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My Book 1230 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 62.2% (179th of 1015)

Based on 40 user benchmarks.  Model: WD My Book 1230
Poor: 21%Average: 62.2% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The WD My Book 1230 4TB averaged 37.7% 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 0.69MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.21MB/s

Poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD My Book 1230 4TB is 61.4%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD My Book 1230 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 95.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 85.1MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 40 samples)
Rank 17962.2%
Min Avg Max
33.3 Read 113 158
35 Write 111 149
30 Mixed 85.1 132
14.8 SusWrite 95.4 146
74.6% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.82 1
1.31 4K Write 2.21 2.57
0.19 4K Mixed 0.69 1
151% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 1056
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 129 129 131 131 129 MB/s
75.4% Very good
Read 133
Write 133
Mixed 63.6
SusWrite 130
84% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 122 122 124 126 126 MB/s
71.9% Very good
Read 127
Write 125
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 124
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 82 80 81 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 140
Write 145
Mixed 79.3
SusWrite 81.7
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 103 103 102 102 MB/s
63.3% Good
Read 120
Write 123
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 100
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.4 MB/s
259GB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 71 73 70 73 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 120
Write 127
Mixed 92
SusWrite 71.2
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
227GB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 76 77 77 76 MB/s
53.7% Above average
Read 110
Write 104
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 76
68% 91.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
719GB free
Firmware: 1065
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 93 93 93 93 MB/s
51.3% Above average
Read 86
Write 88.5
Mixed 64.3
SusWrite 92.4
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battle cruiser

Motherboard: Asus P9X79-E WS - $499

CPU
Core i7-4930KIntel  $90Bench 77%, 22,204 samples47x
Xeon E5-2697 v2IntelBench 69%, 1,265 samples19x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples17x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples13x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples10x
GTX 760Nvidia  $209Bench 26%, 161,132 samples9x
SSD
850 Pro 1TBSamsung  $210Bench 105%, 25,365 samples8x
860 Evo 250GBSamsung  $52Bench 104%, 296,814 samples6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples6x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 2,895 samples7x
HyperX DDR3 1866 C10 8x8GBKingstonBench 102%, 125 samples7x
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 8x4GBG.SKILLBench 111%, 392 samples7x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 55% - Above average Total price: $1,199

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