WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Blue 1TB
BENCHMARKS (3,742)
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Effective Speed -12%Effective Speed -12%Average User Bench -14%Read -2%, Write -4%, 4K Read -16%, 4K Write -18%, Mixed -27%, 4K Mixed -24%, SusWrite -10%Peak Lab Bench -8%Read -0%, Write -2%, 4K Read -8%, 4K Write -3%, Mixed -20%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -13%Value & Sentiment -689%User Rating -44%, Market Share -2,756%, Price -20%, Value 64%Nice To Haves -6%DQ Read 3%, DQ Write -20%, DQ Mixed -30%, ADQ Read 4%, ADQ Write -9%, ADQ Mixed -21%, Age 30%, AS-SSD Total -5%

Average Bench: 88.5% (294^th of 1016)

Based on 3,742 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9H0, WDC WDS100T1B0A-00H9

Poor: 66%Average: 88.5% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The WD Blue 1TB averaged just 11.4% 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 208MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 36.6MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue 1TB is 41.3%. 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 273MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 282MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 3,742 samples)

Rank 29488.5%

Min	Avg	Max
367	Read 451	502
298	Write 396	476
201	Mixed 282	347
139	SusWrite 273	347
78.5% 351 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
18.3	4K Read 29.3	38.6
35.8	4K Write 76.4	120
22.2	4K Mixed 36.6	50.7
132% 47.4 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
215	DQ Read 328	376
159	DQ Write 266	298
98.4	DQ Mixed 208	245
180% 268 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

SWE-User, 1 day ago.

107GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 446 425 315 316 251 289 MB/s

108% Outstanding

Write 469

Mixed 346

SusWrite 340

92% 408 MB/s

4K Read 34.3

4K Write 104

4K Mixed 51.6

173% 63.3 MB/s

DQ Read 338

DQ Write 290

DQ Mixed 240

200% 289 MB/s

GBR-User, 20 hrs ago.

323GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 303 300 300 297 294 MB/s

93.4% Outstanding

Write 336

Mixed 305

SusWrite 305

80% 356 MB/s

4K Read 26.9

4K Write 100

4K Mixed 32

135% 53 MB/s

DQ Read 367

DQ Write 302

DQ Mixed 214

193% 294 MB/s

FRA-User, 13 hrs ago.

931GB free

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 403 440 352 302 297 MB/s

87.4% Excellent

Write 432

Mixed 325

SusWrite 374

89% 398 MB/s

4K Read 24

4K Write 54.8

4K Mixed 30

104% 36.3 MB/s

DQ Read 336

DQ Write 294

DQ Mixed 242

201% 291 MB/s

USA-User, 23 hrs ago.

75GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 388 325 293 197 208 MB/s

86.8% Excellent

Write 412

Mixed 340

SusWrite 303

85% 380 MB/s

4K Read 28.2

4K Write 53.6

4K Mixed 34.9

116% 38.9 MB/s

DQ Read 326

DQ Write 287

DQ Mixed 244

200% 286 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

75GB free

Firmware: X41110WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 302 300 255 242 274 MB/s

84.9% Excellent

Write 340

Mixed 272

SusWrite 286

76% 339 MB/s

4K Read 27.9

4K Write 58.1

4K Mixed 33

115% 39.7 MB/s

DQ Read 328

DQ Write 276

DQ Mixed 236

195% 280 MB/s

GBR-User, 8 hrs ago.

554GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41100WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 295 299 299 296 295 MB/s

82.4% Excellent

Write 375

Mixed 271

SusWrite 298

76% 337 MB/s

4K Read 31.3

4K Write 95.7

4K Mixed 36

144% 54.3 MB/s

DQ Read 35.2

DQ Write 148

DQ Mixed 57.6

54% 80.2 MB/s

GRC-User, 10 hrs ago.

142GB free (System drive)

Firmware: X41000WD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 183 194 255 168 200 MB/s

81.3% Excellent

Write 465

Mixed 302

SusWrite 222

82% 366 MB/s

4K Read 27.8

4K Write 52.5

4K Mixed 32.5

112% 37.6 MB/s

DQ Read 350

DQ Write 282

DQ Mixed 232

196% 288 MB/s

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Gaming 59%

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Desktop 83%

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Workstation 68%

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $105

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $355Bench 93%, 383,533 samples	9,650x
Core i5-8600KIntel $245Bench 91%, 141,514 samples	6,571x
Core i5-8400Intel $200Bench 79%, 133,331 samples	4,371x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $277Bench 57%, 752,023 samples	4,577x
GTX 1070Nvidia $346Bench 78%, 703,911 samples	3,218x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 564,777 samples	3,177x

SSD
Blue 1TBWD $150Bench 89%, 3,742 samples	1x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 294,777 samples	2,165x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GBUnknownBench 73%, 10,177 samples	778x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $70Bench 88%, 100,526 samples	743x

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Value: 65% - Good

Total price: $950

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-9600K $218	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Crucial MX500 250GB $43
Intel Core i5-9400F $155	Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super) $170	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-9700K $370	Nvidia RTX 2060 $340	Samsung 850 Pro 512GB $204

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $63	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $46
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $643	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WDS100T1B0A

Blue 1TB

Average Bench: 88.5% (294^th of 1016)

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Motherboard: MSI Z370-A PRO (MS-7B48) - $105

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Blue 1TB

Average Bench: 88.5% (294th of 1016)

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