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WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB

WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB
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Effective Speed -1%Effective Speed -1%Average Score +36% Read -2%, Write 7%, 4K Read 13%, 4K Write 192%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed 36%, SusWrite -1%Peak Score +42% Read -3%, Write 4%, 4K Read 11%, 4K Write 211%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 66%, SusWrite 0%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +101% Age 101%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 87.2% (36^th of 1015)

Based on 178 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD120EFAX-68UNTN0, WDC WD12 0EFAX-68UNTN0, WDC WD12 0EFAX-68UNTN, WDC WD120EFAX-68, WDC WD120EFAX-68UNTN

Poor: 59%Average: 87.2% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB averaged just 12.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.18MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6.28MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB is 51.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.3MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 150MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 178 samples)

Rank 3687.2%

Min	Avg	Max
104	Read 152	194
99.5	Write 154	196
61.8	Mixed 85.3	105
82.6	SusWrite 150	197
99.3% 135 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.8	4K Read 1.47	1.9
4.09	4K Write 6.28	7.81
0.69	4K Mixed 1.18	1.7
309% 2.98 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

NLD-User, 1 day ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 167 165 167 166 MB/s

96.2% Outstanding

Write 173

Mixed 85.6

SusWrite 166

108% 148 MB/s

4K Read 2.3

4K Write 6

4K Mixed 1.2

340% 3.17 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 162 156 160 160 MB/s

94.2% Outstanding

Write 177

Mixed 87.9

SusWrite 158

108% 148 MB/s

4K Read 1.7

4K Write 6.9

4K Mixed 1

310% 3.2 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 months ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 161 157 151 154 162 MB/s

92.6% Outstanding

Write 169

Mixed 83.7

SusWrite 157

105% 144 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 6.9

4K Mixed 1

297% 3.1 MB/s

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Typical WD120EFAX-68UNTN0 12TB Builds (Compare 488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 77%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 64%

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System: HP Pavilion Gaming Desktop 790-00xx

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples	171x
Core i7-8700Intel $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples	165x
Core i5-9400FIntel $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples	100x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	84x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	72x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples	69x

SSD
hynix BC501 HFM128GDJTNG-8310A 128GBSKBench 111%, 2,891 samples	60x
TOSHIBA 256GBKbg30zmv256gBench 99%, 31,797 samples	47x
MTFDDAV256TBN-1AR1ZABHA 256GBCrucialBench 71%, 3,094 samples	24x

RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples	68x
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 1x8GBSamsungBench 43%, 19,029 samples	38x
HP26D4U9S8ME-8 2x8GBKingstonBench 79%, 703 samples	28x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $455

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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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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