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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 66.8% (147th of 1015)

Based on 273 user benchmarks.  Model: WD10E
Poor: 42%Average: 66.8% Great: 90%

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Above average average bench

The WD10E 1TB averaged 33.2% 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 0.9MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD10E 1TB is 48%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD10E 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 77.1MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 273 samples)
Rank 14766.8%
Min Avg Max
71 Read 120 166
54.2 Write 113 153
39.3 Mixed 77.1 114
57.6 SusWrite 112 151
77.7% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.95 1.3
0.6 4K Write 2.4 3.1
0.4 4K Mixed 0.9 1.2
184% 1.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 132 131 132 132 133 MB/s
84.3% Excellent
Read 162
Write 121
Mixed 110
SusWrite 132
97% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.73 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 143 141 141 141 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 148
Write 143
Mixed 118
SusWrite 141
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.67 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 01.12B.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 109 112 112 114 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 130
Write 118
Mixed 72.3
SusWrite 112
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.43 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 109 110 109 111 MB/s
65.7% Good
Read 119
Write 115
Mixed 118
SusWrite 109
86% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1
220% 1.8 MB/s
108GB free
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 110 110 110 111 110 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 107
Write 99.9
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 110
77% 103 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.9
201% 1.67 MB/s
338GB free
Firmware: 01.01R.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 103 107 107 105 105 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 99.3
Write 101
Mixed 64
SusWrite 106
68% 92.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
218GB free
Firmware: 35.25Q.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 75 75 75 75 75 MB/s
53.6% Above average
Read 111
Write 101
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 74.7
71% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
200% 1.57 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,330,435 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 29%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7810

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v31stBench 64%, 1,710 samples143x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 v31stBench 63%, 2,624 samples114x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples88x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples137x
Quadro K2200Nvidia  $440Bench 16%, 13,860 samples121x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $279Bench 100%, 447,556 samples80x
SSD
870 EVO 500GBSamsung  $62Bench 104%, 60,851 samples39x
870 EVO 1TBSamsung  $100Bench 112%, 129,044 samples31x
SM871 2.5 7mm 256GBSamsungBench 94%, 1,320 samples27x
RAM
HMA41GR7AFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 95%, 876 samples82x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 4x8GBHynixBench 96%, 1,319 samples62x
M393A1G43DB0-CPB 4x8GBSamsungBench 97%, 963 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 32% - Below average Total price: $62

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