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WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB

WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB
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Effective Speed -18%Effective Speed -18%Average Score -9%Read -16%, Write -18%, 4K Read -44%, 4K Write 21%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed 12%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -11%Read -18%, Write -18%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -21%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +13% Age 13%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 74.8% (110^th of 1015)

Based on 1,380 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1, WDC WD50EZRZ-00RWYB1, WDC WD50EZRZ-32R, WDC WD50EZRZ-32GZ5B1, WDC WD50EZRZ-00R, WDC WD50EZRZ-00GZ5B1, WDC WD50 EZRZ-32RWYB1, WDC WD50 EZRZ-00RWYB1, WDC WD50EZRZ-32G, WDC WD50 EZRZ-00GZ5B1, WDC WD50 EZRZ-32GZ5B1

Poor: 50%Average: 74.8% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB averaged 25.1% 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 0.97MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.61MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB is 43.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD50EZRZ-32RWYB1 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 122MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,380 samples)

Rank 11074.8%

Min	Avg	Max
90.8	Read 134	169
76.1	Write 122	160
56.4	Mixed 82.4	108
72.5	SusWrite 127	163
85.5% 116 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.64	4K Read 0.9	1.1
1.64	4K Write 2.61	3
0.7	4K Mixed 0.97	1.1
193% 1.49 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

MEX-User, 1 month ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

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

84.5% Excellent

Write 148

Mixed 93.3

SusWrite 147

98% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

205% 1.6 MB/s

ESP-User, 23 days ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 128 132 131 130 MB/s

73.1% Very good

Write 129

Mixed 90.6

SusWrite 129

87% 119 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

200% 1.57 MB/s

USA-User, 29 days ago.

211GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 74 76 76 75 76 MB/s

46.7% Average

Write 85.7

Mixed 68.1

SusWrite 75.3

58% 78.9 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

201% 1.53 MB/s

SVN-User, 1 month ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 80.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.2 25 24 24 25 25 MB/s

37.6% Below average

Write 94

Mixed 82.2

SusWrite 22

57% 76.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

194% 1.5 MB/s

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: MSI MPG X570 GAMING PLUS (MS-7C37) - $179

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	1,923x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $185Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	1,526x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $149Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	1,291x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	762x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	620x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	593x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	499x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $96Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	378x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	367x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	427x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	267x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	226x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $924

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Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

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