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Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 67.2% (153rd of 1015)

more Based on 15,836 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: 44%Average: 67.2% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 32.8% 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 2.43MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 44.5%. 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 74.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 112MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 15,836 samples)
Rank 15367.2%
Min Avg Max
73.4 Read 122 161
69.9 Write 115 148
43.4 Mixed 74.5 101
61.7 SusWrite 112 151
77.8% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.85 1
1.3 4K Write 2.43 2.9
0.6 4K Mixed 0.9 1
180% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 146 146 146 148 148 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 155
Write 148
Mixed 98.2
SusWrite 147
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
731GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 142 141 143 143 143 MB/s
85.9% Excellent
Read 157
Write 138
Mixed 91
SusWrite 142
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
623GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 125 128 129 128 129 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 140
Write 123
Mixed 74
SusWrite 126
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.53 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 103 89 94 115 111 MB/s
67.4% Good
Read 130
Write 128
Mixed 91
SusWrite 105
84% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.47 MB/s
320GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 110 111 105 111 111 MB/s
65.6% Good
Read 118
Write 119
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 110
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
195GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 105 105 105 107 107 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 113
Write 110
Mixed 67
SusWrite 105
73% 99 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 93%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $278Bench 87%, 307,048 samples12,074x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $234Bench 84%, 181,523 samples8,740x
Core i7-6700Intel  $278Bench 76%, 110,805 samples1,707x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $390Bench 98%, 579,633 samples5,380x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 478,597 samples3,553x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 465,724 samples3,376x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 105%, 432,736 samples3,332x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 114%, 320,095 samples2,626x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 201%, 138,794 samples688x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 86%, 194,158 samples2,219x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 85%, 17,084 samples1,404x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $122Bench 72%, 31,295 samples1,384x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $986

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Intel Core i7-8700K $365Nvidia GTX 1070 $390Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 $144Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $100
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Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $80G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $639SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $80SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12
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