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Effective Speed 
+6%
Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,481,431 user samples
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Best Bench: 108% 914GB free
Worst Bench: 51% 554GB free (System drive)
Poor: 51% Great: 108%
SPEED RANK: 66th / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed 		83.6 % 88.9 % Slightly faster effective speed.
+6%
Average User Bench 
+12%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 		156 MB/s 159 MB/s +2%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 		141 MB/s +2% 139 MB/s
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 		1.17 MB/s Much faster random read.
+38% 		0.85 MB/s
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 		2.41 MB/s Faster random write.
+22% 		1.98 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		86.7 MB/s Slightly faster mixed IO speed.
+11% 		78.4 MB/s
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.06 MB/s Faster random mixed IO.
+24% 		0.86 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 		135 MB/s 151 MB/s Slightly faster sustained write speed.
+12%
Peak Lab Bench 
+15%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed 		202 MB/s +1% 200 MB/s
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed 		178 MB/s 182 MB/s +2%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed 		1.5 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+45% 		1.03 MB/s
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed 		3 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+27% 		2.36 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed 		113 MB/s Faster peak mixed IO speed.
+20% 		94.3 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 		1.2 MB/s Faster peak random mixed IO.
+20% 		1 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average 		181 MB/s 195 MB/s Slightly faster peak sustained write speed.
+8%
Value & Sentiment 
+81%
Market Share
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User Rating
UBM User Rating 		88 % Slightly more popular.
+9% 		81 %
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days) 		11.2 % Hugely higher market share.
+289% 		2.88 %
Price
Price (score) 		$40 Much cheaper.
+62% 		64.5 USD
Value
Value For Money 		42 % 57.4 % Much better value.
+37%
Nice To Haves 
+37%
Age
Newest 		91 Months 66.6 Months Much more recent.
+37%
Specifications 
Capacity
Capacity 		1TB   —
Conclusion 
Average Bench 83.6%
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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 i5-9600K $218Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-9400F $155Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
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