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WD WD121KRYZ

Gold 12TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2017.

Average Bench: 113% (1st of 1015)

more Based on 1,221 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD121KRYZ-01, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB1, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD12 1KRYZ-01W0RB, WDC WD12 1KRYZ-01W0RB0, WDC WD121KRYZ-01W0RB
Poor: 72%Average: 113% Great: 138%

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Outstanding average bench

The WD Gold 12TB (2017) averaged 12.7% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Gold 12TB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.28MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.22MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Gold 12TB (2017) is 65.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Gold 12TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 194MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,221 samples)
Rank 1113%
Min Avg Max
122 Read 197 241
122 Write 197 243
67.8 Mixed 96.1 121
115 SusWrite 194 242
125% 171 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.58 2.96
4.1 4K Write 5.22 5.97
0.94 4K Mixed 1.28 1.6
305% 2.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
9.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 231 223 235 237 236 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 226
Mixed 93.2
SusWrite 233
136% 187 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.4
290% 2.3 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 188 188 189 188 MB/s
116% Outstanding
Read 215
Write 227
Mixed 98.6
SusWrite 189
133% 182 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.2
298% 2.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 185 192 194 190 193 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 175
Mixed 85.2
SusWrite 192
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 6.1
4K Mixed 1.3
320% 2.97 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 174 176 176 174 173 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 176
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 176
112% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 1.2
296% 2.7 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01H01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 110 111 113 112 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 111
Write 109
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 113
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.5
4K Mixed 1.4
303% 2.67 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 201%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS MASTER - $550

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,163x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples869x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples869x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples608x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples528x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples489x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples480x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples312x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $170Bench 416%, 138,083 samples212x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples290x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples158x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples94x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $1,827

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9 months ago.

big and fast that what she said

ColdSpy
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Good

4 years ago.

The fastest and highest capacity HDD in the market currently. Liked that naming scheme but most users aren't going to see advantages of very high capacity HDD as this HDD is intended for storing huge amount of data and is very pricey.

Thibs
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Good

4 years ago.

The best HD, but for specific use only because it is too expensive.

ExecutableFiles
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Average

4 years ago.

nice

Test19
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Excellent

3 years ago.

And now in an 18TB version for under $600.

hallowseries
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Good

8 months ago.

i dont think you need that namt terabytes ;-;

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