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WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 74.1% (112th of 1015)

Based on 38 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0
Poor: 61%Average: 74.1% Great: 85%

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Good average bench

The WD WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB averaged 25.9% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.11MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB is 24%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD40EZRZ-00WN9B0 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 117MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 38 samples)
Rank 11274.1%
Min Avg Max
98.5 Read 132 172
94.5 Write 127 151
67 Mixed 110 146
88.9 SusWrite 117 151
90.2% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 0.76 1
0.42 4K Write 2.11 2.65
0.21 4K Mixed 0.47 1
122% 1.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 136 140 139 139 140 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 145
Write 140
Mixed 85
SusWrite 136
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 124 120 122 123 124 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 150
Write 139
Mixed 84.7
SusWrite 120
91% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.2 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 128 131 130 131 129 MB/s
74.8% Very good
Read 131
Write 130
Mixed 88.3
SusWrite 129
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
251GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 89 89 90 88 89 MB/s
70.7% Very good
Read 157
Write 96.9
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 88.9
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 109 110 113 112 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 118
Write 114
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 111
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 110 112 113 113 MB/s
65.4% Good
Read 117
Write 109
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 111
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
209GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 109 106 82 60 66 MB/s
59.3% Above average
Read 116
Write 112
Mixed 78.2
SusWrite 89.7
73% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
19GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 98 104 102 104 104 MB/s
58.1% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 94.5
Mixed 67
SusWrite 104
67% 91 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
125% 1 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,347,659 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170-K - $299

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples1,118x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples547x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples359x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples342x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples270x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples227x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples198x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples84x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples67x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples96x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples76x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples67x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $759

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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