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WD WD8003FRYZ

Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 100% (4th of 1015)

Based on 695 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD8003FRYZ-01JPDB1, WDC WD8003FRYZ-0, WDC WD8003FRYZ-01JPD, WDC WD80 03FRYZ-01JPD, WDC WD80 03FRYZ-01JPDB1
Poor: 64%Average: 100% Great: 124%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017) averaged 0.4% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.23MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.61MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017) is 60.1%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 8TB (256MB Cache 2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 90.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 174MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 695 samples)
Rank 4100%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 174 219
105 Write 176 220
58.1 Mixed 90.4 105
108 SusWrite 175 220
112% 154 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.17 1.4
5 4K Write 5.61 6.5
0.68 4K Mixed 1.23 1.5
289% 2.67 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 212 214 208 209 219 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 227
Mixed 101
SusWrite 212
138% 189 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.4
304% 2.63 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 189 202 206 198 192 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 188
Mixed 94
SusWrite 196
121% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.4
309% 2.73 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 174 180 167 172 157 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 213
Mixed 97.8
SusWrite 169
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.3
290% 2.6 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 186 189 187 192 191 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 191
Mixed 89.4
SusWrite 189
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.4
300% 2.6 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 206 202 204 209 207 MB/s
93.4% Outstanding
Read 119
Write 126
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 205
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.4
305% 2.7 MB/s
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Gaming 193%
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Desktop 107%
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Workstation
Workstation 213%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $300Bench 104%, 239,758 samples501x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples440x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $214Bench 98%, 168,663 samples401x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples289x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $815Bench 204%, 155,335 samples246x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples165x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples222x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples152x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $184Bench 297%, 331,647 samples134x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples120x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples49x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 97%, 38,109 samples47x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 79% - Very good Total price: $1,115

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