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WD WD100EFAX

Red 10TB (2017)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 89.2% (28th of 1015)

Based on 1,763 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD100EFAX-68LHPN0, WDC WD100EFAX-68, WDC WD10 0EFAX-68LHPN0, WDC WD100EFAX-68LHPN, WDC WD10 0EFAX-68LHPN
Poor: 59%Average: 89.2% Great: 114%

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Very good average bench

The WD Red 10TB (2017) averaged just 10.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red 10TB (2017) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.07MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 5.07MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 10TB (2017) is 54.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 10TB (2017) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 90.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 153MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,763 samples)
Rank 2889.2%
Min Avg Max
97.8 Read 157 205
100 Write 159 202
61.6 Mixed 90.4 110
99.8 SusWrite 153 201
102% 140 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.1 4K Read 1.93 2.6
4.2 4K Write 5.07 7.2
0.8 4K Mixed 1.07 1.3
293% 2.69 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 176 172 169 168 MB/s
97.6% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 175
Mixed 102
SusWrite 171
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1
289% 2.67 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 175 172 169 167 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 172
Mixed 103
SusWrite 171
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 2.7
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1
316% 2.9 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 170 174 172 169 168 MB/s
96.7% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 176
Mixed 97.6
SusWrite 171
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 2.9
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.1
330% 2.9 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 175 172 169 167 MB/s
96.5% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 172
Mixed 92.3
SusWrite 171
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.1
292% 2.63 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 174 172 169 168 MB/s
95.8% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 180
Mixed 100
SusWrite 171
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 1.1
290% 2.63 MB/s
270GB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 166 169 163 167 166 MB/s
94.4% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 175
Mixed 96.1
SusWrite 166
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.1
301% 2.63 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 83.H0A83
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 156 154 157 158 MB/s
83.5% Excellent
Read 133
Write 146
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 157
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.2
312% 2.73 MB/s
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $194

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Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,659x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $198Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,283x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $115Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,423x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,244x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $909Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,081x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,472x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,840x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $106Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,107x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $159Bench 297%, 331,647 samples867x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples772x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples728x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 87% - Excellent Total price: $1,026

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