WD WDS100T2B0A

Blue 3D 1TB

Blue 3D 1TB
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Effective Speed +1% Effective Speed 1%Average Score -1%Read -0%, Write 4%, 4K Read -10%, 4K Write -8%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite 35%Peak Score -0%Read 1%, Write -0%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -8%, 4K Mixed -9%, SusWrite 25%Value & Sentiment -176%User Rating -9%, Market Share -828%, Price 13%, Value 121%Nice To Haves -2%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -9%, DQ Mixed -19%, ADQ Read 5%, ADQ Write -4%, ADQ Mixed -10%, Age 20%, AS-SSD Total -2%

Average Bench: 99.8% (256^th of 1072)

Based on 16,039 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50, WDC WDS100T2B0A-

Poor: 74%Average: 99.8% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The WD Blue 3D 1TB averaged just 0.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 3D 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 236MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 39.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 3D 1TB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 3D 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 323MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 399MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 16,039 samples)

Rank 25699.8%

Min	Avg	Max
360	Read 457	510
285	Write 422	484
217	Mixed 323	393
199	SusWrite 399	483
90% 400 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
20.3	4K Read 31.1	40.2
37	4K Write 80.8	119
22.5	4K Mixed 39.4	53.5
140% 50.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
219	DQ Read 342	378
141	DQ Write 279	330
149	DQ Mixed 236	278
197% 285 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 3 days ago.

891GB free

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 471 477 481 479 473 MB/s

116% Outstanding

Write 477

Mixed 374

SusWrite 472

103% 457 MB/s

4K Read 35.5

4K Write 93.4

4K Mixed 47.7

164% 58.9 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 277

228% 326 MB/s

ESP-User, 3 days ago.

865GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 341 360 470 479 480 MB/s

110% Outstanding

Write 481

Mixed 327

SusWrite 432

98% 437 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 88.7

4K Mixed 45.5

153% 55.2 MB/s

DQ Read 376

DQ Write 325

DQ Mixed 231

206% 311 MB/s

USA-User, 16 hrs ago.

761GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 454 435 450 465 466 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 454

Mixed 310

SusWrite 451

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 29

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 38.6

146% 55.9 MB/s

DQ Read 372

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 144

159% 270 MB/s

USA-User, 1 hr ago.

108GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 266 218 194 193 204 198 MB/s

84.2% Excellent

Write 339

Mixed 216

SusWrite 212

63% 280 MB/s

4K Read 31.5

4K Write 81.2

4K Mixed 45.4

149% 52.7 MB/s

DQ Read 266

DQ Write 210

DQ Mixed 143

133% 207 MB/s

CHL-User, 3 days ago.

78GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 159 125 105 98 114 MB/s

75.8% Very good

Write 434

Mixed 311

SusWrite 147

77% 345 MB/s

4K Read 21.6

4K Write 60.7

4K Mixed 36.6

112% 39.6 MB/s

DQ Read 280

DQ Write 255

DQ Mixed 188

163% 241 MB/s

NOR-User, 3 days ago.

259GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X61190WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 299 288 395 395 308 MB/s

63.5% Good

Write 430

Mixed 217

SusWrite 340

81% 359 MB/s

4K Read 10

4K Write 18.1

4K Mixed 21.8

53% 16.6 MB/s

DQ Read 173

DQ Write 160

DQ Mixed 192

137% 175 MB/s

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Gaming 108%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 99%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 IB-R

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	773x
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	63x
Core i9-9900KIntel $412Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	9x

GPU
RTX 2080Nvidia $407Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	607x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	78x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $630Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	16x

SSD
Blue 3D 1TBWD $85Bench 100%, 16,039 samples	252x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	236x
78.C1GS7.AUW0B 2x8GBUnknownBench 77%, 3,890 samples	151x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $68Bench 85%, 86,372 samples	26x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $678

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Comments

Controller: Marvell 88SS1074. Memory: SanDisk 3D TLC

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USA-User

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9,834

Good (edit your comment) Add link

3 years ago.

The WD Blue has a better reputation.

DEU-User

level
5,743

Terrible

14 months ago.

cheaper than Sandisk, same Quality

IND-User

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4,772

Excellent

3 years ago.

It is a Fast SSD for entry Level and 1 TB at that cost is way better than most if not any 2.5¨ SSD in Market as per Oct 2020

xomski

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2

Excellent

3 years ago.

Cheap reliable 1Tb. Excellent choice if PC is for gaming only

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS100T2B0A

Blue 3D 1TB

Average Bench: 99.8% (256^th of 1072)

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