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Black 5TB (2015)

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Release date: Q2 2015.

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Average Bench: 89.9% (30th of 1015)

more Based on 2,955 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: 64%Average: 89.9% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The WD Black 5TB (2015) averaged just 10.1% 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 1.02MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 5TB (2015) is 48.7%. 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 156MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,955 samples)
Rank 3089.9%
Min Avg Max
90.5 Read 156 200
124 Write 191 238
64 Mixed 97.6 123
104 SusWrite 156 203
110% 150 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.66 4K Read 4.25 6.6
2.16 4K Write 3.13 3.5
0.66 4K Mixed 1.02 1.1
348% 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: 173 165 164 166 167 166 MB/s
97.5% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 206
Mixed 94.7
SusWrite 166
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
352% 2.8 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 159 160 155 163 160 MB/s
91.9% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 158
Mixed 92
SusWrite 161
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 4.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
382% 3 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 150 151 153 153 153 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 122
Write 200
Mixed 101
SusWrite 153
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 4.5
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
363% 3 MB/s
558GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 105 111 108 108 108 MB/s
60.2% Good
Read 100
Write 146
Mixed 87
SusWrite 109
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
262% 1.97 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $265 @ launch in Jun '15
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Typical Black 5TB (2015) Builds (Compare 15,185 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 105%
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Desktop
Desktop 89%
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Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $182

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $302Bench 89%, 290,666 samples9,804x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 174,678 samples2,243x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $366Bench 96%, 249,277 samples1,374x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 465,183 samples3,069x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $379Bench 98%, 545,643 samples2,542x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 310,584 samples1,682x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 308,458 samples1,588x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 105%, 407,778 samples1,561x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 123,965 samples607x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $95Bench 86%, 177,637 samples1,165x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $100Bench 91%, 80,660 samples620x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $80Bench 72%, 41,748 samples443x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 105% - Outstanding Total price: $1,214

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