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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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
6TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 209 208 201 212 210 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 207
Mixed 101
SusWrite 208
131% 179 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 1.3
302% 2.77 MB/s
778GB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 204 184 204 192 199 206 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 172
Mixed 89
SusWrite 198
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.3
290% 2.6 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 138 139 140 141 145 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 222
Write 231
Mixed 100
SusWrite 142
127% 174 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.7
4K Mixed 1.2
285% 2.67 MB/s
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Gaming 184%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X570 AORUS ULTRA

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples571x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $375Bench 88%, 197,342 samples533x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $169Bench 98%, 128,080 samples462x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples327x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $565Bench 204%, 155,335 samples273x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples196x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples267x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples187x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples146x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples147x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples63x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples55x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $890

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