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WD WD121KRYZ

Gold 12TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

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Average Bench: 116% (1st of 1015)

Based on 234 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD121KRYZ-01, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD12 1KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB
Poor: 84%Average: 116% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 12TB (2017) averaged 15.6% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 12TB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.16MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.28MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 12TB (2017) is 54.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 12TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 112MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 198MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 234 samples)
Rank 1116%
Min Avg Max
137 Read 202 239
136 Write 204 244
70.2 Mixed 112 207
123 SusWrite 198 245
131% 179 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.71 4K Read 1.34 1.73
4.4 4K Write 5.28 6.2
0.5 4K Mixed 1.16 1.6
283% 2.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
10TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 205 250 248 258 252 MB/s
132% Outstanding
Read 237
Write 243
Mixed 105
SusWrite 224
148% 202 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 1.3
303% 2.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 147 138 144 MB/s
85.3% Excellent
Read 152
Write 157
Mixed 86.7
SusWrite 144
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 1.7
317% 2.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 89%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD5H-CF

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $293Bench 78%, 95,358 samples493x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $400Bench 78%, 78,746 samples98x
Core i7-4770Intel  $305Bench 74%, 68,620 samples86x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples98x
GTX 760Nvidia  $209Bench 36%, 101,077 samples67x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 63%, 447,964 samples59x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 115%, 362,672 samples49x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $130Bench 96%, 104,154 samples42x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 106%, 476,103 samples41x
RAM
Ares DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 66%, 2,159 samples31x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 55%, 19,288 samples24x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 68%, 12,339 samples22x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $796

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Terrible

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