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WD WD3200BEKT

Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 40.8% (486th of 1014)

more Based on 23,554 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T1, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60V5T1, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75A25, WDC WD3200BEKT-66F3T2, WDC WD3200BEKT-60KA9, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-60V5T, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75F3T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75A25T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-6, WDC WD3200BEKT-7, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00F3T, WDC WD3200BEKT-22F3T, WDC WD32 00BEKT-08PVMT1, WDC WD3200BEKT-0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22F3T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60F3T1, WDC WD3200BEKT-60PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-2, WDC WD32 00BEKT-24PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75F3T, WDC WD3200BEKT-24PVM, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75KA9, WDC WD32 00BEKT-22PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00F3T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75PVMT1, WDC WD3200BEKT-60KA9T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60KA9, WDC WD3200BEKT-75PVM, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-11F3T0, WD3200BEKT-60PV, WDC WD32 00BEKT-22PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-08PVMT1, WDC WD3200BEKT-24PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60V5T, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-220HBX, WDC WD3200BEKT-00F3T, WDC WD3200BEKT-00A25, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75F3T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22A23T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-00KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22A25T1, WDC WD32 00BEKT-08PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-75A25T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22A25T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-00A25T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60F3T, WDC WD3200BEKT-00V5T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-60F3T1, WDC WD3200BEKT-60F3T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-00F3T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75KA9, WDC WD3200BEKT-00PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-22PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-60F3T, WDC WD32 00BEKT-66PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75PVM, WDC WD3200BEKT-00KA9, WDC WD3200BEKT-11PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-00KA9, WDC WD32 00BEKT-60KA9T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75PVMT1, WDC WD32 00BEKT-75PVMT0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-22F3T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-22PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-75F3T, WDC WD32 00BEKT-22KA9T0, WDC WD32 00BEKT-22F3T, WDC WD3200BEKT-75A25, WD3200BEKT-60V5T1, WDC WD3200BEKT-66PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-60PVMT0, WDC WD3200BEKT-00PVM, WDC WD32 00BEKT-66F3T2, WDC WD3200BEKT-22KA9, WDC WD3200BEKT-24KA9T0, WDC WD3200BEKT-08PVM
Poor: 21%Average: 40.8% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010) averaged 59.1% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.53MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010) is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 50.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 67.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 23,554 samples)
Rank 48640.8%
Min Avg Max
28.9 Read 74.9 107
24.8 Write 72.8 104
20.5 Mixed 50.1 63.6
29.5 SusWrite 67.2 105
48.8% 66.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.1 4K Read 0.55 0.7
0.7 4K Write 1.53 2.1
0.2 4K Mixed 0.72 0.9
131% 0.93 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 109 110 109 MB/s
63.5% Good
Read 112
Write 94
Mixed 60
SusWrite 109
69% 93.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 104 104 105 104 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 110
Write 90.1
Mixed 66
SusWrite 104
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.97 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 90 92 92 91 90 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 89.5
Write 82
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 90.9
59% 80.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
156% 1.07 MB/s
149GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 88 88 88 88 MB/s
50.8% Above average
Read 88.9
Write 85.8
Mixed 58.6
SusWrite 88.1
59% 80.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 76 77 75 76 76 MB/s
46.3% Average
Read 85.5
Write 82.3
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 75.8
55% 74.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
155% 1.03 MB/s
111GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 56 56 57 56 57 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 92
Write 89.1
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 56
55% 74.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 61 33 47 81 73 MB/s
39.6% Below average
Read 82.4
Write 74.1
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 55.3
50% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.83 MB/s
92GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 66 66 67 67 MB/s
36.6% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 58.1
Mixed 41.9
SusWrite 66.6
42% 56.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
54GB free
Firmware: 12.01A12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 39 40 42 40 MB/s
29.2% Poor
Read 60.7
Write 59.9
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 40.4
39% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
175% 1.23 MB/s
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Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples1,061x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples306x
Core i7-2640MIntelBench 54%, 12,152 samples194x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples1,632x
NVS 4200MNvidiaBench 2%, 6,825 samples355x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples149x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples91x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples34x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples30x
RAM
M471B5273DH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 43%, 15,815 samples76x
M471B5773DH0-CH9 2x2GBSamsungBench 37%, 7,983 samples73x
HMT351S6CFR8C-H9 2x4GBHynixBench 43%, 6,386 samples64x
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zyclone
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Poor

13 months ago.

I thought BLACK was supposed to be FAST but how wrong i was, it's old, VERY OLD. my 1TB toshiba is apperantly 200% faster

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