WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

▲ Blue 3TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (75,644)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $80

Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -16%Read -24%, Write -27%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -11%Read -18%, Write -18%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment -592%User Rating -15%, Market Share -2,350%, Price 3%, Value -5%Nice To Haves +8% Age 8%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 70.6% (125^th of 1015)

Based on 75,644 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00L9GB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00WN9B0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z, WDC WD30 EZRZ-22Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-22Z, WDC WD30EZRZ-00ERMA0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00ERMAO, WDC WD30EZRZ-00WN9B0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00W, WDC WD30EZRZ-22Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-60Z, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00GXCB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-60Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-60Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00GXCB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00L9GB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00A8LB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00G

Poor: 46%Average: 70.6% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The WD Blue 3TB (2015) averaged 29.4% 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 0.93MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.35MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3TB (2015) is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 75,644 samples)

Rank 12570.6%

Min	Avg	Max
76.8	Read 125	170
60.1	Write 114	159
52.2	Mixed 79.5	105
72.2	SusWrite 120	167
80.8% 110 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.87	1.1
1.63	4K Write 2.35	2.9
0.7	4K Mixed 0.93	1.1
183% 1.39 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 14 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 129 131 130 132 129 MB/s

72.2% Very good

Write 120

Mixed 83.9

SusWrite 130

84% 114 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 0.9

182% 1.43 MB/s

ITA-User, 4 hrs ago.

542GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 99 100 99 99 100 MB/s

64.3% Good

Write 116

Mixed 82.1

SusWrite 98.4

78% 106 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

193% 1.47 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

343GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 96 96 95 95 95 MB/s

63.8% Good

Write 86

Mixed 91.4

SusWrite 94.4

74% 99.8 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1

195% 1.43 MB/s

USA-User, 17 hrs ago.

569GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 92 93 93 91 MB/s

58.5% Above average

Write 110

Mixed 75.2

SusWrite 92

72% 97.3 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.9

174% 1.27 MB/s

DEU-User, 23 hrs ago.

785GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 83 81 83 82 MB/s

46.4% Average

Write 75.7

Mixed 61.4

SusWrite 82.1

55% 74.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

163% 1.27 MB/s

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $193

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,635x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,258x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,408x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,233x
RTX 3080Nvidia $854Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,071x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,465x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,834x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	1,104x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	864x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	769x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	645x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $933

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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 WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

Average Bench: 70.6% (125^th of 1015)

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Blue 3TB (2015)

Average Bench: 70.6% (125th of 1015)

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