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WD WD3200AAKS

Blue 320GB (2008)

Average Bench: 44.7% (405th of 1015)

more Based on 64,707 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3200AAKS-00B3A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-61L9A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-22SBA, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75L9A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00L9A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00V1A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00WWP, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00G3A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-22VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-75L9A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00UU3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00WWP, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22SBA, WD3200AAKS-75L9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75L9A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L9A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-55VYA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00B3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-61L9A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22VYA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00TMA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L6A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00L9A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00F0A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-0EU6C20, WDC WD3200AAKS-75SBA0, WD3200AAKS-00L6A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-08L7A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00UU3, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00V6A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00A8LB0, WD3200AAKS-00YGA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00V6A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00M9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00WWPA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-55VYA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22L6A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-57B4A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00C9A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-61L9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22L6A, WDC WD3200AAKS-75L9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22B3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75B3A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00VWA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00L6, WDC WD3200AAKS-00UU3, WDC WD3200AAKS-00B9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-22SBA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75SBA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-75SBA, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00SBA, WDC WD3200AAKS-00V6A, WDC WD3200AAKS-75VYA, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00SBA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00F0A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00YGA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00V6A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-75B3A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00YGA, WDC WD3200AAKS-7, WDC WD3200AAKS-00G3A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-75VYA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-22L6A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-2, WDC WD3200AAKS-00WWPA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00TMA, WDC WD3200AAKS-0, WDC WD3200AAKS-6, WDC WD3200AAKS-00V1A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00M9A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00G3A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00YGA, WDC WD3200AAKS-00A7B2, WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA, WDC WD3200AAKS-00VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-60WWPA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00V1A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00YGA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00F0A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22SBA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22B3A, WDC WD3200AAKS-22B3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-55VYA, WDC WD3200AAKS-56L9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75SBA, WDC WD3200AAKS-00A7B, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L6A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00TMA, WDC WD3200AAKS-00M9A, WDC WD3200AAKS-63L2B0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00C9A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00B3A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00V1A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-75B3A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75B3A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-22L6A, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00B3A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00G3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00UU3A0, WD3200AAKS-75B3A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00M9A, WDC WD3200AAKS-32V1A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-22B3A, WD3200AAKS-75VYA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-22M2B, WDC WD3200AAKS-22VYA0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00L9A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00F0A0, WDC WD32 00AAKS-00VYA0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00L6A, WDC WD3200AAKS-61L9A, WDC WD3200AAKS-00L6A0, WDC WD3200AAKS-00SBA0 -, WDC WD32 00AAKS-75VYA0, WD3200AAKS-00L9A0
Poor: 23%Average: 44.7% Great: 60%

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Below average average bench

The WD Blue 320GB (2008) averaged 55.2% 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 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.88MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 320GB (2008) is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 320GB (2008) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 55.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 75.7MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 64,707 samples)
Rank 40544.7%
Min Avg Max
39.3 Read 79.8 105
31.9 Write 79 106
29.4 Mixed 55.7 70.1
31.4 SusWrite 75.7 106
53.5% 72.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.38 4K Read 0.62 0.8
0.7 4K Write 1.88 2.5
0.38 4K Mixed 0.81 1
151% 1.11 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
187GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.03A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 93 82 93 88 98 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 109
Write 111
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 85.8
69% 93.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
193GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 93 94 93 93 MB/s
53.9% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 95.3
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 93.2
63% 85.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
104GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 97 93 95 96 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 86.2
Write 88.4
Mixed 60.1
SusWrite 94.4
60% 82.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
159GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 89 89 89 88 MB/s
51.5% Above average
Read 91.1
Write 96
Mixed 64.1
SusWrite 88
62% 84.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.23 MB/s
147GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 92 89 90 92 MB/s
50% Above average
Read 83.6
Write 83.3
Mixed 46.5
SusWrite 90.6
56% 76 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
152% 1.03 MB/s
51GB free
Firmware: 01.03E01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 62 69 69 69 69 68 MB/s
39.7% Below average
Read 70.2
Write 63.7
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 67.8
47% 63.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
138% 1.1 MB/s
34GB free
Firmware: 01.03B01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 60 60 60 60 61 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 73.6
Write 71.1
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 60.4
47% 64.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
122GB free
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 44 44 MB/s
24% Poor
Read 39.7
Write 40
Mixed 34.9
SusWrite 43.5
29% 39.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.13 MB/s
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 12.01B02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 27 26 20 30 33 MB/s
19.3% Very poor
Read 41.2
Write 42.1
Mixed 36.4
SusWrite 25.7
27% 36.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.87 MB/s
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Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples1,568x
Core i7-2600Intel  $138Bench 67%, 185,630 samples1,205x
Core i5-3470Intel  $200Bench 63%, 223,595 samples746x
GPU
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 150,891 samples1,110x
SVGA 3DVmwareBench 20%, 11,474 samples1,038x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $146Bench 29%, 946,701 samples801x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $17Bench 66%, 424,288 samples674x
Virtual NVMe Disk 64GBVmwareBench 62%, 2,103 samples438x
A400 480GBKingston  $24Bench 74%, 237,487 samples325x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples470x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples329x
1x8GBUnknownBench 38%, 168,538 samples249x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $314

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