WD3000FYYX 3TB

WD3000FYYX 3TB
BENCHMARKS (64)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(0)

Effective Speed -7%Effective Speed -7%Average Score -1%Read -6%, Write -3%, 4K Read -62%, 4K Write 49%, Mixed 5%, 4K Mixed 14%, SusWrite -6%Peak Score -6%Read -20%, Write -19%, 4K Read -82%, 4K Write 47%, Mixed 34%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +46% Age 46%

Barracuda 1TB (2016)

Blue 1TB (2012)

Barracuda 2TB (2016)

Barracuda 3TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 82.6% (63^rd of 1015)

Based on 64 user benchmarks. Models: WD3000FYYX, WD3000FY YX

Poor: 61%Average: 82.6% Great: 95%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The WD3000FYYX 3TB averaged just 17.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD3000FYYX 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.99MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.21MB/s

See where your HDD ranks →

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD3000FYYX 3TB is 34.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD3000FYYX 3TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 64 samples)

Rank 6382.6%

Min	Avg	Max
109	Read 147	167
97.3	Write 140	158
62.1	Mixed 86.4	132
95	SusWrite 143	167
94.8% 129 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.45	4K Read 0.8	0.94
2.6	4K Write 3.21	3.7
0.43	4K Mixed 0.99	1.2
203% 1.67 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

Sequential

Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 6 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K5

SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 185 186 186 186 185 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 178

Mixed 103

SusWrite 185

121% 165 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 1.2

246% 1.93 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 165 163 164 MB/s

95.3% Outstanding

Write 160

Mixed 93.2

SusWrite 164

107% 146 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

213% 1.63 MB/s

USA-User, 12 days ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 165 165 164 165 165 MB/s

94% Outstanding

Write 159

Mixed 92.5

SusWrite 165

106% 145 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1.1

217% 1.73 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 165 165 164 164 162 MB/s

93.7% Outstanding

Write 158

Mixed 90.1

SusWrite 164

105% 143 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.5

4K Mixed 1

209% 1.77 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 164 165 164 164 164 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 161

Mixed 86.7

SusWrite 164

105% 143 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

210% 1.73 MB/s

USA-User, 6 months ago.

1TB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 157 159 160 MB/s

92.8% Outstanding

Write 163

Mixed 93

SusWrite 158

106% 145 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 3.2

4K Mixed 1.1

211% 1.67 MB/s

COL-User, 5 months ago.

2TB free (System drive)

Firmware: 00.0D1K2

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 111 118 115 113 111 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 124

Mixed 69.1

SusWrite 114

85% 116 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1

200% 1.6 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

917GB free

Firmware: 00.0D1K4

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 117 117 118 118 MB/s

67.3% Good

Write 115

Mixed 71

SusWrite 117

77% 105 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1

196% 1.57 MB/s

64 MORE »

Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,342,199 HDDs tested

Custom PC Builder (Start a new build) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical WD3000FYYX 3TB Builds (Compare 3,655 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 112%

UFO

Desktop 96%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 103%

UFO

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $208Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	2,389x
Core i9-9900KIntel $442Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	299x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	252x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	686x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	336x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	229x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $98Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	199x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	183x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	178x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	145x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	115x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	112x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $1,154

Popular WD3000FYYX 3TB compatible motherboards:

How Fast Is Your HDD? (Bench your build) Size up your PC in less than a minute

Welcome to our PC speed test tool. UserBenchmark will test your PC and compare the results to other users with the same components. You can quickly size up your PC, identify hardware problems and explore the best value for money upgrades.

UserBenchmark of the month

Gaming

Desktop

ProGaming

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

USB

How it works

- Download and run UserBenchmark
- CPU tests include: integer, floating and string
- GPU tests include: six 3D game simulations
- Drive tests include: read, write, sustained write and mixed IO
- RAM tests include: single/multi core bandwidth and latency
- SkillBench (space shooter) tests user input accuracy
- Reports are generated and presented on userbenchmark.com
- Identify the strongest components in your PC
- See speed test results from other users
- Compare your components to the current market leaders
- Explore your best upgrade options with a virtual PC build
- Compare your in-game FPS to other users with your hardware

Hard Drive Rankings (Price vs Performance) April 2024 HDD Rankings

We calculate effective speed which measures performance for typical consumers. Effective speed is adjusted by current cost per GB to yield value for money. Our calculated values are checked against thousands of individual user ratings. The customizable table below combines these factors to bring you the definitive list of top HDDs. ^[HDrivePro]

Group Test Results

Best user rated - User sentiment trumps benchmarks for this comparison.
Best value for money - Value for money is based on real world performance.
Fastest real world speed - Real World Speed measures performance for typical consumers.

1015 Drives (Compared) Thousands of user benchmarks compiled into one comparison list

See how consistently different HDDs perform with varying real world conditions. The charts also illustrate overall performance, popularity and rank.

Frequently Asked Questions

Storage Devices FAQ

What is sustained sequential write speed?

What’s the difference between SLC, MLC and TLC?

What is 3D XPoint and how fast is it?

What’s the difference between SATA, PCIe and NVMe?

What’s the difference between NAND and V-NAND?

What is sequential write speed?

What is sequential read speed?

What is incompressible data?

What is queue depth?

What is 4K random write speed?

What is 4K random read speed?

What is AS SSD real world copy speed?

How big is 16GB?

What does MBps mean?

Hard Drives

What is the Hard Drive value for money rating?

What is effective Hard Drive speed?

ALL FAQs »

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD3000FYYX 3TB

Average Bench: 82.6% (63^rd of 1015)

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

Popular WD3000FYYX 3TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

WD3000FYYX 3TB

Average Bench: 82.6% (63rd of 1015)

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

Strengths

Above average consistency

Weaknesses

Average Bench

Market Share (See Leaders)

CHOOSE A COMPONENT:

Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $250

Popular WD3000FYYX 3TB compatible motherboards:

UserBenchmark of the month

How it works

Group Test Results

Share a related link

Comments

Speed Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Best User Rated

Feedback

Average Bench: 82.6% (63^rd of 1015)