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WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0 320GB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 51.1% (286th of 1014)

more Based on 218 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0, WDC WD32 00AZDX-00SC2, WDC WD3200AZDX-00SC280, WDC WD3200AZDX-00SC2, WDC WD3200AZ-00ERMA0, WDC WD32 00AZDX-00SC2B0
Poor: 31%Average: 51.1% Great: 64%

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Average average bench

The WD WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0 320GB averaged 48.9% 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 0.57MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.08MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0 320GB is 32.7%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WD WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 64.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 81.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 218 samples)
Rank 28651.1%
Min Avg Max
54.2 Read 92.3 115
52.5 Write 89.5 112
23.6 Mixed 64.2 107
33.9 SusWrite 81.3 111
60.3% 81.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.57 0.7
0.33 4K Write 2.08 3
0.13 4K Mixed 0.57 0.9
125% 1.07 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
298GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 114 113 114 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 110
Write 85.4
Mixed 78.3
SusWrite 114
72% 96.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.37 MB/s
298GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 108 107 107 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 112
Write 101
Mixed 71.1
SusWrite 107
72% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
185% 1.53 MB/s
211GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 99 100 100 100 99 MB/s
56.8% Above average
Read 98
Write 96.8
Mixed 70.3
SusWrite 99.3
67% 91.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.53 MB/s
112GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 92 93 92 91 92 MB/s
51.8% Above average
Read 89.9
Write 84.9
Mixed 60
SusWrite 90
60% 81.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.57 MB/s
237GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 84 97 69 88 99 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 90.8
Write 90.6
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 88
59% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.17 MB/s
225GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 70 67 67 64 73 MB/s
36.9% Below average
Read 58.5
Write 50.9
Mixed 39.7
SusWrite 69.6
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
107% 0.93 MB/s
213GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 56 61 56 65 78 MB/s
19.6% Very poor
Read 6.5
Write 59.5
Mixed 32.9
SusWrite 61.4
30% 40.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.2
58% 0.67 MB/s
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Typical WD3200AZDX-00SC2B0 320GB Builds (Compare 761 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77P-D3

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples179x
Core i5-3570KIntel  $136Bench 68%, 185,516 samples118x
Core i7-3770KIntel  $175Bench 72%, 165,979 samples80x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples56x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples50x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples38x
SSD
870 QVO 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 95%, 80,665 samples23x
MX300 525GBCrucial  $150Bench 86%, 105,037 samples18x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples18x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples20x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples12x
PSD34G160081 2x4GBPatriotBench 48%, 2,742 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 71% - Very good Total price: $520

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