TEST
YOUR HDD
ADD TO PC
BUILD

WD WD4004FZWX

Black 4TB (2016)

▲ 53289 ▼

Release date: Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 92% (16th of 1015)

Based on 10,024 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD4004FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD4004FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD40 04FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD4004FZWX-0
Poor: 65%Average: 92% Great: 113%

Popular builds with this HDD

Excellent average bench

The WD Black 4TB (2016) averaged just 8.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 4TB (2016) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.93MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 4TB (2016) is 48.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 4TB (2016) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 159MB/s
ADVERTISEMENT

Average Bench

(Based on 10,024 samples)
Rank 1692%
Min Avg Max
104 Read 160 199
111 Write 164 204
56.5 Mixed 73.7 84.3
107 SusWrite 159 199
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.98 1.1
3.2 4K Write 4.93 6.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
207% 2.19 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 196 204 197 202 198 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 160
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 200
108% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.5
170% 1.9 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 188 192 183 187 184 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 152
Write 161
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 186
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 0.7
217% 2.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 158 162 163 161 160 MB/s
91.3% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 164
Mixed 69.5
SusWrite 161
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.7
187% 1.73 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 155 164 174 168 MB/s
88.5% Excellent
Read 141
Write 144
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 167
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
207% 1.77 MB/s
10,024 MORE »

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 41,292,018 HDDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $210 @ launch in Jun '16
BHPhotoUS $1742 years
AmazonUS $19930 days
Send price feedback
Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money.

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU GPU SSD HDD RAM MBD
Typical Black 4TB (2016) Builds (Compare 76,128 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO

Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $170

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $316Bench 87%, 658,983 samples21,937x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $212Bench 84%, 1,022,963 samples11,441x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $424Bench 88%, 265,273 samples9,897x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 505,474 samples9,367x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 344,394 samples8,195x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 154%, 271,806 samples5,031x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $139Bench 325%, 319,226 samples4,566x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $190Bench 303%, 268,821 samples4,046x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 282%, 344,548 samples3,618x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 85%, 495,390 samples3,235x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $84Bench 84%, 291,089 samples3,068x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $312Bench 88%, 111,426 samples2,926x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $1,211

Popular Black 4TB (2016) compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute.

Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming Desktop ProGaming

How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchMark.
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy.
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC.
  • - See speed test results from other users.
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders.
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
  • - Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware.
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) October 2021 HDD Rankings.

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

ADVERTISEMENT

Group Test Results

  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

 Comments

HDrivePro
Avatar level
1,391

Official site www.wdc.com/...

Inspiring performance, demanding capacity...

Added 4 years ago.
USA-User
Avatar level
8,180

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

5 months ago.

PRT-User
Avatar level
2,274

Terrible

3 years ago.

Drive is fast enough...but has got this loud click every 4-5 sec...which is very strange, disturbing, anoying and alarming: SMART parameters all look ok.

ARE-User
Avatar level
1,521

Terrible

3 years ago.

It takes more time to wake up than a usual HDD

Your
opinion?
▲Like ▼Dislike
Ready to retire
Age: 5 years

Speed Comparisons

vs Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)
vs WD Blue 1TB (2012)
vs Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)
vs Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)
vs WD Black 1TB (2013)
vs Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB
vs Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2016)
vs WD Black 2TB (2013)
vs WD Black 6TB (2015)

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list.

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

 Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ
What is sustained sequential write speed?
What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?
What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?
What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?
What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?
What is sequential write speed?
What is sequential read speed?
What is incompressible data?
What is queue depth?
What is 4K random write speed?
What is 4K random read speed?
What is AS SSD real world copy speed?
How big is 16GB?
What does MBps mean?
Hard Drives
What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?
What is effective Hard Drive speed?
ALL FAQs »

 Best User Rated
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-11600K $260Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11400F $260Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i7-11700K $350Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $183
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $76SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
Today's hottest
Amazon Ebay
deals
CPU GPU SSD HDD USB RAM MBD
Build Test EFps
Can You Run It?
►
YouTube
*NEW*
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback