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WD WD4004FZWX

Black 4TB (2016)

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Release date: Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 92.4% (12th of 1015)

Based on 9,888 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD4004FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD4004FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD40 04FZWX-00GBG, WDC WD40 04FZWX-00GBGB0, WDC WD4004FZWX-0
Poor: 68%Average: 92.4% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 4TB (2016) averaged just 7.5% 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 4.99MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 4TB (2016) is 45.4%. 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 73.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 9,888 samples)
Rank 1292.4%
Min Avg Max
105 Read 161 199
111 Write 165 200
56.8 Mixed 73.5 84.3
105 SusWrite 160 199
102% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
2.95 4K Write 4.99 6.3
0.4 4K Mixed 0.68 0.9
209% 2.21 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: 191 204 197 192 204 195 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 187
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 197
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.9
264% 2.8 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 165 174 171 168 173 MB/s
99.8% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 180
Mixed 78.5
SusWrite 171
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 6.4
4K Mixed 0.6
223% 2.63 MB/s
359GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 115 110 109 114 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 119
Write 138
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 112
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
201% 2 MB/s
465GB free
Firmware: 81.H0A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 117 113 115 114 MB/s
61.9% Good
Read 99.8
Write 103
Mixed 59
SusWrite 115
69% 94.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.6
203% 2.23 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $210 @ launch in Jun '16
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Typical Black 4TB (2016) Builds (Compare 23,447 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
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Gaming 129%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,285x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $180Bench 98%, 123,561 samples3,889x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $130Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,158x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,048x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $870Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,916x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,358x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $50Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,702x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $60Bench 386%, 206,100 samples1,001x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $74Bench 297%, 331,647 samples806x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples710x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples655x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples600x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $987

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Inspiring performance, demanding capacity...

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Liked (edit your comment) Add link

13 months ago.

PRT-User
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Terrible

5 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
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Terrible

5 years ago.

It takes more time to wake up than a usual HDD

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