WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

▲ Blue 3TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (75,644)
MKT (0.3%)
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Effective Speed -24%Effective Speed -24%Average Score -5%Read -24%, Write -20%, 4K Read 2%, 4K Write 18%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed 11%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -0%Read -17%, Write -13%, 4K Read 6%, 4K Write 18%, Mixed 12%, 4K Mixed 10%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment -254%User Rating -15%, Market Share -1,073%, Price 22%, Value 49%Nice To Haves +13% Age 13%

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Average Bench: 70.6% (125^th of 1015)

Based on 75,644 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00L9GB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00WN9B0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z, WDC WD30 EZRZ-22Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-22Z, WDC WD30EZRZ-00ERMA0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00ERMAO, WDC WD30EZRZ-00WN9B0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00W, WDC WD30EZRZ-22Z5HB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-60Z, WDC WD30 EZRZ-00GXCB0, WDC WD30 EZRZ-60Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-60Z5HB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00GXCB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00L9GB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00A8LB0, WDC WD30EZRZ-00G

Poor: 46%Average: 70.6% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The WD Blue 3TB (2015) averaged 29.4% 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 0.93MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.35MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3TB (2015) is 50.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.5MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 114MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 75,644 samples)

Rank 12570.6%

Min	Avg	Max
76.8	Read 125	170
60.1	Write 114	159
52.2	Mixed 79.5	105
72.2	SusWrite 120	167
80.8% 110 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.87	1.1
1.63	4K Write 2.35	2.9
0.7	4K Mixed 0.93	1.1
183% 1.39 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 169 169 169 169 170 MB/s

100% Outstanding

Write 119

Mixed 105

SusWrite 169

106% 143 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

213% 1.63 MB/s

USA-User, 14 mins ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 151 150 151 152 150 MB/s

86.1% Excellent

Write 144

Mixed 102

SusWrite 150

100% 136 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1

202% 1.6 MB/s

NLD-User, 9 hrs ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 132 130 131 130 MB/s

78.5% Very good

Write 150

Mixed 98.2

SusWrite 130

96% 130 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 1

201% 1.5 MB/s

IRL-User, 8 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 131 132 130 131 131 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 129

Mixed 88.4

SusWrite 130

89% 121 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 0.9

177% 1.4 MB/s

CAN-User, 7 hrs ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 117 115 117 119 MB/s

63.4% Good

Write 78.2

Mixed 73.5

SusWrite 116

69% 93.1 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

176% 1.3 MB/s

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Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $109

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,720x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $169Bench 98%, 128,080 samples	4,347x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $136Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,475x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,282x
RTX 3080Nvidia $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,104x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,496x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,870x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $80Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,122x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	879x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	782x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	743x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	658x

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Value: 91% - Outstanding

Total price: $902

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Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	WD Black SN850X M.2 2TB $145
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WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

Average Bench: 70.6% (125^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 70.6% (125th of 1015)

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