GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 118 115 117 116 MB/s
72.7% Very good
Read 137
Write 124
Mixed 120
SusWrite 116
92% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
638GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 107 108 108 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 117
Mixed 98.2
SusWrite 108
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
204% 1.63 MB/s
582GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 115 117 115 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 113
Write 110
Mixed 86.4
SusWrite 115
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
215% 1.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 107 107 108 108 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 113
Write 106
Mixed 102
SusWrite 108
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
970GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 100 108 92 97 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 107
Write 111
Mixed 78.4
SusWrite 98.9
73% 98.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.3 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 100 102 100 103 103 MB/s
52.5% Above average
Read 80.7
Write 73.3
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 102
64% 85.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
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Gaming 54%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation
Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME H370-PLUS

CPU
Core i7-8700Intel  $185Bench 87%, 349,567 samples156x
Core i5-8400Intel  $95Bench 82%, 312,220 samples130x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $85Bench 85%, 299,482 samples51x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples61x
UHD Graphics 630 (Desktop Coffee Lake i5 i7)IntelBench 5%, 147,588 samples46x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples37x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples40x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples26x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 251%, 262,559 samples19x
RAM
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX  $68Bench 82%, 134,977 samples48x
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples23x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 77%, 131,007 samples20x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $450

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