WD WD50EFRX

Red 5TB (2014)

Red 5TB (2014)
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Effective Speed -14%Effective Speed -14%Average Score -10%Read -12%, Write -14%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write 14%, Mixed -0%, 4K Mixed 9%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score -8%Read -14%, Write -17%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write 19%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -18%Value & Sentiment User Rating -17%, Market Share -∞%, Price 42%, Value 144%Nice To Haves -5%Age -5%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 77.3% (89^th of 1015)

Based on 1,098 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50 EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68M, WDC WD50EFRX-68L0BN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD50EFRX-68L, WDC WD50 EFRX-68L0BN1

Poor: 52%Average: 77.3% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 5TB (2014) averaged 22.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red 5TB (2014) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.94MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.45MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 5TB (2014) is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 5TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 126MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,098 samples)

Rank 8977.3%

Min	Avg	Max
88	Read 139	176
72.1	Write 126	161
40.2	Mixed 82.1	106
83.9	SusWrite 130	166
87.6% 119 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.87	1.2
1	4K Write 2.45	3
0.5	4K Mixed 0.94	1.1
186% 1.42 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

NLD-User, 24 days ago.

4.5TB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 160 163 163 163 165 MB/s

92.1% Outstanding

Write 107

Mixed 113

SusWrite 162

100% 135 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1.1

210% 1.53 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 148 149 152 151 MB/s

88.8% Excellent

Write 150

Mixed 99.7

SusWrite 150

103% 140 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

195% 1.47 MB/s

CZE-User, 2 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 146 149 148 149 143 MB/s

86.5% Excellent

Write 138

Mixed 95.3

SusWrite 147

98% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1.1

232% 1.8 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 month ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 147 148 146 145 149 MB/s

86.2% Excellent

Write 139

Mixed 97

SusWrite 146

99% 134 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1.1

220% 1.7 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

744GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 132 131 133 134 130 MB/s

77.8% Very good

Write 127

Mixed 74.6

SusWrite 132

87% 118 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1

194% 1.53 MB/s

DEU-User, 3 months ago.

178GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 101 102 104 102 MB/s

59.2% Above average

Write 102

Mixed 76.2

SusWrite 102

71% 96 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 1

188% 1.43 MB/s

AUS-User, 2 months ago.

708GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 95 94 93 93 MB/s

59% Above average

Write 102

Mixed 75.3

SusWrite 93.3

70% 95.4 MB/s

4K Read 1.2

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.9

204% 1.67 MB/s

AUS-User, 3 days ago.

873GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 104 99 46 47 92 MB/s

47.5% Average

Write 76.9

Mixed 66.9

SusWrite 83.3

57% 77.2 MB/s

4K Read 0.3

4K Write 2.6

4K Mixed 0.6

127% 1.17 MB/s

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Desktop 96%

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Workstation 103%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X FORMULA

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	574x
Core i7-8086KIntel $399Bench 91%, 38,086 samples	141x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	122x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	234x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	117x
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	61x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	58x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	55x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	49x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $113Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	51x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	45x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	29x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $942

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD50EFRX

Red 5TB (2014)

Average Bench: 77.3% (89^th of 1015)

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