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WD WD40E31X

Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 62.2% (184th of 1015)

Based on 1,556 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD40E31X-00HY4A0, WDC WD40E31X-00H14A0, WDC WD40 E31X-00HY4A0, WDC WD40E31X-00H
Poor: 37%Average: 62.2% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015) averaged 37.7% 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 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.02MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015) is 48.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 65.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 101MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,556 samples)
Rank 18462.2%
Min Avg Max
35 Read 105 154
30.9 Write 101 146
38 Mixed 65.1 85.9
69.3 SusWrite 112 148
70.2% 95.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.7 0.9
0.8 4K Write 2.02 2.67
0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 1
156% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 147 151 150 149 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 130
Write 136
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 149
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.3 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 108 101 109 100 109 MB/s
67.8% Good
Read 132
Write 85.9
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 104
69% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.5
101% 0.7 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 124 124 123 120 123 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 92.4
Write 116
Mixed 66.1
SusWrite 122
73% 99.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.8
132% 0.83 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 35,055,525 HDDs tested.

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Gaming 95%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 81%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $379Bench 88%, 484,815 samples3,571x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $244Bench 84%, 154,640 samples1,046x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $272Bench 84%, 482,067 samples313x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 786,866 samples1,056x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 80%, 1,029,341 samples865x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 136%, 604,866 samples692x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 104%, 744,297 samples414x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 111%, 615,795 samples362x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 201%, 190,834 samples161x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples555x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples255x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $73Bench 70%, 79,169 samples181x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 66% - Good Total price: $1,145

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