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WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 320GB

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Effective Speed -185%Effective Speed -185%Average Score -99%Read -171%, Write -151%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -120%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite -205%Peak Score -77%Read -155%, Write -110%, 4K Read -48%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -95%, 4K Mixed 0%, SusWrite -124%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -5%Age -5%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 30.8% (705^th of 1015)

Based on 1,313 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00WGA0, WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A, WDC WD32 00AAJB-56WGA0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00J3A0, WDC WD3200AAJB-56R1A, WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA, WDC WD3200AAJB-00WGA, WDC WD3200AAJB-22WGA, WDC WD3200AAJB-56R1A0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00TYA, WDC WD3200AAJB-22WGA0, WDC WD3200AAJB-22J3A0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00J3A, WDC WD3200AAJB-00TYA0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00TYA0, WDC WD3200AAJB-56WGA, WDC WD3200AAJB-00WGA0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-00WGA, WDC WD3200AAJB-56WGA0, WDC WD32 00AAJB-56R1A0, WDC WD3200AAJB-22TYA0

Poor: 8%Average: 30.8% Great: 46%

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Poor average bench

The WD WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 320GB averaged 69.2% 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 0.85MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.82MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 320GB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 320GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 36MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 49.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,313 samples)

Rank 70530.8%

Min	Avg	Max
10.6	Read 57.4	77.8
10.2	Write 54.4	85.8
11.3	Mixed 36	47.9
7.96	SusWrite 49.4	86.8
36.3% 49.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 0.6	0.7
0.7	4K Write 1.82	2.4
0.4	4K Mixed 0.85	1
153% 1.09 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 months ago.

294GB free

Firmware: 01.03E01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 95 96 94 95 92 MB/s

48.5% Average

Write 86

Mixed 48.7

SusWrite 92.8

56% 75.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 1.1

188% 1.27 MB/s

BGR-User, 11 months ago.

185GB free

Firmware: 01.03E01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 80 84 85 90 87 MB/s

43.2% Average

Write 72.2

Mixed 44.1

SusWrite 83.7

49% 66.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 1

169% 1.13 MB/s

DEU-User, 10 months ago.

232GB free

Firmware: 01.03E01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 46 56 55 61 60 MB/s

31.9% Below average

Write 57.2

Mixed 38.5

SusWrite 53.6

38% 51.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.4

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

150% 1.03 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 months ago.

211GB free

Firmware: 01.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 34 36 37 38 38 MB/s

28.1% Poor

Write 38

Mixed 32.7

SusWrite 36.3

31% 42 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.1

4K Mixed 0.8

143% 0.9 MB/s

USA-User, 10 months ago.

33GB free

Firmware: 00.02C01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 30 30 29 30 MB/s

23.4% Poor

Write 26.6

Mixed 24.7

SusWrite 29.3

24% 33.1 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 0.7

4K Mixed 0.9

171% 1 MB/s

CAN-User, 10 months ago.

115GB free

Firmware: 01.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 28 29 30 30 29 MB/s

16.1% Very poor

Write 27.9

Mixed 24.2

SusWrite 28.6

20% 27 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 0.6

4K Mixed 0.8

150% 0.87 MB/s

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Desktop 53%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA770-UD3

CPU
Phenom II X4 955AMD $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples	10x
Phenom II X4 945AMDBench 51%, 12,746 samples	10x
Phenom II X4 965AMD $144Bench 53%, 43,442 samples	10x

GPU
Radeon HD 6770AMDBench 10%, 16,639 samples	8x
HD 7850AMD $174Bench 19%, 49,592 samples	6x
HD 5770AMDBench 10%, 37,602 samples	4x

SSD
240GB SSD 240GBLexarBench 61%, 2,181 samples	5x
840 Pro 128GBSamsung $150Bench 90%, 34,842 samples	3x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	3x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	49x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	16x
3x2GBUnknownBench 30%, 45,030 samples	10x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $83

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