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WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 66.7% (152nd of 1015)

more Based on 30,028 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: 88%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) 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 0.89MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.43MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 45.2%. 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 73.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30,028 samples)
Rank 15266.7%
Min Avg Max
69.3 Read 121 157
67.9 Write 114 144
34.2 Mixed 73.7 101
59.7 SusWrite 111 149
77.1% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.85 1.1
0.9 4K Write 2.43 2.9
0.4 4K Mixed 0.89 1
179% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
851GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 148 146 146 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 142
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 146
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
860GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 150 150 151 149 150 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 163
Write 137
Mixed 90
SusWrite 148
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
534GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 141 139 139 141 139 MB/s
79.9% Very good
Read 140
Write 136
Mixed 97
SusWrite 139
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
749GB free
Firmware: 82.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 130 130 130 131 130 MB/s
77.1% Very good
Read 138
Write 132
Mixed 110
SusWrite 130
95% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
679GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 105 103 107 103 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 138
Write 140
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 105
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
347GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 121 122 122 116 107 MB/s
67.1% Good
Read 118
Write 98.3
Mixed 53.9
SusWrite 116
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.03 MB/s
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Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $135

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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $237Bench 84%, 955,105 samples21,740x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $310Bench 81%, 472,253 samples13,530x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $269Bench 87%, 603,576 samples11,649x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 117%, 482,957 samples6,876x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 105%, 341,488 samples6,421x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $390Bench 88%, 474,309 samples6,304x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 106%, 679,494 samples4,015x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $82Bench 285%, 288,759 samples3,166x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $110Bench 270%, 342,716 samples2,924x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $98Bench 85%, 258,302 samples7,322x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 86%, 496,234 samples6,929x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $85Bench 83%, 500,937 samples4,750x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,055

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Good

21 months 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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