WD WD5001FZWX

Black 5TB (2015)

▲ Black 5TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (7,162)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
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BUY • $347

Effective Speed -4%Effective Speed -4%Average Score +47% Read -14%, Write 30%, 4K Read 229%, 4K Write 46%, Mixed 19%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite 3%Peak Score +52% Read -5%, Write 25%, 4K Read 274%, 4K Write 40%, Mixed 22%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite 1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -17%, Market Share -29,656%, Price -298%, Value -102%Nice To Haves +8% Age 8%

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Average Bench: 84.3% (52^nd of 1015)

Based on 7,162 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: 57%Average: 84.3% Great: 108%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 15.6% 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 4.25MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 51.3%. 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 97.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 136MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 7,162 samples)

Rank 5284.3%

Min	Avg	Max
70.4	Read 136	190
129	Write 188	234
65.5	Mixed 97.5	120
98.4	SusWrite 157	199
106% 145 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
2.1	4K Read 4.25	6.4
2.22	4K Write 3.13	3.5
0.7	4K Mixed 0.99	1.1
345% 2.79 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 2 days ago.

4TB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 198 192 192 191 190 192 MB/s

95.9% Outstanding

Write 201

Mixed 101

SusWrite 192

116% 159 MB/s

4K Read 4.3

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 1.1

364% 2.93 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 181 183 183 184 184 MB/s

88.9% Excellent

Write 203

Mixed 107

SusWrite 184

113% 154 MB/s

4K Read 5.5

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 1

403% 3.3 MB/s

USA-User, 3 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 149 150 152 151 151 MB/s

76.5% Very good

Write 169

Mixed 67.2

SusWrite 152

92% 126 MB/s

4K Read 3.5

4K Write 0.9

4K Mixed 0.1

174% 1.5 MB/s

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Gaming 102%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 106%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $199

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $285Bench 84%, 727,883 samples	25,950x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $179Bench 82%, 1,192,841 samples	13,422x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $540Bench 86%, 321,104 samples	11,652x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $500Bench 118%, 582,676 samples	10,620x
RX 5700-XTAMD $365Bench 105%, 424,650 samples	9,377x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 153%, 395,380 samples	6,548x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $106Bench 335%, 404,702 samples	6,071x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $169Bench 296%, 309,853 samples	4,826x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $64Bench 287%, 403,755 samples	4,330x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 606,492 samples	3,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $80Bench 85%, 334,389 samples	3,784x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $230Bench 88%, 134,678 samples	3,496x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $1,152

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Intel Core i5-12600K $280	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $250	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $109
Intel Core i7-12700K $380	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $33	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $470	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD5001FZWX

Black 5TB (2015)

Average Bench: 84.3% (52^nd of 1015)

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Black 5TB (2015)

Average Bench: 84.3% (52nd of 1015)

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