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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 71.8% (121st of 1015)

Based on 217 user benchmarks.  Model: MB3000EBKAB
Poor: 48%Average: 71.8% Great: 86%

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Good average bench

The MB3000EBKAB 3TB averaged 28.1% 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 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.27MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MB3000EBKAB 3TB is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MB3000EBKAB 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 217 samples)
Rank 12171.8%
Min Avg Max
77.4 Read 127 152
68.5 Write 123 150
38.7 Mixed 69.6 127
59.6 SusWrite 125 152
81.3% 111 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.63 4K Read 0.86 1
1.76 4K Write 2.27 2.6
0.51 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
185% 1.36 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 145 146 144 144 144 MB/s
85.6% Excellent
Read 153
Write 150
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 145
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.5 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 147 148 149 148 146 MB/s
83.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 139
Mixed 71.9
SusWrite 148
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.53 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 120 118 120 120 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 149
Write 152
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 120
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 93 102 111 116 117 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 100
Write 96.9
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 101
66% 89.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
229GB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 76 74 75 77 76 MB/s
53.2% Above average
Read 110
Write 109
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 75.4
66% 89.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.4 MB/s
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Typical MB3000EBKAB 3TB Builds (Compare 7,893 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING B550-PLUS

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $144Bench 96%, 383,420 samples2,621x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,228x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples854x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples821x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $250Bench 100%, 447,556 samples700x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples622x
SSD
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples311x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples304x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples276x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples374x
KF3200C16D4/8GX 2x8GBKingstonBench 88%, 58,684 samples223x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples204x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $683

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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