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WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2020.

Average Bench: 29.3% (1019th of 1072)

Based on 301 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0
Poor: 19%Average: 29.3% Great: 39%

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Very poor average bench

The WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB averaged 70.6% 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 11.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 221MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB is just 19.9%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 1.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 301 samples)
Rank 101929.3%
Min Avg Max
122 Read 220 266
121 Write 217 265
85.5 Mixed 131 156
122 SusWrite 221 269
44.4% 197 MB/s
Min Avg Max
3.82 4K Read 11.9 28.1
7.22 4K Write 12.9 15.6
0 4K Mixed 0.6 1.3
25.6% 8.46 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 DQ Read 1.59 3.3
4.2 DQ Write 6.1 8.4
1.41 DQ Mixed 5 6.9
3.5% 4.23 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7TB free
Firmware: 1H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 219 216 221 218 216 220 MB/s
34.8% Below average
Read 214
Write 222
Mixed 146
SusWrite 218
45% 200 MB/s
4K Read 24.1
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 1.8
46% 13.2 MB/s
DQ Read 7.2
DQ Write 10.8
DQ Mixed 3.2
4% 7.07 MB/s
7.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 224 224 221 227 226 222 MB/s
32.6% Below average
Read 209
Write 222
Mixed 136
SusWrite 224
44% 198 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 14.7
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 11.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1.5
DQ Write 6.4
DQ Mixed 4
3% 3.97 MB/s
8TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 223 224 222 228 221 MB/s
32.5% Below average
Read 235
Write 225
Mixed 101
SusWrite 223
44% 196 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 13.7
4K Mixed 0.5
35% 10.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1.3
DQ Write 5.1
DQ Mixed 6.1
4% 4.17 MB/s
8TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 231 234 229 234 225 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 212
Write 214
Mixed 141
SusWrite 230
45% 199 MB/s
4K Read 17.8
4K Write 15
4K Mixed 0.3
35% 11 MB/s
DQ Read 1.1
DQ Write 5.2
DQ Mixed 4.9
3% 3.73 MB/s
8TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 249 251 245 246 244 MB/s
28.5% Poor
Read 236
Write 237
Mixed 121
SusWrite 247
47% 210 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 1.2
13% 4.83 MB/s
DQ Read 5
DQ Write 9
DQ Mixed 3.3
4% 5.77 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 75,653,204 SSDs tested

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Gaming 110%
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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 100%
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Motherboard: MSI Z370 GAMING PRO CARBON AC (MS-7B45) - $210

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,217x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples247x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples132x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples345x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples260x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples105x
SSD
WD181KRYZ-01AGBB0 18TBWDCBench 29%, 301 samples1x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples119x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples87x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples78x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 75% - Very good Total price: $936

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This is NOT an SSD! Why is this still being categorized as an SSD when its obviously a HDD???

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Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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