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WD WD10EFRX

Red 1TB (2012)

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

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Average Bench: 68.3% (142nd of 1015)

more Based on 16,527 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: 68.3% Great: 89%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 1TB (2012) averaged 31.6% 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 2.46MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 1TB (2012) is 44.9%. 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 74.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 16,527 samples)
Rank 14268.3%
Min Avg Max
74 Read 124 161
67.6 Write 117 149
44.3 Mixed 74.6 100
63.1 SusWrite 114 151
78.9% 107 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.87 1.1
0.8 4K Write 2.46 3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.9 1
182% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
294GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 135 124 134 134 MB/s
74.6% Very good
Read 128
Write 110
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 132
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
667GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 112 114 112 115 MB/s
64.1% Good
Read 110
Write 115
Mixed 52
SusWrite 113
71% 97.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
441GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 98 76 97 98 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 128
Write 123
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 94.1
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.47 MB/s
232GB free
Firmware: 1A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 95 97 97 97 97 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 103
Write 101
Mixed 93.3
SusWrite 96.5
73% 98.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.7
157% 1.37 MB/s
867GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 105 104 105 105 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 62.5
Write 58.8
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 104
50% 68.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.4 MB/s
584GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 95 93 97 93 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 54.7
Write 58.2
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 94.2
52% 69.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
186% 1.43 MB/s
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 16 13 15 17 MB/s
10.7% Very poor
Read 22.5
Write 27.3
Mixed 19.3
SusWrite 14.9
16% 21 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 88%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 58%
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Motherboard: Asus Z170 PRO GAMING - $228

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $269Bench 76%, 312,153 samples13,004x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 69%, 208,241 samples9,410x
Core i7-6700Intel  $300Bench 66%, 113,273 samples1,859x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 615,798 samples5,768x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 124%, 540,220 samples3,795x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 63%, 464,715 samples3,593x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $86Bench 107%, 469,025 samples3,526x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $103Bench 113%, 390,898 samples2,824x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 126,573 samples711x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 85%, 206,122 samples2,368x
Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x8GBHyperX  $169Bench 85%, 19,361 samples1,487x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $122Bench 73%, 32,251 samples1,482x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $1,058

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AMD Ryzen 5 3600 $198Nvidia GTX 1070 $400Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $86
Intel Core i5-9400F $143Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $270Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $103
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $75SanDisk Extreme 64GB $128
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $695SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
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