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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 Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 143 144 146 146 146 MB/s
82.2% Excellent
Read 142
Write 141
Mixed 79.6
SusWrite 144
93% 127 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.5 MB/s
900GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 140 141 140 140 140 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 126
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 140
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.5 MB/s
413GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 126 133 133 134 134 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 125
Write 126
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 128
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 0.8
182% 1.6 MB/s
753GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 118 119 119 118 120 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 127
Write 112
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 118
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
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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  $114Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples6,371x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $285Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,250x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $230Bench 84%, 294,959 samples1,500x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,166x
RX 5700-XTAMD  $289Bench 99%, 461,061 samples1,053x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $228Bench 71%, 428,800 samples915x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples542x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $138Bench 112%, 602,853 samples434x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $50Bench 276%, 367,854 samples423x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,604x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples794x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples618x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $872

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Good

3 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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