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WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 83.1% (61st of 1015)

Based on 10 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0
Poor: 47%Average: 83.1% Great: 95%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0 3TB averaged just 16.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.27MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0 3TB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD3000F9MZ-76NVPL0 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 96.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 10 samples)
Rank 6183.1%
Min Avg Max
141 Read 157 173
76.3 Write 146 168
61.2 Mixed 96.8 116
21.3 SusWrite 133 170
97.9% 133 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.88 1
2.5 4K Write 3.27 3.5
0.6 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
204% 1.7 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 170 170 171 166 171 MB/s
97.3% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 168
Mixed 116
SusWrite 170
115% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.8 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 164 162 165 166 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 159
Mixed 94.2
SusWrite 164
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
218% 1.83 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 163 166 165 169 168 MB/s
94.8% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 156
Mixed 111
SusWrite 164
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.8 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 145 146 149 142 147 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 156
Mixed 104
SusWrite 144
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.8 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 144 158 161 161 158 MB/s
90.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 159
Mixed 86.5
SusWrite 151
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.1
241% 2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 161 162 163 MB/s
86.8% Excellent
Read 142
Write 154
Mixed 101
SusWrite 160
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.8 MB/s

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Gaming 83%
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Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO (MS-7B79) - $112

CPU
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples430x
Ryzen 5 2600XAMD  $120Bench 74%, 142,983 samples208x
Ryzen 5 2600AMD  $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples185x
GPU
RTX 2070Nvidia  $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples99x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples76x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples73x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples66x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples61x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples56x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples83x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples75x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples64x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $608

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