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WD40EVRX-52B9FY0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2020.

Average Bench: 80.6% (74th of 1015)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD40EVRX-52B9FY0, WDC WD40EVRX-52ALAY0, WDC WD40 EVRX-52B9FY0
Poor: 57%Average: 80.6% Great: 98%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD40EVRX-52B9FY0 4TB averaged just 19.3% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD40EVRX-52B9FY0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.65MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40EVRX-52B9FY0 4TB is 41%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40EVRX-52B9FY0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 137MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 7480.6%
Min Avg Max
0.7 Read 144 209
78.8 Write 146 189
1 Mixed 69.3 92.8
87.4 SusWrite 137 175
90.6% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.94 2.2
0.4 4K Write 2.65 3
0.4 4K Mixed 1 1.1
199% 1.53 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 168 164 164 163 MB/s
98% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 150
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 162
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 153 162 163 164 165 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 173
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 162
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.57 MB/s
313GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 177 175 172 175 173 MB/s
85.2% Excellent
Read 122
Write 138
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 175
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 135 131 133 134 135 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 149
Write 150
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 133
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
218% 1.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 120 125 128 130 127 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 131
Write 116
Mixed 70.8
SusWrite 125
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
210% 1.57 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 140 157 146 159 154 MB/s
43.4% Average
Read 0.7
Write 135
Mixed 1
SusWrite 150
51% 71.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
85% 0.53 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 182%
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Desktop
Desktop 104%
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Workstation
Workstation 181%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PRO (WI-FI)

CPU
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $175Bench 98%, 128,080 samples1,336x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $260Bench 99%, 60,132 samples1,055x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $119Bench 96%, 383,420 samples881x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples510x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples400x
RTX 3070-TiNvidia  $499Bench 158%, 218,061 samples361x
SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples438x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $96Bench 310%, 455,997 samples384x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples206x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples157x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples125x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 101%, 32,191 samples116x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,192

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