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Best Bench: 97% 7TB free
Worst Bench: 51% 1.5TB free

Poor: 51% Great: 97%

SPEED RANK: 92^nd / 1015

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Best Bench: 99% 5.5TB free
Worst Bench: 49% 5GB free

Poor: 49% Great: 99%

SPEED RANK: 90^th / 1015


Effective Speed Effective HDD Speed		76.9 %			77.2 %	+0%


Read Avg. Sequential Read Speed	133 MB/s		138 MB/s	+4%
Write Avg. Sequential Write Speed	135 MB/s	Slightly faster write speed. +6%	127 MB/s
4K Read Avg. 4K Random Read Speed	0.99 MB/s	Faster random read. +19%	0.83 MB/s
4K Write Avg. 4K Random Write Speed	1.86 MB/s		2.57 MB/s	Much faster random write. +38%
Mixed Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed	69.8 MB/s		84.4 MB/s	Faster mixed IO speed. +21%
4K Mixed Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	1.23 MB/s	Faster random mixed IO. +28%	0.96 MB/s
SusWrite Avg. Sustained Write Speed	135 MB/s	+4%	130 MB/s


Read Peak Sequential Read Speed	172 MB/s		179 MB/s	+4%
Write Peak Sequential Write Speed	173 MB/s	Slightly faster peak write speed. +6%	163 MB/s
4K Read Peak 4K Random Read Speed	1.2 MB/s	Faster peak random read. +20%	1 MB/s
4K Write Peak 4K Random Write Speed	2.1 MB/s		3 MB/s	Much faster peak random write. +43%
Mixed Peak Sequential Mixed IO Speed	83.5 MB/s		109 MB/s	Much faster peak mixed IO speed. +31%
4K Mixed Peak 4K Random Mixed IO Speed	1.4 MB/s	Faster peak random mixed IO. +27%	1.1 MB/s
SusWrite Peak Sequential Sustained Write 60s Average	172 MB/s	+2%	169 MB/s

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Market Share Market Share (trailing 30 days)	0.02 %	0.02 %
Value Value For Money	68.4 %	72 %	Slightly better value. +5%
User Rating UBM User Rating	50 %	51 %	+2%
Price Price (score)	$180	$129	Cheaper. +29%


Age Newest		96+ Months	More recent. +18%		117 Months


Capacity Capacity			8TB			6TB

The 6TB WD Red is one of the first 6TB consumer drives. Sporting five large 1.2TB platters the Red is targeted at consumers for use in 1-8 bay NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. The large platters on the 6TB drive enable slightly faster peak read speeds than on the smaller capacity Reds. Comparing performance between the 2TB and 6TB versions shows that the 6TB version is between 10 and 15% faster. At current market prices ($300) the 6TB red isn't a bad value proposition and, considering that the 6TB Red is just a few months old, prices are likely to drop significantly over the coming months. ^{[Oct '14 HDrivePro]}

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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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
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