Real World Speed
Performance profile from 1,889 user samples
1,889 User Benchmarks
Best Bench: 97% 4.5TB free
Worst Bench: 49% 4.5TB free (System drive)
Poor: 49% Great: 97%
SPEED RANK: 91st / 1015
Effective Speed
Effective HDD Speed
76.9 % 88.2 % Faster effective speed.
+15%
Read
Avg. Sequential Read Speed
139 MB/s 155 MB/s Faster read speed.
+12%
Write
Avg. Sequential Write Speed
123 MB/s 144 MB/s Faster write speed.
+17%
4K Read
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed
0.95 MB/s 1.3 MB/s Much faster random read.
+37%
4K Write
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed
2.5 MB/s Faster random write.
+16%
2.15 MB/s
Mixed
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed
82 MB/s 82.3 MB/s +0%
4K Mixed
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
0.94 MB/s Slightly faster random mixed IO.
+9%
0.87 MB/s
SusWrite
Avg. Sustained Write Speed
129 MB/s 152 MB/s Faster sustained write speed.
+17%
Read
Peak Sequential Read Speed
184 MB/s 200 MB/s Slightly faster peak read speed.
+9%
Write
Peak Sequential Write Speed
159 MB/s 188 MB/s Faster peak write speed.
+18%
4K Read
Peak 4K Random Read Speed
1.3 MB/s 1.71 MB/s Much faster peak random read.
+32%
4K Write
Peak 4K Random Write Speed
3 MB/s Faster peak random write.
+19%
2.51 MB/s
Mixed
Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed
106 MB/s Slightly faster peak mixed IO speed.
+8%
98.2 MB/s
4K Mixed
Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed
1.1 MB/s Slightly faster peak random mixed IO.
+8%
1.02 MB/s
SusWrite
Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average
165 MB/s 197 MB/s Faster peak sustained write speed.
+19%
Market Share
Based on 50,289,221 HDDs tested.
User Rating
UBM User Rating
50 % 59.6 % More popular.
+19%
Market Share
Market Share (trailing 30 days)
0 % 3.01 % Insanely higher market share.
+∞%
Price
Price (score)
$290 84.3 USD Hugely cheaper.
+244%
Value
Value For Money
26.5 % 53.1 % Hugely better value.
+100%
Age
Newest
108 Months 103 Months Slightly more recent.
+5%
Capacity
Capacity
5TB   —
Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) June 2023 HDD Rankings.

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. [HDrivePro]

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  • Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
  • Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
  • Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.
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Welcome to our freeware PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best upgrades.

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How it works

  • - Download and run UserBenchmark.
  • - CPU tests include: integer, floating and string.
  • - GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations.
  • - Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO.
  • - RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency.
  • - SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy.
  • - Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com.
  • - Identify the strongest components in your PC.
  • - See speed test results from other users.
  • - Compare your components to the current market leaders.
  • - Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build.
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CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315Nvidia RTX 3060 $290Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $225Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $67G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
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