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Black 5TB (2015)

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Release date: Q2 2015.

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Average Bench: 90.9% (27th of 1015)

more Based on 3,798 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD5001FZWX-00ZHUA0, WDC WD5001FZWX-0, WDC WD50 01FZWX-00ZHUA0, WDC WD5001FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD5001FZWX-00ZHU, WDC WD50 01FZWX-00A2VA0, WDC WD5001FZWX-00A2V, WD WD5001FZWX-00ZHU, WDC WD50 01FZWX-00ZHU
Poor: 61%Average: 90.9% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 9.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Black 5TB (2015) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.31MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.03MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 50.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 5TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 98.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 157MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,798 samples)
Rank 2790.9%
Min Avg Max
91.7 Read 157 200
133 Write 193 237
64.2 Mixed 98.1 121
101 SusWrite 158 201
111% 152 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.71 4K Read 4.31 6.4
2.5 4K Write 3.13 3.5
0.8 4K Mixed 1.03 1.1
352% 2.83 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 176 177 177 177 178 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 227
Mixed 112
SusWrite 178
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
376% 3.07 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 173 171 175 175 174 MB/s
92.7% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 175
Mixed 103
SusWrite 175
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 3.8
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
344% 2.77 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 151 152 152 152 152 MB/s
90.3% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 171
Mixed 99
SusWrite 153
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
361% 2.83 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,211,884 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming 102%
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $269Bench 76%, 312,153 samples11,247x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 69%, 208,241 samples2,529x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $307Bench 83%, 301,145 samples1,559x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 124%, 544,428 samples3,436x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 630,103 samples2,870x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $750Bench 154%, 378,328 samples1,918x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $102Bench 113%, 390,898 samples1,811x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 107%, 469,025 samples1,717x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 129,692 samples664x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 85%, 212,561 samples1,321x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $80Bench 88%, 120,623 samples708x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $62Bench 73%, 46,986 samples498x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $1,194

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