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WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1 4TB

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Effective Speed -34%Effective Speed -34%Average Score -41%Read -51%, Write 2%, 4K Read -26%, 4K Write -105%, Mixed -45%, 4K Mixed -44%, SusWrite -19%Peak Score -41%Read -24%, Write -7%, 4K Read -29%, 4K Write -124%, Mixed -37%, 4K Mixed -43%, SusWrite -22%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +169% Age 169%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 65.7% (156^th of 1015)

Based on 17 user benchmarks. Model: WDC WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1

Poor: 43%Average: 65.7% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1 4TB averaged 34.2% 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 0.58MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 139MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1 4TB is 43.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.5MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 0.97MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 17 samples)

Rank 15665.7%

Min	Avg	Max
12.2	Read 103	160
88.5	Write 139	168
22.2	Mixed 54.5	68.2
26.7	SusWrite 126	160
77.1% 106 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.4	4K Read 0.68	0.8
0.5	4K Write 0.97	1.1
0.2	4K Mixed 0.58	0.7
111% 0.75 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Deep queue 4k

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

DZA-User, 9 months ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: MJAOA5F0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 149 139 148 146 MB/s

85.2% Excellent

Write 171

Mixed 67.5

SusWrite 147

98% 134 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.1

4K Mixed 0.7

127% 0.83 MB/s

USA-User, 5 months ago.

3TB free

Firmware: MJAOA5F0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 147 149 150 150 149 MB/s

82.7% Excellent

Write 166

Mixed 66.3

SusWrite 149

95% 130 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.7

126% 0.8 MB/s

BGD-User, 8 months ago.

157GB free

Firmware: MJAOA5F0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 136 147 139 142 MB/s

76.1% Very good

Write 146

Mixed 63.4

SusWrite 141

87% 119 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.1

4K Mixed 0.6

120% 0.83 MB/s

RUS-User, 8 months ago.

98GB free

Firmware: MJAOA5F0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 94 87 90 86 MB/s

29.8% Poor

Write 137

Mixed 22.2

SusWrite 89.5

48% 65.8 MB/s

4K Read 0.4

4K Write 1

4K Mixed 0.2

57% 0.53 MB/s

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Typical WD40PURX-64GVNY0 1 4TB Builds (Compare 1,809 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 53%

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Desktop 90%

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Workstation 45%

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Motherboard: MSI Z270 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A68) - $140

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $148Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	793x
Core i5-7600KIntel $135Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	373x
Core i7-7700Intel $113Bench 76%, 256,717 samples	173x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	236x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	222x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	214x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $85Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	57x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	41x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	117x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	58x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	36x

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Value: 89% - Excellent

Total price: $546

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