WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Blue 1TB
BENCHMARKS (6,804)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
(1)
BUY • $103

Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average Score -14%Read -3%, Write -5%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -17%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -20%, SusWrite -9%Peak Score -8%Read -1%, Write -2%, 4K Read -9%, 4K Write -6%, Mixed -18%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -7%Value & Sentiment -568%User Rating -11%, Market Share -2,367%, Price 4%, Value 103%Nice To Haves -10%DQ Read 2%, DQ Write -18%, DQ Mixed -29%, ADQ Read -2%, ADQ Write -14%, ADQ Mixed -23%, Age 7%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 86.5% (370^th of 1058)

Based on 6,804 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9H0, WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9

Poor: 61%Average: 86.5% Great: 107%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue 1TB averaged just 13.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Blue 1TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 202MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.4MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 1TB is 46%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 259MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 273MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 6,804 samples)

Rank 37086.5%

Min	Avg	Max
345	Read 445	502
241	Write 382	477
175	Mixed 273	351
114	SusWrite 259	345
76% 340 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.2	4K Read 29	38.8
34.4	4K Write 74	115
21.3	4K Mixed 36.4	49.7
130% 46.5 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
192	DQ Read 323	376
89	DQ Write 251	300
73.8	DQ Mixed 202	246
174% 258 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

ROU-User, 1 day ago.

806GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 301 298 297 294 280 MB/s

106% Outstanding

Write 462

Mixed 326

SusWrite 314

90% 401 MB/s

4K Read 36.9

4K Write 99.5

4K Mixed 47.9

170% 61.4 MB/s

DQ Read 343

DQ Write 301

DQ Mixed 243

204% 296 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 day ago.

261GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 431 291 292 247 302 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 470

Mixed 346

SusWrite 334

92% 409 MB/s

4K Read 34.7

4K Write 102

4K Mixed 44.7

164% 60.5 MB/s

DQ Read 344

DQ Write 296

DQ Mixed 245

204% 295 MB/s

MEX-User, 2 days ago.

662GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 290 292 294 292 277 MB/s

86.3% Excellent

Write 328

Mixed 234

SusWrite 292

68% 304 MB/s

4K Read 24.6

4K Write 90.5

4K Mixed 34.5

129% 49.9 MB/s

DQ Read 383

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 192

178% 279 MB/s

JOR-User, 11 mins ago.

371GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 233 168 266 193 162 MB/s

70.4% Very good

Write 353

Mixed 231

SusWrite 210

70% 312 MB/s

4K Read 20.1

4K Write 41

4K Mixed 24.6

84% 28.6 MB/s

DQ Read 347

DQ Write 261

DQ Mixed 220

188% 276 MB/s

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Gaming 56%

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Desktop 92%

Nuclear submarine

Workstation 52%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $144

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 89%, 699,090 samples	8,652x
Core i5-8600KIntel $235Bench 90%, 239,862 samples	5,335x
Core i5-8400Intel $172Bench 85%, 303,512 samples	3,493x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,387,999 samples	3,226x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 106%, 1,005,992 samples	2,527x
GTX 1070Nvidia $138Bench 80%, 1,277,123 samples	2,376x

SSD
Blue 1TBWD $103Bench 86%, 6,804 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $62Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	1,648x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	724x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 305,714 samples	627x

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Value: 66% - Good

Total price: $899

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17

WD WDS100T1B0A

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Average Bench: 86.5% (370^th of 1058)

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WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Average Bench: 86.5% (370th of 1058)

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