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WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 82.5% (63rd of 1015)

Based on 32 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0
Poor: 52%Average: 82.5% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB averaged just 17.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.62MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.54MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB is 48.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40EFRX-68N32N0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 111MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 138MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 32 samples)
Rank 6382.5%
Min Avg Max
58.6 Read 146 196
16 Write 140 177
32.3 Mixed 111 163
79.1 SusWrite 138 176
98.8% 134 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.44 4K Read 0.91 1.1
1.8 4K Write 2.54 2.9
0.21 4K Mixed 0.62 1.2
154% 1.36 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 170 170 171 172 173 MB/s
98.8% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 155
Mixed 109
SusWrite 170
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 153 154 155 156 158 MB/s
88.1% Excellent
Read 152
Write 149
Mixed 96
SusWrite 155
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.67 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 146 149 150 150 149 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 145
Write 132
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 148
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 122 120 121 122 MB/s
69.5% Good
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 84.3
SusWrite 120
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 127 127 127 128 127 MB/s
68.6% Good
Read 112
Write 111
Mixed 80
SusWrite 126
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
477GB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 79 80 77 80 80 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 101
Write 100
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 79.1
64% 87.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
164% 1.2 MB/s
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Gaming 86%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples4,544x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $81Bench 72%, 342,244 samples840x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $250Bench 84%, 712,312 samples595x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples990x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples887x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples469x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples436x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples312x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples180x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples342x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $40Bench 71%, 98,777 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 68% - Good Total price: $972

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