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Effective Speed 
+12%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 353,083 user samples
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112,118 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 114% 2.5TB free
Worst Bench: 60% 1.5TB free
Poor: 60% Great: 114%
SPEED RANK: 14th / 1015
240,965 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 108% 836GB free
Worst Bench: 50% 413GB free (System drive)
Poor: 50% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 65th / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		92.1 % Faster effective speed.
+12% 		82.3 %
Average Score 
+25%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		161 MB/s Slightly faster read speed.
+6% 		152 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		131 MB/s 136 MB/s +4%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		0.69 MB/s 1.23 MB/s Much faster random read.
+78%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		1.6 MB/s 2.48 MB/s Much faster random write.
+55%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		76.7 MB/s 88 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+15%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.74 MB/s 1.09 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+47%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		160 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+19% 		134 MB/s
Peak Score 
+29%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		202 MB/s 203 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		171 MB/s 173 MB/s +1%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		0.8 MB/s 1.5 MB/s Hugely faster peak random read.
+88%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		1.8 MB/s 3 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+67%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		86.9 MB/s 111 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+28%
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.9 MB/s 1.2 MB/s Much faster peak random mixed IO.
+33%
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		200 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+11% 		180 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+19%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		0.38 % 0.65 % Much higher market share.
+71%
Value
Value For Money 		65 % Much better value.
+50% 		43.5 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		59 % +2% 58 %
Price
Price (score) 		$85 $38 Much cheaper.
+55%
Nice To Haves 
+30%
Age
Newest 		81 Months Much more recent.
+30% 		116 Months
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		3TB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 92.1%
Average Bench 82.3%
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The new 3TB Seagate Barracuda 2016 (ST3000DM008) replaces its hugely successful predecessor, the 3TB Barracuda 7200.14 2011 (ST3000DM001). Comparing performance between the two models shows that the newer drive has 12% faster sequential speeds, comparable 4K speeds, improved mixed sequential speed and reduced mixed 4K speed. Overall, the effective speed is 12% faster on the 2016 model. Since there is normally little price difference between the two models the 2016 version is the clear winner especially for use as a backup drive with its impressive sequential read and write speeds of nearly 200 MBps. See the current value leaders here. [Feb '17 HDrivePro]

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This is the most recent version (2013 FZEX) of Western Digital's best performing consumer storage drive, its predecessor was the WD1002FAEX which is now four years old. With average sequential read/write speeds of 150 MB/s this version outperforms its predecessor by a whopping 50%. Small file random 4K speeds have remained broadly unchanged with average read/write rates of 0.9/2.19 MB/s. Overall the 2013 WD Black has a very good performance profile and it also represents reasonable value for money, at least in the 1TB category. There are some good alternatives to the 2013 Black including the 2012 Blue. Looking at the 2013 Black vs 2012 Blue shows that both drives have similar performance. Power consumption (6.8/6.1 Watts active/idle) and noise levels (29.5 dBA) are also identical making it a tough call between the two. There is however, as always, better value amongst the larger capacities. [Feb '14 HDrivePro]

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Intel Core i5-13600K $315Nvidia RTX 3060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
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