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WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 66.7% (149th of 1015)

more Based on 37,583 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD10EFRX-68JCSN0, WD10EFRX-68PJCN, WDC WD10 EFRX-68JCSN0, WD10EFRX-68FYTN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68FYTN0, WD WD10EFRX-68JCSN0, WDC WD10 EFRX-68FYTN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68J, WDC WD10EFRX-68EUZN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68P, WDC WD10EFRX-68PJCN0, WDC WD10EFRX-6BJCSN0, WDC WD10 EFRX-68PJCN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68F
Poor: 43%Average: 66.7% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 33.3% 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 2.41MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 44.1%. 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 74MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 113MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 37,583 samples)
Rank 14966.7%
Min Avg Max
70.2 Read 118 157
68.7 Write 113 146
38.4 Mixed 74 98.4
67 SusWrite 114 151
77.1% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.85 1.1
0.8 4K Write 2.41 2.9
0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 1
180% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
823GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 137 136 137 136 MB/s
79.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 138
Mixed 94.3
SusWrite 137
94% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
316GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 117 119 118 115 MB/s
71% Very good
Read 130
Write 130
Mixed 89.3
SusWrite 117
86% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
540GB free
Firmware: 0A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 108 108 108 108 MB/s
68.4% Good
Read 134
Write 135
Mixed 93.1
SusWrite 104
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 80 79 80 78 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 142
Write 145
Mixed 90.6
SusWrite 79.9
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.57 MB/s
216GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 77 76 76 74 74 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 142
Write 126
Mixed 98.8
SusWrite 75.6
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.53 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 85 84 84 83 77 MB/s
50.6% Above average
Read 92.7
Write 84
Mixed 59.3
SusWrite 82.9
59% 79.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $80Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples7,955x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,803x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,892x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,482x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples1,322x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,140x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples661x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples542x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial  $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples532x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,960x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples999x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples766x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $604

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Good

4 years ago.

Not better speed but very stable speed with low cache memory and only 5400RPM For that price you get faster or more memory or both but .... with WD i have long year good expirience

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