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WD WD15EARS

Green 1.5TB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 44.6% (415th of 1015)

more Based on 41,439 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD15EARS-00MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-22MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-32M, WDC WD15EARS-00M, WDC WD15EARS-22M, WDC WD15EARS-22Z5B1, WDC WD15EARS-60M, WDC WD15EARS-00S, WDC WD15EARS-00L1A0, WDC WD15EARS-11J2GB0, WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B0, WDC WD15EARS-00Z5B1, WDC WD15EARS-19MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-00J, WDC WD15 EARS-22Y5B1, WDC WD15 EARS-00S8B1, WDC WD15EARS-00J2GB0, WDC WD15 EARS-00U0AB0, WD15EARS-00V0B1, WDC WD15EARS-00Y5B1, WDC WD15 EARS-07MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-22PASB0, WDC WD15 EARS-00MVWB1, WDC WD15 EARS-00MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-00S8B1, WD15EARS-00MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-00MVWB1, WDC WD15 EARS-00Z5B1, WDC WD15EARS-00S0XB0, WDC WD15 EARS-19MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-07MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-32MVWB0, WD15EARS-00MVWB, WDC WD15EARS-19M, WDC WD15 EARS-22MVWB0, WDC WD15 EARS-00J2GB0, WDC WD15 EARS-22Z5B1, WDC WD15EARS-00U0AB0, WDC WD15EARS-11U0AB0, WDC WD15 EARS-00S0XB0, WD15EARS-00S2B0, WDC WD15 EARS-32MVWB0, WDC WD15 EARS-60MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-60MVWB0, WDC WD15EARS-00Z, WDC WD15EARS-22Z, WDC WD15EARS-55MVWB0
Poor: 26%Average: 44.6% Great: 63%

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Below average average bench

The WD Green 1.5TB (2010) averaged 55.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.59MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.76MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 1.5TB (2010) is 37.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 1.5TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 60MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 75.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 41,439 samples)
Rank 41544.6%
Min Avg Max
44.9 Read 79.1 112
33.5 Write 75.8 108
25.3 Mixed 60 86.1
33.4 SusWrite 76 112
53.7% 72.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.76 1
0.39 4K Write 1.56 2.2
0.3 4K Mixed 0.59 0.8
126% 0.97 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 92 93 92 91 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 108
Write 90.1
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 91.9
68% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
134% 1.03 MB/s
105GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 98 104 99 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 94.7
Write 98.6
Mixed 39.5
SusWrite 99.4
60% 83 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
73% 0.43 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 90 93 90 91 89 MB/s
54.2% Above average
Read 99
Write 82
Mixed 62.4
SusWrite 89.6
61% 83.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 1.03 MB/s
735GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 72 72 71 72 72 MB/s
48.1% Average
Read 95.7
Write 87.7
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 71.3
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 85 83 86 83 MB/s
46.6% Average
Read 78
Write 78.7
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 84.1
57% 76.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 60 61 61 61 61 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 67.4
Write 73.6
Mixed 68.5
SusWrite 60.5
50% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
139% 0.97 MB/s
735GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 41 40 41 41 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 82.4
Write 90.5
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 41.2
54% 73 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 51.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 32 45 59 32 31 MB/s
33.7% Below average
Read 79.1
Write 75.5
Mixed 46.4
SusWrite 38.1
44% 59.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.9 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $113Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples4,768x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,035x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,796x
GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia  $339Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,435x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,250x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $425Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,223x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples844x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $80Bench 310%, 455,997 samples747x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $31Bench 276%, 367,854 samples658x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $54Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,469x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,448x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples917x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $691

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