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WD WD121KRYZ

Gold 12TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 112% (1st of 1015)

more Based on 923 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD121KRYZ-01, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD12 1KRYZ-01W0RB, WDC WD12 1KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB
Poor: 74%Average: 112% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 12TB (2017) averaged 12.3% 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 1.28MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.27MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 12TB (2017) is 63.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 12TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 95.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 193MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 923 samples)
Rank 1112%
Min Avg Max
128 Read 197 241
130 Write 198 241
65.9 Mixed 95.7 114
115 SusWrite 193 242
125% 171 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.08 4K Read 1.58 2.6
4.16 4K Write 5.27 6.1
0.84 4K Mixed 1.28 1.6
305% 2.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 219 223 209 223 227 MB/s
129% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 219
Mixed 103
SusWrite 220
141% 193 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.2
289% 2.67 MB/s
6.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 124 125 126 132 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 190
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 128
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.2
287% 2.53 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 126 119 126 127 129 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 104
Mixed 143
SusWrite 125
105% 141 MB/s
4K Read 7.4
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1.2
536% 4.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 125 140 137 142 MB/s
76.3% Very good
Read 130
Write 139
Mixed 177
SusWrite 133
109% 145 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1.3
482% 4.17 MB/s
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Gaming 177%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 208%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $420

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $520Bench 86%, 254,367 samples5,843x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $480Bench 103%, 103,901 samples3,093x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $740Bench 102%, 48,977 samples2,145x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $700Bench 207%, 191,730 samples2,134x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples1,858x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,500Bench 234%, 86,735 samples1,851x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $122Bench 328%, 342,991 samples1,599x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $180Bench 401%, 73,302 samples1,322x
Rocket 4 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSabrent  $150Bench 324%, 40,704 samples1,213x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 103%, 61,785 samples1,468x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 111%, 10,271 samples705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $153Bench 88%, 121,725 samples465x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $1,761

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Viper207
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Excellent

16 months ago.

big and fast

ColdSpy
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Good

22 months ago.

The fastest and highest capacity HDD in the market currently. Liked that naming scheme but most users aren't going to see advantages of very high capacity HDD as this HDD is intended for storing huge amount of data and is very pricey.

Thibs
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Good

21 months ago.

The best HD, but for specific use only because it is too expensive.

ExecutableFiles
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Average

24 months ago.

nice

Test19
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Excellent

14 months ago.

And now in an 18TB version for under $600.

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