WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Blue 1TB
BENCHMARKS (4,772)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $140

Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -17%Read -3%, Write -6%, 4K Read -18%, 4K Write -24%, Mixed -30%, 4K Mixed -26%, SusWrite -10%Peak Score -9%Read -0%, Write -3%, 4K Read -7%, 4K Write -4%, Mixed -19%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment -1,142%User Rating -44%, Market Share -4,578%, Price -12%, Value 65%Nice To Haves -8%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read 1%, ADQ Write -15%, ADQ Mixed -25%, Age 25%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 86.4% (346^th of 1037)

Based on 4,772 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9H0, WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9

Poor: 66%Average: 86.4% Great: 106%

Popular builds with this SSD

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 207MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 35.5MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 1TB is 40.4%. 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 270MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 277MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 4,772 samples)

Rank 34686.4%

Min	Avg	Max
357	Read 446	499
285	Write 388	470
201	Mixed 277	347
136	SusWrite 270	344
77.3% 345 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
17.5	4K Read 28.3	38.3
35	4K Write 71.8	116
21.4	4K Mixed 35.5	50
126% 45.2 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
218	DQ Read 327	377
118	DQ Write 257	298
132	DQ Mixed 207	245
178% 264 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

GBR-User, 1 day ago.

434GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 265 287 292 255 267 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 458

Mixed 265

SusWrite 278

84% 373 MB/s

4K Read 39.4

4K Write 119

4K Mixed 51

188% 69.8 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 281

DQ Mixed 245

204% 298 MB/s

DEU-User, 14 hrs ago.

222GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 310 270 290 207 291 285 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 409

Mixed 287

SusWrite 275

81% 362 MB/s

4K Read 34.1

4K Write 79.6

4K Mixed 38.2

143% 50.6 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 299

DQ Mixed 240

200% 289 MB/s

RUS-User, 16 hrs ago.

50GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 142 111 91 74 111 MB/s

93.6% Outstanding

Write 394

Mixed 206

SusWrite 123

67% 302 MB/s

4K Read 33.7

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 47.6

167% 61.9 MB/s

DQ Read 384

DQ Write 283

DQ Mixed 194

183% 287 MB/s

NOR-User, 1 day ago.

629GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 294 299 295 299 294 MB/s

88.5% Excellent

Write 349

Mixed 266

SusWrite 296

76% 340 MB/s

4K Read 27.3

4K Write 92.7

4K Mixed 29.9

129% 50 MB/s

DQ Read 324

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 191

175% 268 MB/s

FRA-User, 1 day ago.

402GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 332 303 301 301 299 299 MB/s

85.8% Excellent

Write 415

Mixed 307

SusWrite 306

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 57.7

4K Mixed 34.6

113% 39.1 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 203

186% 285 MB/s

USA-User, 7 hrs ago.

447GB free

Firmware: X41000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 321 300 301 302 298 298 MB/s

80.7% Excellent

Write 390

Mixed 273

SusWrite 303

80% 355 MB/s

4K Read 24.9

4K Write 54.7

4K Mixed 25.7

100% 35.1 MB/s

DQ Read 327

DQ Write 285

DQ Mixed 233

195% 282 MB/s

IRQ-User, 3 hrs ago.

432GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 260 283 246 268 283 MB/s

70.9% Very good

Write 388

Mixed 255

SusWrite 278

74% 329 MB/s

4K Read 20.4

4K Write 29.2

4K Mixed 22.4

75% 24 MB/s

DQ Read 380

DQ Write 289

DQ Mixed 240

205% 303 MB/s

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Gaming 73%

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Desktop 92%

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Workstation 62%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z270-A - $159

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $379Bench 88%, 432,219 samples	2,766x
Core i5-7600KIntel $251Bench 84%, 138,726 samples	1,121x
Core i7-6700KIntel $276Bench 84%, 442,039 samples	548x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $415Bench 78%, 906,947 samples	1,064x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 707,243 samples	864x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $267Bench 57%, 1,036,779 samples	657x

SSD
Blue 1TBWD $140Bench 86%, 4,772 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $65Bench 83%, 371,676 samples	657x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 86%, 304,909 samples	254x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 89%, 39,853 samples	109x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $1,158

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-9400F $140	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $290	Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super) $505	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $42

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Average Bench: 86.4% (346^th of 1037)

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WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Average Bench: 86.4% (346th of 1037)

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