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WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2020.

Average Bench: 27.8% (1024th of 1072)

Based on 1,487 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0
Poor: 16%Average: 27.8% Great: 40%

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Very poor average bench

The WDC WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TB averaged 72.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 23.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 153MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TB is 23.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1.21MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 1.25MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,487 samples)
Rank 102427.8%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 170 211
97.5 Write 153 183
69.3 Mixed 96.7 121
90.5 SusWrite 151 186
32% 143 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.4 4K Read 23.4 45.2
9.14 4K Write 11.5 12.8
0.8 4K Mixed 1.04 1.1
43% 12 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.9 DQ Read 1.21 1.5
9.6 DQ Write 11.4 13.9
0.6 DQ Mixed 1.25 2
2.5% 4.62 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 177 178 177 176 175 MB/s
35.9% Below average
Read 189
Write 176
Mixed 120
SusWrite 177
37% 166 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 0.9
65% 17 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.4
DQ Mixed 1.1
2% 4.2 MB/s
186GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 148 147 148 149 149 MB/s
33.5% Below average
Read 158
Write 148
Mixed 94.5
SusWrite 149
31% 137 MB/s
4K Read 39
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 1.1
67% 17.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 1.1
2% 4.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 187 186 185 185 183 MB/s
33.4% Below average
Read 190
Write 181
Mixed 104
SusWrite 185
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 30.5
4K Write 11.2
4K Mixed 1
53% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 11.8
DQ Mixed 1
2% 4.73 MB/s
616GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 164 166 167 163 166 MB/s
31.6% Below average
Read 135
Write 115
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 165
28% 126 MB/s
4K Read 34.2
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 1.1
59% 15.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 1.3
2% 4.4 MB/s
950GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 153 151 153 150 MB/s
28.2% Poor
Read 167
Write 151
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 152
32% 140 MB/s
4K Read 25.2
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 1.1
45% 12 MB/s
DQ Read 1.2
DQ Write 12.9
DQ Mixed 1.8
3% 5.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 177 178 177 175 MB/s
25% Poor
Read 179
Write 171
Mixed 93.2
SusWrite 177
35% 155 MB/s
4K Read 11.4
4K Write 12
4K Mixed 1.1
25% 8.17 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 1.7
3% 4.53 MB/s
143GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 89 89 89 87 MB/s
22.1% Poor
Read 167
Write 160
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 87.7
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 19.4
4K Write 11.1
4K Mixed 1
36% 10.5 MB/s
DQ Read 0.6
DQ Write 12.2
DQ Mixed 0.4
2% 4.4 MB/s
496GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 112 113 111 113 MB/s
14.7% Very poor
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 112
24% 104 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 8.9
4K Mixed 1.1
10% 4.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1.5
DQ Write 12.2
DQ Mixed 1.7
3% 5.13 MB/s
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Gaming 112%
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 103%
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Motherboard: MSI MPG Z390 GAMING EDGE AC (MS-7B17) - $190

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,410x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples3,348x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples2,441x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,417x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,029x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples850x
SSD
WD20EZAZ-22L9GB0 2TBWDCBench 28%, 1,487 samples1x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples617x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples444x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples416x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 115% - Outstanding Total price: $708

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