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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 127% (1st of 1015)

Based on 8 user benchmarks.  Models: WDRaid, WD RAID
Poor: 104%Average: 127% Great: 159%

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Outstanding average bench

The WDRaid 2TB averaged 27.1% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WDRaid 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 4.41MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 240MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDRaid 2TB is 54.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WDRaid 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 103MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8 samples)
Rank 1127%
Min Avg Max
198 Read 240 323
142 Write 191 229
13 Mixed 103 193
226 SusWrite 227 228
139% 190 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.89 4K Read 4.41 7.7
0.4 4K Write 1.9 3.26
0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 0.93
274% 2.27 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
667GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 257 225 218 206 226 MB/s
138% Outstanding
Read 252
Write 217
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 228
133% 184 MB/s
4K Read 6.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
336% 2.5 MB/s
490GB free
Firmware: 1.0.
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 230 216 197 244 262 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 142
Mixed 24.5
SusWrite 226
110% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.3
103% 0.73 MB/s
376GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: SATA 1.0 150 MB/s
127% Outstanding
Read 218
Write 223
Mixed 157
149% 199 MB/s
4K Read 7.7
4K Write 1.15
4K Mixed 0.66
415% 3.17 MB/s
842GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: PIO DMA 16 MB/s
124% Outstanding
Read 268
Write 164
Mixed 142
142% 191 MB/s
4K Read 4.56
4K Write 3.26
4K Mixed 0.35
289% 2.72 MB/s
246GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: PIO DMA 16 MB/s
123% Outstanding
Read 229
Write 200
Mixed 13
106% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 3.07
4K Mixed 0.35
133% 1.44 MB/s
271GB free
Firmware: 1.0. Max speed: Unknown
114% Outstanding
Read 212
Write 187
Mixed 130
131% 176 MB/s
4K Read 2.64
4K Write 1.13
4K Mixed 0.47
184% 1.42 MB/s

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Gaming
Gaming 37%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 29%
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Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Extreme

CPU
Core i7-920Intel  $90Bench 62%, 69,074 samples176x
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples46x
Core i7 975Intel  $550Bench 72%, 3,143 samples46x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples30x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples30x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples30x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples22x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples14x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples13x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples109x
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples83x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $301

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