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WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB

WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB
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Effective Speed +2% Effective Speed 2%Average Score +37% Read 2%, Write 12%, 4K Read 22%, 4K Write 179%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 40%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score +46% Read 0%, Write 7%, 4K Read 26%, 4K Write 215%, Mixed 10%, 4K Mixed 66%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -31,856%Nice To Haves +112% Age 112%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 90.1% (22^nd of 1015)

Based on 255 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0, WDC WD12 0EMAZ-11BLFA0, WDC WD120EMAZ-11BLFA, WDC WD120EMAZ-11

Poor: 54%Average: 90.1% Great: 114%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB averaged just 9.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.21MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 6MB/s

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Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB is 60.3%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD WD120EMAZ-11BLFA0 12TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 87.9MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 154MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 255 samples)

Rank 2290.1%

Min	Avg	Max
84.2	Read 158	200
94.5	Write 161	201
45	Mixed 87.9	108
88.3	SusWrite 154	198
103% 140 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 1.58	2.16
3.64	4K Write 6	7.9
0.7	4K Mixed 1.21	1.7
311% 2.93 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

5.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 165 166 170 MB/s

95.8% Outstanding

Write 172

Mixed 91.1

SusWrite 168

109% 149 MB/s

4K Read 1.6

4K Write 6.8

4K Mixed 1.2

326% 3.2 MB/s

USA-User, 26 days ago.

5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 161 162 160 164 162 MB/s

92.2% Outstanding

Write 152

Mixed 86.2

SusWrite 162

102% 139 MB/s

4K Read 1.5

4K Write 5.5

4K Mixed 1.4

320% 2.8 MB/s

USA-User, 15 days ago.

464GB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 123 125 126 125 126 MB/s

65.6% Good

Write 107

Mixed 69.9

SusWrite 125

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 6.2

4K Mixed 1.4

329% 3 MB/s

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 14%

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System: Dell Precision 3440

CPU
Core i7-10700Intel $231Bench 93%, 71,010 samples	102x
Core i3-10100Intel $94Bench 80%, 24,563 samples	28x
Core i5-10500Intel $140Bench 84%, 10,180 samples	26x

GPU
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 39,219 samples	49x
Quadro P1000NvidiaBench 24%, 8,041 samples	36x
UHD Graphics 630IntelBench 5%, 37,718 samples	33x

SSD
2300 NVMe 512GBMicronBench 226%, 3,314 samples	23x
NVMe KIOXIA 512GBKxg60znv512gBench 211%, 4,018 samples	21x
NVMe Samsung 512GBPm981aBench 220%, 3,592 samples	9x

RAM
HMA81GU6DJR8N-XN 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 1,448 samples	30x
8ATF1G64AZ-3G2J1 2x8GBUnknownBench 82%, 914 samples	21x
HMA82GU6DJR8N-XN 2x16GBUnknownBench 92%, 740 samples	9x

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Value: 97% - Outstanding

Total price: $231

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