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WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 53.8% (262nd of 1015)

more Based on 1,173 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3200AUDX-73AMG, WDC WD32 00AUDX-73MK3, WDC WD3200AUDX-61AMGY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-73MK3Y0, WDC WD32 00AUDX-61WNHY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-5, WDC WD3200AUDX-7, WDC WD32 00AUDX-73AMGY0, WDC WD32 00AUDX-73MK3Y0, WDC WD3200AUDX-61WNH, WDC WD3200AUDX-63WNH, WDC WD3200AUDX-73WNHY0, WDC WD32 00AUDX-61WNH, WDC WD3200AUDX-63WNHY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-73MK3, WDC WD32 00AUDX-56WNHY0, WDC WD32 00AUDX-56WNH, WDC WD32 00AUDX-63WNH, WDC WD32 00AUDX-73WNHY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-73AMGY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-56WNHY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-61WNHY0, WDC WD3200AUDX-63MK3Y0, WDC WD3200AUDX-56WNH, WDC WD32 00AUDX-73AMG
Poor: 29%Average: 53.8% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The WD WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB averaged 46.1% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.39MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB is 39.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD3200AUDX-73AMG 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 88.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,173 samples)
Rank 26253.8%
Min Avg Max
54.8 Read 98.5 121
44.3 Write 94.2 116
26.6 Mixed 64.7 82
34.2 SusWrite 88.8 117
63.8% 86.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.58 0.7
0.4 4K Write 2.39 3
0.3 4K Mixed 0.77 0.92
154% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 119 119 119 119 MB/s
70% Very good
Read 125
Write 114
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 119
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.27 MB/s
199GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 105 108 111 111 111 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 118
Write 102
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 109
75% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.37 MB/s
199GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 112 108 110 111 108 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 110
Write 106
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 109
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
199GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 93 99 109 95 MB/s
56.5% Above average
Read 98.7
Write 112
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 97.7
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.37 MB/s
172GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 97 97 95 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 91.3
Write 84.8
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 96.8
63% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.5 MB/s
172GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 89 86 88 87 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 92.5
Write 87.2
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 87.5
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.37 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 101 101 96 94 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 75
Write 85.1
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 97.3
61% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.43 MB/s
36GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 61 60 60 61 61 MB/s
45.8% Average
Read 98.4
Write 98.3
Mixed 73.9
SusWrite 60.7
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.4 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
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Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 (MS-7817) - $73

CPU
Core i5-4460Intel  $194Bench 62%, 245,403 samples895x
Core i5-4590Intel  $188Bench 63%, 151,366 samples432x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples389x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples368x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples294x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples280x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples193x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples153x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples102x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples119x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples90x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 1x8GBKingstonBench 31%, 37,489 samples63x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $354

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