Question My WD Black 2TB hard drive seems awfully slow, any fixes?

[Crazyy8]

Specs of PC:
i5 11400f
GTX 1080
ASRock B560 pro 4
16 GB DDR4 3200
Samsung 850 Pro 512 GB
WD Black 2TB 3.5"

Whenever I download games via steam using the HDD, I get ~3 MBPS. I have seen videos/people mention HDDs operate well above that speed, so I am curious if this is normal or if something can be fixed. This also applies to an SSD I have in another build, where I get ~10 MBPS download via steam. Any fixes to this problem or do I just have high expectations. P.S. I have checked steam settings, nothing is limited and the server selected is the closest to me(Washington D.C.).

 

[SkyNetRising]

Whenever I download games via steam using the HDD, I get ~3 MBPS.

And what is your internet speed?
Test with speedtest.net
Show screenshot.
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I have seen videos/people mention HDDs operate well above that speed, so I am curious if this is normal or if something can be fixed. This also applies to an SSD I have in another build, where I get ~10 MBPS download via steam. Any fixes to this problem or do I just have high expectations.

Can you run HDtune benchmark and show screenshot with results?
Get HDtune 2.55 free version.

 

[Crazyy8]

And what is your internet speed?
Test with speedtest.net
Show screenshot.
(upload timgur.com and post link)

Can you run HDtune benchmark and show screenshot with results?
Get HDtune 2.55 free version.

I will be able to post images in about 2 hours as I am currently unable to access my PC right now.

 

[Crazyy8]

And what is your internet speed?
Test with speedtest.net
Show screenshot.
(upload timgur.com and post link)

Can you run HDtune benchmark and show screenshot with results?
Get HDtune 2.55 free version.

https://imgur.com/a/31ygnxi

View: https://imgur.com/a/31ygnxi

 

[USAFRet]

Whenever I download games via steam using the HDD, I get ~3 MBPS.

This also applies to an SSD I have in another build

Downloading from Steam has nothing to do with the speed and performance of your drives.

 

[SkyNetRising]

https://imgur.com/a/31ygnxi

View: https://imgur.com/a/31ygnxi

215 mbps means - your download speed limit is 26.8 megabytes per second.

Can you show HDtune benchmark screenshot?

 

[iTRiP]

Something fishy going on if Steam only downloads at between 3mbps and 10mbps on your internet connection rated over 200mbps, One thought comes to mind, might be others on your line as well, could make sense that with a speed test you obtain max through because it prioritized, and with steam it's not, thoughts.

 

[USAFRet]

Something fishy going on if Steam only downloads at between 3mbps and 10mbps on your internet connection rated over 200mbps,

Not fishy at all.

There is no requirement for Steam to feed your internet connection at its max speed.
None at all.

 

[iTRiP]

OK not fishy, but something ain't right, recon there might be drive problems, let's see the hdd or ssd bench.

 

[USAFRet]

OK not fishy, but something ain't right, recon there might be drive problems, let's see the hdd or ssd bench.

No.

There are any number of reasons why Steam is not feeding you at your supposed max internet performance.
Time of day, distance from Steam servers, etc, etc.

Especially as this seems to be happening on 2 different drives.

What Steam serves has little or nothing to do with the drive performance.

A very slow drive would manifest in other ways, not just Steam downloads.

But yes...lets see what the drive benchmarks say.

 

[iTRiP]

Not fishy at all.

There is no requirement for Steam to feed your internet connection at its max speed.
None at all.

I'd be pretty upset if that where to happen to me say I had no other suspicions, and I had concluded it was down to service provider, Steam.

Interesting to see what could be the cause.

 

[USAFRet]

For all of you assuming a faulty HDD....

This also applies to an SSD I have in another build, where I get ~10 MBPS download via steam

To me, this is just Steam variable performance.
Unless we can see other drive benchmarks, bot HDD and SSD, that show actual problems, not related to Steam.