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WD WD5001FZWX

Black 5TB (2015)

▲ 5199 ▼

Release date: Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 84.9% (47th of 1015)

more Based on 7,245 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: 58%Average: 84.9% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 15.0% 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 4.27MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 49.3%. 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 97.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 137MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,245 samples)
Rank 4784.9%
Min Avg Max
74.9 Read 137 190
126 Write 188 234
67.6 Mixed 97.4 120
98.7 SusWrite 158 197
106% 145 MB/s
Min Avg Max
2.1 4K Read 4.27 6.5
1.93 4K Write 3.11 3.5
0.7 4K Mixed 0.99 1.1
345% 2.79 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 181 180 186 182 183 MB/s
97.4% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 227
Mixed 116
SusWrite 184
125% 170 MB/s
4K Read 5.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
422% 3.47 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 177 190 185 184 184 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 147
Write 226
Mixed 112
SusWrite 185
123% 168 MB/s
4K Read 5.1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
388% 3.2 MB/s
977GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 146 146 147 142 150 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 147
Write 219
Mixed 113
SusWrite 148
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1
399% 3.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 132 142 131 136 139 MB/s
64.9% Good
Read 88.5
Write 113
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 137
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
216% 1.8 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $137Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,811x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $160Bench 98%, 89,263 samples4,425x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,543x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,328x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $491Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,146x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,528x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,909x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 385%, 327,441 samples1,143x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 297%, 331,647 samples897x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples796x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples758x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples670x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 92% - Outstanding Total price: $943

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