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WD WD3001FAEX

Black 3TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 74.8% (111th of 1014)

more Based on 1,332 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3001FAEX-00MJRA0, WDC WD30 01FAEX-00MJRA0, WDC WD30 01FAEX-00MJR, WDC WD3001FAEX-3, WDC WD3001FAEX-00MJR, WDC WD3001FAEX-0, WDC WD3001FAEX-32MJR, WDC WD3001FAEX-32MJRA0, WDC WD30 01FAEX-32MJRA0
Poor: 53%Average: 74.8% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The WD Black 3TB (2012) averaged 25.1% 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 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.14MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Black 3TB (2012) is 39%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Black 3TB (2012) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,332 samples)
Rank 11174.8%
Min Avg Max
92.5 Read 135 170
49.6 Write 125 155
50 Mixed 85.6 107
51.6 SusWrite 125 159
86.7% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.8 1
1.1 4K Write 3.14 3.7
0.7 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
198% 1.63 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 163 163 163 163 162 MB/s
96.8% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 162
Mixed 107
SusWrite 162
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.9
208% 1.87 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 243 122 13 16 12 163 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 233
Mixed 106
SusWrite 94.8
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 0
143% 1.9 MB/s
230GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 123 123 123 123 MB/s
71.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 117
Mixed 91.6
SusWrite 122
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.8
185% 1.7 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 44 44 43 44 44 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 192
Write 43.1
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 43.6
60% 81.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.8 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 01.01L01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 37 35 35 36 35 MB/s
56.3% Above average
Read 162
Write 34.5
Mixed 38.5
SusWrite 34.2
49% 67.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.47 MB/s
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Gaming 144%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 132%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples9,150x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples6,185x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples4,119x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,958x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,881x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,602x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,555x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples1,321x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples1,122x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,267x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples928x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $985

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