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WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2018.

Average Bench: 81.8% (67th of 1015)

Based on 50 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1, WDC WD60 EJRX-89MP9Y1
Poor: 46%Average: 81.8% Great: 100%

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Very good average bench

The WD WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1 6TB averaged just 18.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.98MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.56MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1 6TB is 54.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD60EJRX-89MP9Y1 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 79.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 50 samples)
Rank 6781.8%
Min Avg Max
75.7 Read 146 184
34.5 Write 134 162
33 Mixed 79.4 149
36.6 SusWrite 139 173
91.2% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.82 1
0.4 4K Write 2.56 3.1
0.22 4K Mixed 0.98 1.1
190% 1.45 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 151 153 149 152 155 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 151
Mixed 93
SusWrite 151
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.57 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 158 155 161 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 143
Write 144
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 158
98% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.53 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 146 144 146 145 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 141
Write 148
Mixed 88.4
SusWrite 145
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 130 130 130 130 130 MB/s
78.9% Very good
Read 145
Write 126
Mixed 83.3
SusWrite 129
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 127 126 129 128 MB/s
76.7% Very good
Read 140
Write 128
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 127
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
208% 1.5 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 122 127 126 125 109 MB/s
70.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 122
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.5 MB/s
842GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 106 107 106 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 108
Write 111
Mixed 76
SusWrite 106
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,308,005 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 42%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-DELUXE - $650

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples403x
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples65x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples61x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples45x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples44x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples39x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples17x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples15x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples13x
RAM
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples26x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples25x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples15x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $1,327

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