I'm getting slow speed on my new WD Blue 4TB.

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I need help on deciding whether or not to return this drive. I just installed windows 10 on the drive and the transfer rate is quite slow. First thing I did was let windows updated and installed drivers and I downloaded a few drivers for the mobo. After downloading the mobo drivers I noticed that navigating the explorer has gotten a bit sluggish but the transfer rate was still the same. I'm running windows 10 64bit on this hard drive .Also copying files from this drive to my usb 3.0 flash drive was slower than 10mb/s. I shouldn't be getting these speed. Please help me .

Here is the link for the pictures of the HDtune test: http://imgur.com/a/WeDIj

Here's some information on the hard drive:
Sata/64mb cache
WD40EZRZ
WWN:50014EE262438FAD
DATE: 10 DEC 2015
RPM: 5400 Class
 
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Hello again, mightymeow!

I'd recommend you check the specs sheet of the WD Blue drives. As you can see from the specifications there, the performance of your 4 TB WD Blue is solid. However, as it was already mentioned, the 5,400 RPM HDDs are not suited for OS/primary purposes.
I also noticed that you don't have access to the full 4 TB capacity on it which means that you most probably have initialized...
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Hey there and welcome, mightymeow!

Unfortunately, @RealBeast is right! Having a 5,400 RPM WD Blue as your primary/booting drive is not the best choice for your rig. Our mainstream PC products that are a part of the WD Blue Family are designed for everyday computing. However, the 5,400 RPM drives (that are available in capacities up to 6 TB) are mostly used and recommended for secondary and/or backup storage solutions. On the other hand, the WD Blue 7,200 RPM-class 3.5-inch hard drives (with up to 1 TB capacity) are a solid solution for your system.

If your PC's purpose is more demanding than that (e.g. gaming, demanding software, etc.), you should probably consider an SSD, as it was already suggested, or a WD Black drive instead. The WD Black model is a 7,200 RPM drive that is tuned for performance. It also incorporates a dual-core processor that optimizes the transfer rate speeds. Another advantage of that HDD is the 5-year limited warranty that gives some peace of mind.

Hope this helps. Keep us posted if you have more questions!
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mightymeow

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I know that but I remembered that my toshiba 2 tb was getting 70mb on a usb 2.0. I don't get it . Just to clarify, windows 7 was installed on the toshiba 2tb one. Does anyone have my setup?4tb on windows 10? What speed are you getting on a setup like mine. Shouldn't the speed be similar to the toshiba or even better?
 
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Hello again, mightymeow!

I'd recommend you check the specs sheet of the WD Blue drives. As you can see from the specifications there, the performance of your 4 TB WD Blue is solid. However, as it was already mentioned, the 5,400 RPM HDDs are not suited for OS/primary purposes.
I also noticed that you don't have access to the full 4 TB capacity on it which means that you most probably have initialized the HDD in MBR when you were installing Windows on it. If you plan to use HDDs bigger than 2 TB for the OS, you need a motherboard that supports UEFI for boot. However, you shouldn't have any issues using its full storage capacity if it's used as a secondary drive in your system, as long as you make sure it's using the GPT (GUID Partition Table) instead of MBR (Master Boot Record).

Hope I was helpful. Good luck!
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