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WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB

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Effective Speed +5% Effective Speed 5%Average Score +62% Read 7%, Write 8%, 4K Read 325%, 4K Write 50%, Mixed 36%, 4K Mixed 2%, SusWrite 2%Peak Score +103% Read 11%, Write 5%, 4K Read 577%, 4K Write 54%, Mixed 54%, 4K Mixed 20%, SusWrite -1%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -17,206%Nice To Haves +183% Age 183%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Black 1TB (2013)

Black 2TB (2013)

Barracuda 4TB (2016)

Barracuda 7200.14 3TB

Average Bench: 91.8% (14^th of 1015)

Based on 1,814 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD40EFZX-68AWUN0, WDC WD40EFZX-68A, WDC WD40 EFZX-68AWUN0

Poor: 57%Average: 91.8% Great: 116%

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Excellent average bench

The WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB averaged just 8.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.64MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.85MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB is 59.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 108MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 148MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,814 samples)

Rank 1491.8%

Min	Avg	Max
94.1	Read 166	220
84.6	Write 148	189
63.6	Mixed 108	144
87.9	SusWrite 153	193
106% 144 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
1.2	4K Read 3.64	7
1.7	4K Write 2.99	3.8
0.5	4K Mixed 0.85	1.2
302% 2.49 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

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

USA-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 143 174 156 160 146 MB/s

109% Outstanding

Write 159

Mixed 130

SusWrite 158

123% 167 MB/s

4K Read 6.2

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 1.2

425% 3.07 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 153 152 153 MB/s

93.3% Outstanding

Write 154

Mixed 104

SusWrite 152

107% 145 MB/s

4K Read 3.9

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 0.6

292% 2.63 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

2TB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 157 157 159 157 155 MB/s

91.4% Outstanding

Write 146

Mixed 124

SusWrite 157

109% 147 MB/s

4K Read 3.3

4K Write 3.5

4K Mixed 1

313% 2.6 MB/s

DEU-User, 4 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 137 144 140 142 140 MB/s

78.8% Very good

Write 126

Mixed 121

SusWrite 141

97% 130 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.6

4K Mixed 0.9

204% 1.8 MB/s

HUN-User, 7 days ago.

67GB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 161 161 158 163 164 MB/s

73% Very good

Write 89.8

Mixed 51.1

SusWrite 159

72% 98.5 MB/s

4K Read 3.1

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 0.6

259% 2.37 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00B81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 119 118 120 119 121 MB/s

68.8% Good

Write 97.7

Mixed 63.9

SusWrite 118

73% 100 MB/s

4K Read 1.7

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.2

258% 1.93 MB/s

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Typical WD40EFZX-68AWUN0 4TB Builds (Compare 26,930 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 129%

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Desktop 94%

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Workstation 130%

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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $200

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $138Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	4,809x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD $160Bench 98%, 89,263 samples	4,423x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD $105Bench 96%, 383,420 samples	3,543x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $450Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	2,328x
RTX 3080Nvidia $700Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	2,146x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $387Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,528x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $118Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,908x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $115Bench 385%, 327,441 samples	1,142x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $100Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	897x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	796x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	758x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $130Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	670x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $946

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