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MD3000GBDS 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 76.2% (98th of 1015)

Based on 132 user benchmarks.  Model: MD3000GBDS
Poor: 57%Average: 76.2% Great: 94%

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Good average bench

The MD3000GBDS 3TB averaged 23.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MD3000GBDS 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.92MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.02MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MD3000GBDS 3TB is 36.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MD3000GBDS 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 93MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 124MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 132 samples)
Rank 9876.2%
Min Avg Max
99.5 Read 137 172
89 Write 130 154
59.4 Mixed 93 148
65.2 SusWrite 124 158
89.3% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.49 4K Read 0.75 0.9
1.76 4K Write 3.02 3.6
0.39 4K Mixed 0.92 1.2
189% 1.56 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: WD04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 140 146 149 148 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 153
Write 134
Mixed 81.9
SusWrite 144
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01KA2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 140 140 140 140 140 MB/s
84.9% Excellent
Read 155
Write 129
Mixed 105
SusWrite 140
98% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1.1
217% 1.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: WD04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 143 144 144 142 148 MB/s
84.5% Excellent
Read 150
Write 147
Mixed 87.2
SusWrite 144
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
209% 1.77 MB/s
694GB free
Firmware: KF06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 137 141 142 143 141 MB/s
79% Very good
Read 136
Write 124
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 139
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
710GB free
Firmware: KF06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 135 135 136 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 138
Write 120
Mixed 81.4
SusWrite 134
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
207% 1.77 MB/s
504GB free
Firmware: KF06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 111 112 110 112 MB/s
64.5% Good
Read 113
Write 106
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 111
72% 98.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.4 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: KF06
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 120 129 130 129 132 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 84.2
Write 90.8
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 126
67% 90.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,326,855 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard

Motherboard: MSI H110M PRO-VD (MS-7996) - $60

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $95Bench 64%, 234,266 samples519x
Core i3-6100Intel  $40Bench 55%, 110,166 samples414x
Core i5-6400Intel  $79Bench 61%, 171,457 samples408x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples645x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples331x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples215x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples106x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples74x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples65x
RAM
HyperX 2133 C14 1x8GBKingstonBench 37%, 30,824 samples116x
Aegis DDR4 2133 C15 1x8GBG.SKILLBench 37%, 8,300 samples78x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x4GBHyperX  $67Bench 69%, 46,617 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 86% - Excellent Total price: $242

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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