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Purple 3TB (2014)

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 66.1% (154th of 1015)

more Based on 6,631 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD30PURX-64P, WDC WD30PURX-89P6ZY0, WDC WD30 PURX-64P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-64AKYY0, WDC WD30PURX-78P, WDC WD30PURX-89G0VS1, WDC WD30PURX - 64P6ZY0, WD30PURX-64P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-648D5Y0, WDC WD30PURX-64P6ZYO640, WDC WD30PURX-64D85Y0, WD30PURX - 64P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-78AKYY0, WDC WD30PURX-64GVNYO, WDC WD30PURX-64GVNY0, WDC WD30PURX-69AKYY0, WDC WD30PURX-78N96Y0, WDC WD30PURX-64P6ZYO, WDC WD30PURX-64P6ZY0, WDC WD30 PURX-64PFUY0, WDC WD30 PURX-78P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-64PFUY0, WDC WD30 PURX-89P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-78P6ZY0, WDC WD30PURX-70P6ZY0
Poor: 40%Average: 66.1% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Purple 3TB (2014) averaged 33.8% 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 0.89MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.19MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Purple 3TB (2014) is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Purple 3TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 61MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,631 samples)
Rank 15466.1%
Min Avg Max
60.9 Read 114 152
59.6 Write 113 146
27.6 Mixed 61 78.7
63.8 SusWrite 116 150
74% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.73 0.9
0.7 4K Write 2.19 2.7
0.5 4K Mixed 0.89 1
170% 1.27 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 143 145 144 MB/s
82.9% Excellent
Read 144
Write 145
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 145
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 126 125 125 123 MB/s
77.3% Very good
Read 145
Write 129
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 124
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.43 MB/s
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Gaming 207%
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Desktop 104%
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Workstation 248%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII DARK HERO

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Ryzen 9 5950XAMD  $358Bench 100%, 33,026 samples1,628x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $215Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,540x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $158Bench 98%, 89,263 samples430x
GPU
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,350Bench 210%, 158,856 samples699x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $635Bench 204%, 155,335 samples682x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $501Bench 187%, 424,051 samples484x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 385%, 327,441 samples744x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $120Bench 402%, 182,136 samples443x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $117Bench 310%, 455,997 samples217x
RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples183x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples113x
Group Inc TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GBTeamBench 100%, 8,891 samples74x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $1,825

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