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WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 66.9% (154th of 1015)

more Based on 18,029 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD10EFRX-68JCSN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68J, WD10EFRX-68PJCN, WDC WD10EFRX-68P, WDC WD10 EFRX-68JCSN0, WD10EFRX-68FYTN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68PJCN0, WDC WD10EFRX-6BJCSN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68FYTN0, WD WD10EFRX-68JCSN0, WDC WD10 EFRX-68PJCN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68F, WDC WD10 EFRX-68FYTN0
Poor: 40%Average: 66.9% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 33.1% 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 0.89MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.4MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 47.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 1TB (2012) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 18,029 samples)
Rank 15466.9%
Min Avg Max
69.2 Read 121 160
65.3 Write 114 147
35.7 Mixed 73.4 99.5
60.4 SusWrite 111 150
77.2% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.37 4K Read 0.85 1.1
0.6 4K Write 2.4 2.93
0.4 4K Mixed 0.89 1
179% 1.38 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
395GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 115 115 115 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 124
Write 104
Mixed 65
SusWrite 114
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
187GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 75 77 77 77 77 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 132
Write 124
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 76
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
158GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 81 82 82 80 MB/s
59% Above average
Read 124
Write 118
Mixed 85
SusWrite 81
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
156GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 93 92 93 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 96
Write 86
Mixed 60.2
SusWrite 92.6
62% 83.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.43 MB/s
248GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 90 91 92 91 91 MB/s
48.5% Average
Read 78
Write 76.5
Mixed 61.7
SusWrite 90.5
57% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 38 30 54 73 MB/s
45% Average
Read 110
Write 122
Mixed 62.3
SusWrite 46.3
63% 85.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.6
148% 1.37 MB/s
735GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 24 38 68 82 MB/s
19.3% Very poor
Read 25.5
Write 35.7
Mixed 32
SusWrite 41.6
25% 33.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 0.4
69% 0.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 56%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $281Bench 77%, 361,971 samples13,909x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 69%, 200,345 samples10,026x
Core i7-6700Intel  $318Bench 67%, 130,904 samples2,009x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 78%, 627,011 samples6,122x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 100%, 528,238 samples4,037x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 481,930 samples3,774x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $55Bench 105%, 476,799 samples3,698x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 113%, 417,557 samples2,995x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 139,046 samples737x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $65Bench 84%, 231,821 samples2,504x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 85%, 21,004 samples1,584x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $125Bench 73%, 31,662 samples1,573x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,038

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Intel Core i5-9400F $140Nvidia GTX 1660 $210Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $55
Intel Core i5-9600K $238Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti $270Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $107
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Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $83G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $603SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
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