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WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2019.

Average Bench: 112% (1st of 1015)

Based on 444 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD82PURZ-85TEUY0, WDC WD82PURZ-85T, WDC WD82 PURZ-85TEUY0
Poor: 67%Average: 112% Great: 139%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB averaged 12.5% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.88MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB is 71.9%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 101MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 444 samples)
Rank 1112%
Min Avg Max
107 Read 197 245
121 Write 200 245
66.1 Mixed 101 116
105 SusWrite 194 246
127% 173 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 1.27 1.7
4 4K Write 5.88 7.9
0.7 4K Mixed 1.98 2.4
382% 3.05 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 217 205 209 215 218 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 226
Mixed 114
SusWrite 213
143% 195 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 2.3
434% 3.43 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 199 201 204 195 204 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 201
Mixed 106
SusWrite 200
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 6.7
4K Mixed 2.2
423% 3.4 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 194 201 198 198 201 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 204
Mixed 110
SusWrite 187
128% 175 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.1
380% 2.8 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 135 157 160 159 162 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 196
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 153
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.3
406% 2.9 MB/s
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Typical WD82PURZ-85TEUY0 8TB Builds (Compare 1,475 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 97%
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Desktop
Desktop 98%
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Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: Asrock B560 Steel Legend

CPU
Core i5-11400FIntel  $116Bench 94%, 46,609 samples277x
Core i5-11600KIntel  $180Bench 99%, 43,966 samples175x
Core i5-11400Intel  $134Bench 94%, 24,459 samples169x
GPU
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples183x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples135x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples110x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $68Bench 224%, 92,081 samples44x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples42x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples41x
RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples65x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples57x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples49x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $462

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $295Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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