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WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2023.

Average Bench: 30.9% (1010th of 1071)

Based on 322 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD40EZAX-00C8UB0
Poor: 21%Average: 30.9% Great: 40%

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Poor average bench

The WDC WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TB averaged 69.1% 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 25.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 183MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TB is just 18.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 4.4MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.13MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 322 samples)
Rank 101030.9%
Min Avg Max
138 Read 181 213
108 Write 157 196
92.4 Mixed 139 178
139 SusWrite 183 206
37.1% 165 MB/s
Min Avg Max
6.72 4K Read 25.1 44.2
7.4 4K Write 10.8 14
0.7 4K Mixed 1.13 1.5
45.2% 12.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.6 DQ Read 4.4 8.18
8 DQ Write 11.1 14.3
1.6 DQ Mixed 3.05 4.6
3.67% 6.19 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 204 205 204 205 204 MB/s
40.3% Average
Read 205
Write 161
Mixed 145
SusWrite 204
40% 179 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 13.8
4K Mixed 0.9
73% 19 MB/s
DQ Read 5.6
DQ Write 10.5
DQ Mixed 3.7
4% 6.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 171 173 173 175 173 MB/s
31.7% Below average
Read 164
Write 116
Mixed 181
SusWrite 172
36% 158 MB/s
4K Read 30.2
4K Write 11.5
4K Mixed 1.2
53% 14.3 MB/s
DQ Read 7.9
DQ Write 9.7
DQ Mixed 3.1
4% 6.9 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 153 156 158 156 155 MB/s
29% Poor
Read 157
Write 117
Mixed 163
SusWrite 156
33% 148 MB/s
4K Read 26.6
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 1.3
48% 13.3 MB/s
DQ Read 3.6
DQ Write 10.1
DQ Mixed 2.1
3% 5.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 158 160 158 160 165 MB/s
23.8% Poor
Read 193
Write 112
Mixed 139
SusWrite 159
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 9.5
4K Write 12.3
4K Mixed 1.1
22% 7.63 MB/s
DQ Read 4.3
DQ Write 10.2
DQ Mixed 2.9
3% 5.8 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 178 169 156 176 177 MB/s
23.3% Poor
Read 180
Write 109
Mixed 143
SusWrite 171
34% 151 MB/s
4K Read 10
4K Write 7.3
4K Mixed 1.3
21% 6.2 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 133 129 133 127 MB/s
17.8% Very poor
Read 128
Write 128
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 130
26% 117 MB/s
4K Read 7
4K Write 8.6
4K Mixed 1
16% 5.53 MB/s
DQ Read 3.3
DQ Write 5.4
DQ Mixed 2
2% 3.57 MB/s
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Typical WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TB Builds (Compare 7,426 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 206%
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Desktop 108%
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Workstation
Workstation 228%
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System: Ibuypower INTEL

CPU
Core i7-12700KFIntel  $229Bench 114%, 70,812 samples1,961x
Core i7-11700KFIntel  $240Bench 102%, 17,565 samples983x
Core i9-12900KFIntel  $263Bench 117%, 15,291 samples760x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,581x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples910x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples814x
SSD
WD40EZAX-00C8UB0 4TBWDCBench 31%, 322 samples1x
RAM
DDR4 3200 2x8GBAdataBench 87%, 87,891 samples1,069x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GBTeamBench 94%, 22,102 samples459x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GBTeamBench 101%, 5,389 samples433x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,138

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