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Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 2,828,477 user samples
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Best Bench: 107% 845GB free
Worst Bench: 56% 226GB free (System drive)
Poor: 56% Great: 107%
SPEED RANK: 63rd / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		83.3 % 88.4 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average Score 
+3%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		155 MB/s 157 MB/s +1%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		137 MB/s 144 MB/s Slightly faster write speed.
+5%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		1.2 MB/s 1.29 MB/s Slightly faster random read.
+7%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		2.43 MB/s Faster random write.
+14% 		2.14 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		88.9 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+8% 		82.2 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.07 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+23% 		0.87 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		136 MB/s 152 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+12%
Peak Score 
+3%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		198 MB/s 200 MB/s +1%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		176 MB/s 188 MB/s Slightly faster peak write speed.
+7%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1.5 MB/s 1.72 MB/s Faster peak random read.
+15%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		3 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+19% 		2.52 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		113 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+14% 		98.9 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.2 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+17% 		1.02 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		182 MB/s 196 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+7%
Value & Sentiment 
+104%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		62 % +4% 59.3 %
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		11.8 % Hugely higher market share.
+294% 		3 %
Price
Price (score) 		$39 Hugely cheaper.
+129% 		89.9 USD
Value
Value For Money 		42.5 % 47.6 % Better value.
+12%
Nice To Haves 
+35%
Age
Newest 		114 Months 84.6 Months Much more recent.
+35%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		1TB   —
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.3%
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This is the latest version of Western Digital's mid-range Blue drive. At only one year of age this drive is relatively new and the performance figures reflect this. With maximum sequential speeds of 180 MB/s (both read and write) the Blue is amongst the faster drives currently available and in terms of real world performance it beats its predecessor the 2010 Blue (WD10EALS) by around 18%. The 2012 Blue has a single 1TB platter which combined with its 7200 rotation speed allows for above average performance across the board. In terms of value for money a larger capacity drive will nearly always be a better choice but within the 1TB category as a system drive, the 2012 Blue is a very reasonable, if not the best, option. [Jan '14 HDrivePro]

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Intel Core i5-12600K $300Nvidia RTX 3070 $500Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
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