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+45%
Real World Speed
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Best Bench: 84% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 40% 1TB free
Poor: 40% Great: 84%
SPEED RANK: 173rd / 1015
112,118 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 114% 2.5TB free
Worst Bench: 60% 1.5TB free
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
SPEED RANK: 14th / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		63.6 % 92.1 % Much faster effective speed.
+45%
Average Score 
+5%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		114 MB/s 161 MB/s Much faster read speed.
+41%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		107 MB/s 131 MB/s Faster write speed.
+22%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		0.85 MB/s Faster random read.
+23% 		0.69 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		2.22 MB/s Much faster random write.
+39% 		1.6 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		71.7 MB/s 76.7 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+7%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.89 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+20% 		0.74 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		107 MB/s 160 MB/s Much faster sustained write speed.
+50%
Peak Score 
+1%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		153 MB/s 202 MB/s Much faster peak read speed.
+32%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		144 MB/s 171 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+19%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+25% 		0.8 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		2.7 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+50% 		1.8 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		93.8 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8% 		86.9 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+11% 		0.9 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		146 MB/s 200 MB/s Much faster peak sustained write speed.
+37%
Value & Sentiment 
+14%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.47 % Much higher market share.
+68% 		0.28 %
Value
Value For Money 		52 % 69.3 % Much better value.
+33%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		51 % 59 % More popular.
+16%
Price
Price (score) 		$49 Much cheaper.
+39% 		$80
Nice To Haves 
+35%
Age
Newest 		140 Months 91 Months Much more recent.
+35%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 3TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 63.6%
Average Bench 92.1%
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The (WD20EZRX) is Western Digital's latest green drive. I don't see what's green about it considering that it draws 5.5 watts even when idle, which is about average nowadays. With peak sequential lab read/write speeds of 150 MB/s the performance profile is approximately 20% below average for recent Hard drive. It's not all bad news as the WD Green is priced aggressively so despite its relatively weak performance it still represents reasonable value for money, at least within the 2TB category. Due to economies of scale, larger capacity drives nearly always yield better value for money. Compared to the 3GB 7200.14 Barracuda, performance is very similar but the barracuda offers 50% more capacity for 36% more money. [Dec '13 HDrivePro]

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The new 3TB Seagate Barracuda 2016 (ST3000DM008) replaces its hugely successful predecessor, the 3TB Barracuda 7200.14 2011 (ST3000DM001). Comparing performance between the two models shows that the newer drive has 12% faster sequential speeds, comparable 4K speeds, improved mixed sequential speed and reduced mixed 4K speed. Overall, the effective speed is 12% faster on the 2016 model. Since there is normally little price difference between the two models the 2016 version is the clear winner especially for use as a backup drive with its impressive sequential read and write speeds of nearly 200 MBps. See the current value leaders here. [Feb '17 HDrivePro]

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