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WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 92.4% (11th of 1015)

Based on 14 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD2500HHTZ-04N21
Poor: 79%Average: 92.4% Great: 103%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB averaged just 7.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.75MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.31MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB is 24.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 129MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 159MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14 samples)
Rank 1192.4%
Min Avg Max
138 Read 168 194
133 Write 159 182
81.7 Mixed 141 179
85.9 SusWrite 129 160
111% 149 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.53 1.9
3.74 4K Write 4.31 4.95
0.39 4K Mixed 0.75 1.6
227% 2.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
169GB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 182
Mixed 165
136% 181 MB/s
4K Read 1.77
4K Write 4.65
4K Mixed 0.44
208% 2.29 MB/s
194GB free
Firmware: 04.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
98.1% Outstanding
Read 171
Write 170
Mixed 164
127% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.35
4K Mixed 0.45
202% 2.17 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 04.06A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 160 160 160 159 159 MB/s
90.3% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 158
Mixed 110
SusWrite 160
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.6
332% 2.63 MB/s
83GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 153 151 153 153 152 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 157
Write 146
Mixed 106
SusWrite 150
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.6
333% 2.53 MB/s
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 111 111 135 122 128 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 154
Write 158
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 119
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.6
322% 2.47 MB/s
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 04.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 112 114 46 32 MB/s
64.5% Good
Read 138
Write 133
Mixed 81.7
SusWrite 85.9
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 1.5
290% 2.27 MB/s
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Typical WD2500HHTZ-04N21 250GB Builds (Compare 13,947 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 69%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $295

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples6,643x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples3,682x
Core i7-6700Intel  $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples1,046x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples2,172x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples1,385x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples1,252x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples888x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples789x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples322x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples811x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples569x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 59,072 samples560x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 94% - Outstanding Total price: $755

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