WD WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

Black 1.5TB (2010)
BENCHMARKS (6,054)
MKT (0%)
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Effective Speed -33%Effective Speed -33%Average Score -11%Read -30%, Write -31%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed 15%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -37%Peak Score -11%Read -26%, Write -36%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed 22%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -39%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -14,111%Nice To Haves -13%Age -13%

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Average Bench: 66.7% (151^st of 1015)

Based on 6,054 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: 42%Average: 66.7% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Black 1.5TB (2010) averaged 33.3% 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 1.11MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 1.5TB (2010) is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 1.5TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,054 samples)

Rank 15166.7%

Min	Avg	Max
75.6	Read 121	159
68.9	Write 111	138
51.9	Mixed 94.4	121
66.1	SusWrite 111	141
80.9% 109 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 1.11	1.4
1.84	4K Write 2.46	2.9
0.7	4K Mixed 0.94	1.1
196% 1.5 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 2 days ago.

928GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 132 132 136 134 134 MB/s

81.4% Excellent

Write 124

Mixed 111

SusWrite 133

96% 130 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1.1

212% 1.6 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

295GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 146 147 147 148 147 MB/s

78.2% Very good

Write 122

Mixed 111

SusWrite 145

94% 126 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

203% 1.57 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 day ago.

162GB free

Firmware: 05.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 114 118 114 117 115 MB/s

76.4% Very good

Write 138

Mixed 103

SusWrite 116

94% 127 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.8

175% 1.4 MB/s

SGP-User, 18 hrs ago.

428GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 107 105 107 107 MB/s

73.6% Very good

Write 131

Mixed 108

SusWrite 106

92% 124 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.9

199% 1.5 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

928GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 116 118 117 118 118 MB/s

73.1% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 97.6

SusWrite 117

89% 120 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

230% 1.77 MB/s

FIN-User, 1 day ago.

807GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

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

70.2% Very good

Write 110

Mixed 73.4

SusWrite 119

79% 107 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1

198% 1.43 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

200GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 121 124 123 123 MB/s

68.7% Good

Write 112

Mixed 105

SusWrite 122

85% 114 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.9

203% 1.57 MB/s

RUS-User, 1 day ago.

380GB free

Firmware: 05.01D05

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 109 107 109 MB/s

65.3% Good

Write 124

Mixed 106

SusWrite 108

85% 114 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.9

203% 1.57 MB/s

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B350-F GAMING - $120

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $152Bench 71%, 358,329 samples	3,240x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $225Bench 77%, 711,800 samples	2,398x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $192Bench 74%, 146,489 samples	1,628x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,224,925 samples	1,829x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,107,418 samples	1,559x
RX 580AMD $260Bench 55%, 786,143 samples	1,273x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 106%, 654,465 samples	826x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 104%, 823,469 samples	640x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $135Bench 110%, 706,319 samples	552x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $75Bench 83%, 567,745 samples	1,264x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $85Bench 87%, 229,736 samples	626x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $69Bench 85%, 255,834 samples	539x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $717

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Intel Core i5-11600K $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $350	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD1502FAEX

Black 1.5TB (2010)

Average Bench: 66.7% (151^st of 1015)

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Average Bench: 66.7% (151st of 1015)

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