WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

Red 1TB (2012)
BENCHMARKS (31,793)
MKT (0.1%)
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BUY • $45

Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -18%Read -26%, Write -25%, 4K Read -50%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed -11%, 4K Mixed 3%, SusWrite -31%Peak Score -17%Read -23%, Write -26%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write 15%, Mixed 3%, 4K Mixed -2%, SusWrite -30%Value & Sentiment -548%User Rating -19%, Market Share -2,217%, Price 100%, Value -55%Nice To Haves -11%Age -11%

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Average Bench: 69% (136^th of 1015)

Based on 31,793 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: 46%Average: 69% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 31.0% 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 2.45MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 43%. 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 74.3MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 115MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 31,793 samples)

Rank 13669%

Min	Avg	Max
76.8	Read 124	163
73.4	Write 115	149
37.2	Mixed 74.3	102
68.5	SusWrite 116	151
78.9% 107 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.86	1.1
1.11	4K Write 2.45	2.9
0.5	4K Mixed 0.89	1
180% 1.4 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

DEU-User, 5 hrs ago.

904GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 140 140 140 142 140 MB/s

83.4% Excellent

Write 144

Mixed 86.4

SusWrite 140

96% 130 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

199% 1.53 MB/s

RUS-User, 11 hrs ago.

285GB free

Firmware: 82.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 100 101 100 99 MB/s

72.6% Very good

Write 135

Mixed 90.9

SusWrite 100

88% 120 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

199% 1.5 MB/s

FIN-User, 2 hrs ago.

500GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 128 128 127 128 MB/s

72% Very good

Write 106

Mixed 69.5

SusWrite 127

78% 106 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 0.9

183% 1.47 MB/s

CZE-User, 5 hrs ago.

384GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 121 118 121 121 MB/s

71.3% Very good

Write 127

Mixed 75.9

SusWrite 119

83% 113 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

199% 1.5 MB/s

USA-User, 13 hrs ago.

499GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 115 116 116 MB/s

65.9% Good

Write 110

Mixed 76.2

SusWrite 115

76% 104 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

176% 1.3 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 mins ago.

396GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 118 119 117 117 MB/s

65.7% Good

Write 106

Mixed 72.6

SusWrite 116

75% 102 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1

194% 1.4 MB/s

RUS-User, 4 hrs ago.

278GB free (System drive)

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 113 116 118 121 120 MB/s

61.9% Good

Write 99.2

Mixed 56.5

SusWrite 115

68% 92.7 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 0.9

180% 1.4 MB/s

UKR-User, 7 hrs ago.

255GB free

Firmware: 82.00A82

SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 85 85 86 85 86 MB/s

60% Above average

Write 107

Mixed 76

SusWrite 85.3

72% 97.8 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1

205% 1.6 MB/s

RUS-User, 5 hrs ago.

577GB free

Firmware: 01.01A01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 97 97 97 97 MB/s

58.8% Above average

Write 98.3

Mixed 57.3

SusWrite 97.2

66% 89.9 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 0.7

165% 1.47 MB/s

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Gaming 99%

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Desktop 86%

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Workstation 95%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX B450-F GAMING - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $259Bench 82%, 1,019,302 samples	24,420x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $415Bench 81%, 467,627 samples	15,181x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $295Bench 84%, 696,534 samples	13,214x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples	7,600x
RTX 2060Nvidia $390Bench 89%, 497,306 samples	7,128x
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples	6,964x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 696,984 samples	4,469x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $65Bench 284%, 370,885 samples	3,629x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $72Bench 273%, 374,578 samples	3,261x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples	8,255x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples	7,758x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $74Bench 82%, 538,292 samples	5,284x

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Value: 63% - Good

Total price: $1,067

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2 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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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $300	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
Intel Core i5-11600K $220	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
Intel Core i5-11400F $195	Nvidia RTX 3080 $700	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $200

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $67	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $74	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

Average Bench: 69% (136^th of 1015)

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WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

Average Bench: 69% (136th of 1015)

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