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WD WD20EARS

Green 2TB (2010)

Green 2TB (2010)
BENCHMARKS (5,498)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $100

Effective Speed -75%Effective Speed -75%Average Score -44%Read -72%, Write -61%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -20%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -35%, SusWrite -78%Peak Score -32%Read -63%, Write -57%, 4K Read -3%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed -25%, SusWrite -66%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -34,044%, Price -53%, Value -164%Nice To Haves -5%Age -5%

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Average Bench: 50.2% (301^st of 1015)

Based on 5,498 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD20EARS-00M, WDC WD20EARS-60MVWB0, WDC WD20 EARS-00MVWB0, WDC WD20 EARS-00S8B1

Poor: 27%Average: 50.2% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The WD Green 2TB (2010) averaged 49.8% 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 0.62MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.74MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Green 2TB (2010) is 40.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Green 2TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 62.6MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 84.3MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 5,498 samples)

Rank 30150.2%

Min	Avg	Max
46	Read 90.4	122
30.4	Write 84.6	115
28	Mixed 62.6	90.5
28.8	SusWrite 84.3	117
59.3% 80.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.74	1
0.4	4K Write 1.66	2.4
0.3	4K Mixed 0.62	0.8
130% 1 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

EGY-User, 21 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: AB51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 124 123 125 123 MB/s

67.8% Good

Write 118

Mixed 89.7

SusWrite 124

82% 111 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

167% 1.3 MB/s

FRA-User, 25 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 51.0AB51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 109 108 108 107 MB/s

63.3% Good

Write 95.6

Mixed 89.6

SusWrite 108

75% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.5

125% 1.17 MB/s

PRY-User, 26 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 51.0AB51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 84 85 86 86 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 88.9

Mixed 77

SusWrite 85.2

65% 87.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.6

136% 1.2 MB/s

GBR-User, 19 days ago.

467GB free

Firmware: 51.0AB51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 88 90 89 89 MB/s

44.8% Average

Write 70.4

Mixed 52.4

SusWrite 88.7

51% 69.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.8

150% 1.07 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

2TB free

Firmware: AB51

SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 76 76 78 77 77 MB/s

39.2% Below average

Write 34.8

Mixed 31.2

SusWrite 76.1

37% 50.5 MB/s

4K Read 1.9

4K Write 1.2

4K Mixed 0.8

190% 1.3 MB/s

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Typical Green 2TB (2010) Builds (Compare 15 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 9%

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Desktop 64%

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Workstation 8%

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System: HP h8-1070uk

CPU
Core i7-2600Intel $173Bench 67%, 185,630 samples	15x

GPU
GeForce GT 545NvidiaBench 6%, 2,995 samples	11x
GTX 580Nvidia $450Bench 23%, 15,395 samples	1x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	1x

SSD
SSD 128GBBiwinBench 57%, 1,868 samples	3x
Blue 500GBWD $94Bench 86%, 19,345 samples	1x
M4 256GBCrucial $218Bench 61%, 17,938 samples	1x

RAM
F3-12800CL9-2GBNQ Micron 16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 Kingston 99U5471-012.A00LF Samsung M378B5273DH0-CH9 14GBUnknownBench 49%, 5 samples	4x
M378B5273CH0-CH9 2x4GBSamsungBench 47%, 5,657 samples	1x
16JTF51264AZ-1G4D1 1x4GBMicronBench 25%, 467 samples	1x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $173

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