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WD1601ABYS-01C0A0 165GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 34.5% (607th of 1015)

Based on 283 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1601ABYS-01C0A0, WDC WD16 01ABYS-01C0A0, WDC WD16 01ABYS-01C0A, WDC WD1601ABYS-01C0A, WDC WD1601ABYS-0
Poor: 21%Average: 34.5% Great: 44%

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Poor average bench

The WD WD1601ABYS-01C0A0 165GB averaged 65.5% 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 0.58MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.75MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD1601ABYS-01C0A0 165GB is 23.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD1601ABYS-01C0A0 165GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 53.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 46.6MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 283 samples)
Rank 60734.5%
Min Avg Max
34.6 Read 62.1 77.6
30.6 Write 60.8 76.6
18.1 Mixed 46.6 71.5
23 SusWrite 53.9 76.3
41.3% 55.9 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.55 0.7
0.6 4K Write 1.75 2.2
0.22 4K Mixed 0.58 1
120% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
153GB free
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 79 79 79 79 79 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 79.6
Write 77.9
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 78.6
53% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
131GB free
Firmware: 06.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 72 73 74 73 73 MB/s
41.7% Average
Read 72.5
Write 72
Mixed 54.1
SusWrite 72.6
50% 67.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s
40.5% Average
Read 76.4
Write 75
Mixed 49.2
SusWrite 64.2
49% 66.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
151GB free
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 65 68 69 74 76 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 64.5
Write 62.1
Mixed 43.6
SusWrite 69.6
44% 59.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.93 MB/s
12GB free
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 53 54 45 51 52 MB/s
30.7% Below average
Read 54.1
Write 52.7
Mixed 45.9
SusWrite 52.2
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
0GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 50 44 46 49 46 48 MB/s
28.3% Poor
Read 51.3
Write 51.3
Mixed 33
SusWrite 46.9
34% 45.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.83 MB/s
98GB free
Firmware: 06.06H05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 39 40 40 39 38 MB/s
23.8% Poor
Read 43.1
Write 44.7
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 39.1
30% 39.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
156% 1.13 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,942,172 HDDs tested

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Typical WD1601ABYS-01C0A0 165GB Builds (Compare 494 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 5%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 38%
Jet ski
Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock G41M-VS3.

CPU
Core2 Quad Q6600Intel  $50Bench 42%, 59,658 samples54x
Pentium E5700Intel  $22Bench 36%, 20,872 samples47x
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $53Bench 40%, 68,540 samples33x
GPU
G41 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 33,874 samples79x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples41x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples24x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples29x
A400 120GBKingston  $30Bench 61%, 166,392 samples24x
Burst Elite 120GBPatriotBench 67%, 2,148 samples8x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples158x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples144x
6GBUnknownBench 25%, 111,301 samples86x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $75

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