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Black 5TB (2015)

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Release date: Q2 2015.

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Average Bench: 90.5% (27th of 1015)

more Based on 3,945 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: 90.5% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 9.4% 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 4.24MB/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 50.8%. 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 97.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 155MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,945 samples)
Rank 2790.5%
Min Avg Max
90.5 Read 155 201
133 Write 191 237
64.2 Mixed 97.6 121
106 SusWrite 159 201
111% 151 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.7 4K Read 4.24 6.4
2.5 4K Write 3.13 3.5
0.8 4K Mixed 1.03 1.1
350% 2.8 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 181 180 181 184 182 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 226
Mixed 110
SusWrite 183
130% 178 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
411% 3.23 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 129 129 128 130 130 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 135
Write 155
Mixed 89
SusWrite 130
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
323% 2.57 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Typical Black 5TB (2015) Builds (Compare 18,345 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 83%
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Workstation
Workstation 59%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $220

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $240Bench 77%, 361,971 samples11,842x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 69%, 200,345 samples2,681x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $344Bench 83%, 310,175 samples1,628x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 101%, 505,650 samples3,579x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $300Bench 78%, 627,011 samples3,008x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $722Bench 126%, 386,341 samples2,002x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 113%, 371,028 samples1,913x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 105%, 476,799 samples1,791x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 201%, 140,582 samples681x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $76Bench 84%, 235,874 samples1,372x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $83Bench 87%, 138,577 samples749x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $75Bench 73%, 52,421 samples517x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,171

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