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WD WD40E31X

Blue SSHD 4TB (2015)

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Release date ≈ Q3 2015.

Average Bench: 62.7% (178th of 1015)

Based on 999 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD40E31X-00HY4A0, WDC WD40E31X-00H14A0, WDC WD40 E31X-00HY4A0, WDC WD40E31X-00H
Poor: 36%Average: 62.7% Great: 85%

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Above average average bench

The WD Blue SSHD 4TB (2015) averaged 37.3% 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 0.81MB/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 48.4%. 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 65.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 104MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 999 samples)
Rank 17862.7%
Min Avg Max
34.7 Read 106 152
34.4 Write 104 147
34.7 Mixed 65.9 85.3
70.2 SusWrite 112 149
71.3% 97.1 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.68 1
0.9 4K Write 2.02 2.7
0.5 4K Mixed 0.81 1
155% 1.17 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 151 152 153 153 155 MB/s
92.4% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 48.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 153
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
92% 0.57 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 89 98 111 106 111 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 159
Write 137
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 98.5
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
147% 1.07 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 138 137 137 137 MB/s
73.8% Very good
Read 120
Write 138
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 137
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
119% 0.77 MB/s
514GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 106 107 106 105 107 MB/s
65.9% Good
Read 123
Write 45.7
Mixed 82
SusWrite 106
66% 89.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.43 MB/s
88GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 85 108 110 109 110 MB/s
63.8% Good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 99.1
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.2 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 121 120 123 119 121 MB/s
51.7% Above average
Read 57
Write 32.5
Mixed 58.2
SusWrite 120
50% 67 MB/s
4K Read 4.1
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 2.6
582% 4.43 MB/s
21GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 84 83 86 82 77 MB/s
51.1% Above average
Read 94.5
Write 92.5
Mixed 61.8
SusWrite 83.5
61% 83.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
109% 0.97 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 21,348,224 HDDs tested.

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Gaming
Gaming 96%
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Desktop
Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 62%
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Motherboard: MSI Z270 GAMING PRO CARBON (MS-7A63) - $175

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $329Bench 87%, 330,242 samples9,260x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $251Bench 83%, 113,690 samples2,770x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $275Bench 81%, 350,102 samples708x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 104%, 528,138 samples3,052x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples2,671x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 132%, 410,234 samples2,178x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 529,683 samples1,617x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples1,258x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 152,751 samples1,244x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 85%, 252,931 samples1,778x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 87%, 149,447 samples797x
Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $129Bench 84%, 25,024 samples438x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 59% - Above average Total price: $1,191

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