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WD WD2002FAEX

Black 2TB (2010)

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Release date: Q4 2010.

Average Bench: 67% (147th of 1015)

more Based on 47,617 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA0, WDC WD2002FAEX-007BAO, WD2002FA EX-O1U1B1, WDC WD2002FAEX-0, WDC WD20 02FAEX-00MJR, WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA, WDC WD2002FAEX-00MJRA0, WD2002FA EX-01U1B1, WDC WD2002FAEX-00Z4SA0, WD2002FAEX-O1U1B1, WDC WD2002FAEX-007B, WD2002FAEX-01U1B1, WD2002FA EX-007BA0, WD2002FAEX-0DKD9DWO, WD2002FAEX-01U1B, WD2002FAEX-007BA0, WDC WD20 02FAEX-00MJRA0, WD2002FAEX-01U1B1A, WD2002FAEX-007B, WDC WD2002FAEX-007BA, WDC WD20 02FAEX-007BA0, WDC WD2002FAEX-00MJR

The FAEX WD Black (2010) is nearly four years old and has been replaced by the WD Black FZEX (2013). Comparing the FAEX and FZEX models shows that the newer FZEX model is around 11% faster on average. The main performance improvements are in the area of sequential writes where the newer FZEX is 30% faster (148 vs 114 MB/s). As a new purchase, the FAEX would have to come at a significant discount to the newer FZEX in order to make it worth considering. The FAEX has a reasonably well-rounded performance profile with above average 4K speeds but it's overpriced and lags the group leaders in terms of value for money. [Nov '12 HDrivePro]

Poor: 44%Average: 67% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Black 2TB (2010) averaged 33.0% 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 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.52MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 2TB (2010) is 40.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 2TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 47,617 samples)
Rank 14767%
Min Avg Max
75.7 Read 122 158
72 Write 112 140
56.8 Mixed 93.9 119
71.4 SusWrite 111 143
81.2% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.11 1.4
1.8 4K Write 2.52 3.4
0.8 4K Mixed 0.94 1.1
197% 1.52 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 119 130 133 135 131 MB/s
80.7% Excellent
Read 151
Write 139
Mixed 85.9
SusWrite 130
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 77 76 77 77 77 MB/s
44.5% Average
Read 78.1
Write 81.7
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 76.6
58% 77.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $155Bench 96%, 206,018 samples2,849x
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RTX 3070Nvidia  $530Bench 148%, 562,666 samples1,858x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $735Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,762x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,242x
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970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,543x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 386%, 206,100 samples909x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $184Bench 297%, 331,647 samples731x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples639x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples612x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $198Bench 89%, 144,399 samples556x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $1,117

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Maximum performance for power computing...

Specs

  • Interface SATA 6 Gb/s
  • Rotational Speed 7,200 RPM (nominal)
  • Capacity 2 TB
  • Read/Write 10.70 Watts
  • Idle 8.20 Watts
  • Standby 1.30 Watts
  • Sleep 1.30 Watts
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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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Poor

6 years ago.

1 of 2 HDDs died in 2 years, working on a small office file server.

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Below average

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