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WD300BB-00AUA1 30GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 13.6% (1012th of 1015)

Based on 12 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD300BB-00AUA1, WDC WD300BB-32AUA1, WDC WD300BB-00CCB0, WDC WD300BB-75DEA0
Poor: 6%Average: 13.6% Great: 17%

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Terrible average bench

The WD WD300BB-00AUA1 30GB averaged 86.4% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.11MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD300BB-00AUA1 30GB is just 11.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD300BB-00AUA1 30GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 18.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 22MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 12 samples)
Rank 101213.6%
Min Avg Max
4.7 Read 23 32.5
4.3 Write 23.5 31.7
4.7 Mixed 18.7 27.5
2 SusWrite 22 31.9
16.1% 21.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.07 4K Read 0.46 0.6
0.03 4K Write 1.11 1.5
0.11 4K Mixed 0.49 0.8
93.4% 0.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
28GB free
Firmware: 05.03E05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 30 29 31 31 32 MB/s
18.1% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 29.9
Mixed 20.5
SusWrite 30.2
21% 28.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
28GB free
Firmware: 18.20D18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 32 32 32 32 32 MB/s
16.7% Very poor
Read 26
Write 31.7
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 31.9
20% 27.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
129% 0.9 MB/s
8GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 22.04A22
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 29 29 24 29 27 MB/s
15.7% Very poor
Read 26.9
Write 30.5
Mixed 21.8
SusWrite 27.4
20% 26.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: 05.03E05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 27 27 MB/s
14.9% Very poor
Read 23.8
Write 25.2
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 27.6
17% 23.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
136% 0.9 MB/s
10GB free
Firmware: 05.03E05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 23 27 30 30 30 23 MB/s
14.2% Very poor
Read 21.8
Write 23
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 27.1
16% 22.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
10GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 05.03E05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.8 7.5 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.8 MB/s
5.5% Terrible
Read 11.3
Write 4.3
Mixed 8.8
SusWrite 7.7
6% 8.03 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.3
58% 0.33 MB/s
0GB free
Firmware: 18.20D18
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2 2.1 2.1 1.9 2 MB/s
2.05% Terrible
Read 4.7
Write 4.5
Mixed 4.7
SusWrite 2
3% 3.97 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
91% 0.63 MB/s
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation
Workstation 5%
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Motherboard: Asus M4A88T-M/USB3

CPU
Phenom II X6 1055TAMD  $175Bench 54%, 23,835 samples11x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples10x
Phenom II X6 1090TAMD  $240Bench 57%, 23,506 samples9x
GPU
Radeon HD 4250ATIBench 1%, 5,806 samples6x
R9 270XAMD  $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples5x
GTX 560Nvidia  $180Bench 14%, 23,273 samples4x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples5x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples4x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples3x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples17x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples12x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples8x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $203

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