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Black 5TB (2015)

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Release date: Q2 2015.

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Average Bench: 90.1% (28th of 1010)

more Based on 2,374 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
Poor: 60%Average: 90.1% Great: 112%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 9.8% 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 4.23MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 52.5%. 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 154MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,374 samples)
Rank 2890.1%
Min Avg Max
85.5 Read 154 200
125 Write 191 237
56.3 Mixed 96.4 122
100 SusWrite 158 201
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.4 4K Read 4.23 6.4
1.1 4K Write 3.07 3.5
0.5 4K Mixed 1 1.1
344% 2.77 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 167 168 170 169 170 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 189
Mixed 108
SusWrite 170
115% 157 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
477% 3.8 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 160 158 160 155 163 MB/s
94.2% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 192
Mixed 111
SusWrite 160
116% 157 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
367% 2.93 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 154 156 156 155 156 MB/s
55.8% Above average
Read 37.3
Write 172
Mixed 46.6
SusWrite 157
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.1
83% 1.2 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 69%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $182

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $299Bench 88%, 220,456 samples7,829x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $232Bench 84%, 146,874 samples1,786x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $350Bench 95%, 223,210 samples1,136x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $470Bench 124%, 316,273 samples2,557x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $325Bench 99%, 419,404 samples2,061x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 152%, 233,414 samples1,344x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $98Bench 113%, 258,435 samples1,311x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $63Bench 105%, 334,073 samples1,305x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 97,496 samples536x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 84%, 124,004 samples949x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $130Bench 90%, 62,352 samples513x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 71%, 33,113 samples360x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $1,174

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