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WDWD1000DHTZ
$268
SeagateST1000DM003
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 $268 

Release date: Q2 2012.

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Effective Speed 
+14%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 409,377 user samples
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2,592 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 116% 361GB free
Worst Bench: 77% 565GB free
Poor: 77% Great: 116%
SPEED RANK: 15th / 1010
406,785 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 114% 930GB free
Worst Bench: 44% 204GB free (System drive)
Poor: 44% Great: 114%
SPEED RANK: 52nd / 1010
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		98.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+14% 		86.2 %
Average User Bench 
+51%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		178 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+15% 		155 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		165 MB/s Faster write speed.
+20% 		137 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		1.44 MB/s Hugely faster random read.
+89% 		0.76 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		3.91 MB/s Hugely faster random write.
+140% 		1.63 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		140 MB/s Hugely faster mixed IO speed.
+89% 		73.9 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.75 MB/s 0.77 MB/s +3%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		158 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+8% 		146 MB/s
Peak Lab Bench 
+57%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		219 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+8% 		202 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		194 MB/s +2% 191 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1.9 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+90% 		1 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		4.8 MB/s Hugely faster peak random write.
+129% 		2.1 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		181 MB/s Hugely faster peak mixed IO speed.
+103% 		89.3 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.7 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+70% 		1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		195 MB/s 200 MB/s +3%
Value & Sentiment 
+5,327%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.03 % 6.24 % Insanely higher market share.
+20,700%
Value
Value For Money 		10.5 % 63.5 % Hugely better value.
+505%
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		64 % 76 % More popular.
+19%
Price
Price (score) 		$268 $39 Hugely cheaper.
+85%
Nice To Haves 
+6%
Age
Newest 		76 Months Slightly more recent.
+6% 		81 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		1TB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 98.2%
Average Bench 86.2%
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The 1TB Barracuda 7200.14 boasts impressive peak sequential read/write Lab speeds of 195/193 MB/s. These best case burst speeds indicate what the Barracuda is capable of under Lab perfect test conditions. Our real world benchmarks have been sourced from hundreds of users and give a better sense of how well this drive actually performs on a day to day basis. The 1TB 7200.14 has an average UBM sequential read/write speed of 147 MB/s, which is a superb result, especially for a budget drive. With 4K random read/write speeds of 0.77/1.53 MB/s small file performance is also respectable making the 1TB Barracuda a very good all round performer. In terms of value for money the relatively small 1TB drive is not as good value as its larger 3TB sibling but in the 1 TB category this is one of the best value for money drives available. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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