WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

▲ Blue 3TB (2015)
BENCHMARKS (75,644)
MKT (0.2%)
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(0)
€34

Effective Speed -25%Effective Speed -25%Average Score -16%Read -24%, Write -27%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write 9%, Mixed -3%, 4K Mixed 7%, SusWrite -26%Peak Score -11%Read -18%, Write -18%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 7%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment -270%User Rating -15%, Market Share -1,243%, Price 97%, Value 79%Nice To Haves +9% Age 9%

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Average Bench: 70.6% (126^th of 1015)

Based on 75,644 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD30EZRZ-00Z5HB0, 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 12670.6%

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

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

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

834GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 131 131 132 132 130 MB/s

80.1% Excellent

Write 149

Mixed 109

SusWrite 131

99% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

218% 1.67 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

439GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 121 124 122 125 MB/s

75.5% Very good

Write 144

Mixed 93.4

SusWrite 123

92% 125 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

203% 1.53 MB/s

USA-User, 2 hrs ago.

271GB free

Firmware: 80.00A80

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 117 115 115 117 116 MB/s

68.5% Good

Write 120

Mixed 80.2

SusWrite 116

81% 110 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

187% 1.4 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) - €144

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD €215Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,099x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD €180Bench 98%, 123,561 samples	3,713x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD €128Bench 96%, 159,179 samples	3,000x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia €414Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,962x
RTX 3080Nvidia €627Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,847x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia €380Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,300x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €47Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,625x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €52Bench 386%, 206,100 samples	953x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung €86Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	769x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair €34Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	677x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair €49Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	639x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples	581x

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Value: 90% - Excellent

Total price: €854

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $276	Nvidia RTX 3060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $199	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $300	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $86
Intel Core i5-12400F $150	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $796	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $51

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

Average Bench: 70.6% (126^th of 1015)

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WD WD30EZRZ

Blue 3TB (2015)

Average Bench: 70.6% (126th of 1015)

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