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WD WD5001FZWX

Black 5TB (2015)

▲ 5294 ▼

Release date: Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 90.4% (25th of 1015)

more Based on 4,019 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: 60%Average: 90.4% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 9.6% 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 4.19MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.02MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 53.4%. 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 96.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,019 samples)
Rank 2590.4%
Min Avg Max
93.2 Read 155 202
134 Write 192 237
63.8 Mixed 96.3 119
104 SusWrite 158 200
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 4.19 6.35
2.2 4K Write 3.11 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 1.02 1.1
346% 2.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 195 188 203 196 196 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 239
Mixed 111
SusWrite 197
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
394% 3.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 184 177 178 179 178 MB/s
92.2% Outstanding
Read 141
Write 185
Mixed 94
SusWrite 179
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
233% 1.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 137 136 137 138 137 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 141
Write 177
Mixed 91.8
SusWrite 138
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 3.5
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
329% 2.63 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 99 99 101 100 100 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 99.2
Write 99.5
Mixed 128
SusWrite 101
80% 107 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1.1
356% 2.67 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming
Gaming 94%
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Desktop 82%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 379,186 samples12,524x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $200Bench 76%, 239,590 samples2,860x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $345Bench 86%, 359,342 samples1,698x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $412Bench 103%, 554,017 samples3,721x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 78%, 677,712 samples3,158x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 130%, 395,296 samples2,077x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 111%, 442,547 samples1,992x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $61Bench 105%, 507,744 samples1,880x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 144,261 samples715x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $58Bench 84%, 285,104 samples1,437x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 86%, 147,487 samples775x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $59Bench 71%, 57,239 samples544x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,072

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