Average Bench: 71.7% (121st of 1014)

Based on 5 user benchmarks.  Model: WD My Book Duo 25F6
Poor: 69%Average: 71.7% Great: 75%

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Good average bench

The WD My Book Duo 25F6 4TB averaged 28.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.86MB/s

Unknown consistency

There are too few samples to reasonably determine how consistently this HDD perfroms. This result should be interpreted with caution.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 80.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 98.5MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 5 samples)
Min Avg Max
111 Read 119 130
62.7 Write 98.5 123
70.5 Mixed 80.9 91.3
128 SusWrite 131 134
79.1% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.86 1
1.1 4K Write 1.58 2
0.6 4K Mixed 1 1.2
176% 1.15 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
689GB free
Firmware: 1009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 134 135 133 135 MB/s
Read 130
Write 67.5
Mixed 79.9
SusWrite 133
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
861GB free
Firmware: 1009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 135 135 134 134 133 MB/s
Read 118
Write 117
Mixed 86
SusWrite 134
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.1
195% 1.3 MB/s
861GB free
Firmware: 1009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 126 127 130 130 MB/s
Read 118
Write 122
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 128
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.2
204% 1.3 MB/s
861GB free
Firmware: 1009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 132 133 132 135 MB/s
Read 111
Write 117
Mixed 91.3
SusWrite 134
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1.2
206% 1.33 MB/s
847GB free
Firmware: 1009
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 128 129 130 129 MB/s
Read 113
Write 123
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 128
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.2
204% 1.33 MB/s

 Market Share (See Leaders)

The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,358,051 HDDs tested

Typical My Book Duo 25F6 4TB Builds (Compare 4,205 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat

Motherboard: Asus Z170-P - $119

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 89% - Excellent Total price: $531

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