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Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 66.3% (153rd of 1010)

more Based on 11,640 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD10EFRX-68JCSN0, WDC WD10EFRX-68J, 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: 38%Average: 66.3% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 33.7% 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 0.88MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.41MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 50.1%. 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 72.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,640 samples)
Rank 15366.3%
Min Avg Max
62.4 Read 119 160
68.5 Write 114 147
35.7 Mixed 72.5 97.7
63.3 SusWrite 111 149
76.6% 104 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.85 1.1
0.8 4K Write 2.41 2.9
0.4 4K Mixed 0.88 1
178% 1.38 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
902GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 156 156 156 156 MB/s
93.5% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 137
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 156
102% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
709GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 135 135 135 135 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 135
Write 135
Mixed 90.1
SusWrite 134
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
200% 1.47 MB/s
93GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 78 79 78 MB/s
54.8% Above average
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 78.6
64% 87.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
324GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 90 91 90 91 MB/s
53.3% Above average
Read 94.8
Write 55.5
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 90.5
58% 77.9 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.33 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 92%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 65%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $157

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $290Bench 89%, 260,686 samples9,840x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $238Bench 85%, 151,202 samples6,997x
Core i7-6700Intel  $314Bench 75%, 86,111 samples1,366x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $350Bench 97%, 441,034 samples4,444x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $498Bench 123%, 398,090 samples2,950x
GTX 970Nvidia  $190Bench 63%, 359,207 samples2,813x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 356,545 samples2,853x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $85Bench 113%, 305,801 samples2,148x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 202%, 104,857 samples610x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $125Bench 85%, 143,906 samples1,825x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 85%, 14,475 samples1,158x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $186Bench 73%, 25,701 samples1,136x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $992

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