WD WD10EZRZ

Blue 1TB (2015)

▲ Blue 1TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (52,322)
MKT (0.3%)
BUILDS
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BUY • $40

Effective Speed -31%Effective Speed -31%Average Score -15%Read -27%, Write -27%, 4K Read -34%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed -2%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite -34%Peak Score -17%Read -27%, Write -28%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write 12%, Mixed 4%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -31%Value & Sentiment -278%User Rating -17%, Market Share -1,140%, Price 107%, Value -62%Nice To Haves +5% Age 5%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 67.4% (142^nd of 1015)

Based on 52,322 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD10EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD10EZRZ-00Z, WDC WD10EZRZ-854DZY0, WDC WD10EZRZ-00A8LB0, WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0, WDC WD10EZRZ-00H, WDC WD10EZRZ-22H, WDC WD10EZRZ-08WN4A0, WDC WD10 EZRZ-22HTKB0, WDC WD10EZRZ-009BA0, WDC WD10EZRZ-22HTKB0, WD10EZRZ-00HTKB, WDC WD10 EZRZ-00HTKB0, WDC WD10 EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD10EZRZ-22MFCA0, WDC WD10EZRZ-00HTKB0, WDC WD10EZRZ-00PJMB0

Poor: 45%Average: 67.4% Great: 87%

Popular builds with this HDD

Above average average bench

The WD Blue 1TB (2015) averaged 32.6% 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 0.94MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.41MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 1TB (2015) is 42.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 1TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80.5MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 52,322 samples)

Rank 14267.4%

Min	Avg	Max
78.5	Read 122	157
68.9	Write 114	147
52.2	Mixed 80.5	102
65.3	SusWrite 113	150
79.1% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.97	1.2
1.59	4K Write 2.41	2.8
0.7	4K Mixed 0.94	1
189% 1.44 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

IND-User, 30 mins ago.

142GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 130 131 127 127 126 MB/s

77.3% Very good

Write 140

Mixed 87.8

SusWrite 127

91% 124 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

197% 1.5 MB/s

SAU-User, 1 hr ago.

575GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 99 100 100 101 99 MB/s

69.3% Good

Write 138

Mixed 91.7

SusWrite 99.9

87% 118 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

200% 1.57 MB/s

DEU-User, 44 mins ago.

345GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 108 108 108 107 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 99.4

Mixed 84.9

SusWrite 107

78% 106 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

200% 1.57 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

124GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 112 111 113 111 112 MB/s

64.7% Good

Write 88.8

Mixed 71.7

SusWrite 112

71% 96.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 0.9

188% 1.5 MB/s

EGY-User, 2 hrs ago.

119GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 109 109 109 108 109 MB/s

50.8% Above average

Write 79.9

Mixed 38.4

SusWrite 106

54% 73.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 0.3

4K Mixed 0.7

121% 0.63 MB/s

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Gaming 44%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 41%

Speed boat

Motherboard: Gigabyte B450M DS3H - $79

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	3,593x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	2,694x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples	1,083x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	1,285x
RX 570AMD $130Bench 45%, 473,685 samples	982x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $233Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	980x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	668x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	419x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	346x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	593x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	425x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $437

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HDrivePro

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1,391

Solid performance and reliability for everyday computing...

Added 8 years ago.

USA-User

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9,838

Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

Solid drive. Really one of the most performant HDDs you can buy for the price.

GBR-User

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5,782

Excellent

3 years ago.

If speed doesn't matter and your budget is slim would definitely recommend. Solid and reliable.

SGP-User

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1,994

Good

4 years ago.

Even though this drive is not very fast, it's reliability is exceptional. Highly recommend this drive for important data storage.

Dogecoins44

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30

Good

12 months ago.

newer version of the perfect hdd

wywrhell

level
10

Poor

4 years ago.

Slow HDD

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD10EZRZ

Blue 1TB (2015)

Average Bench: 67.4% (142^nd of 1015)

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Blue 1TB (2015)

Average Bench: 67.4% (142nd of 1015)

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