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Release date: Q4 2013.

Effective Speed 
+7%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,056,480 user samples
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Best Bench: 114% 2TB free
Worst Bench: 51% 1.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 51% Great: 114%
SPEED RANK: 32nd / 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 		88.2 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+7% 		82.3 %
Average Score 
+27%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		155 MB/s +2% 152 MB/s
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		130 MB/s 136 MB/s +5%
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 		1.62 MB/s 2.48 MB/s Much faster random write.
+53%
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		74.2 MB/s 88 MB/s Faster mixed IO speed.
+19%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		0.71 MB/s 1.09 MB/s Much faster random mixed IO.
+54%
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		153 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+14% 		134 MB/s
Peak Score 
+24%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		202 MB/s 203 MB/s +0%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		183 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+6% 		173 MB/s
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		0.9 MB/s 1.5 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+67%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		1.9 MB/s 3 MB/s Much faster peak random write.
+58%
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		87.8 MB/s 111 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+26%
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 		202 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+12% 		180 MB/s
Value & Sentiment 
+75%
Market Share
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Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		2.41 % Hugely higher market share.
+168% 		0.9 %
Value
Value For Money 		60.3 % Hugely better value.
+133% 		25.9 %
User Rating
UBM User Rating 		54 % 58 % Slightly more popular.
+7%
Price
Price (score) 		$58 Slightly cheaper.
+8% 		$64
Nice To Haves 
+16%
Age
Newest 		158 Months 133 Months More recent.
+16%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		2TB 1TB
Conclusion 
Average Bench 88.2%
Average Bench 82.3%

If you are specifically looking for a 2TB Hard Drive, the Barracuda is both a solid performer and offers reasonable value for money. That said, It probably makes more sense to go for the 3TB version which, thanks to economies of scale, represents significantly better value for money. With the 3TB Barracuda you get 50% more storage and approximately the same performance for just 20% more money. [Sep '13 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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