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WD WD5001FZWX

Black 5TB (2015)

▲ 5396 ▼

Release date: Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 86.7% (44th of 1015)

more Based on 4,924 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: 59%Average: 86.7% Great: 111%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 13.3% 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 4.16MB/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 52.2%. 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 96.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 150MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,924 samples)
Rank 4486.7%
Min Avg Max
96.2 Read 150 198
119 Write 186 233
66 Mixed 96.4 118
94.2 SusWrite 151 196
107% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 4.16 6.4
2.4 4K Write 3.12 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1.03 1.1
345% 2.77 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: 184 177 179 179 180 182 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 224
Mixed 112
SusWrite 180
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1.1
462% 3.73 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 134 142 121 130 141 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 152
Write 185
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 136
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
298% 2.4 MB/s
816GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 110 110 110 111 110 MB/s
57.8% Above average
Read 89
Write 122
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 111
73% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.1
284% 2.23 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming
Gaming 95%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 70%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 85%, 385,752 samples15,151x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $205Bench 81%, 264,584 samples3,472x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 89%, 414,115 samples1,992x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 103%, 706,651 samples4,325x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $408Bench 78%, 785,629 samples3,767x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $719Bench 127%, 503,168 samples2,410x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 110%, 469,351 samples2,324x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $75Bench 104%, 662,032 samples2,189x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 175,522 samples797x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples1,692x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $74Bench 86%, 232,778 samples924x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 71%, 62,869 samples639x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $1,265

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