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RE4 1TB (2010)

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 60.5% (190th of 1015)

more Based on 7,743 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B0, WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B0, WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B1, WDC WD1003FBYX-70Y7B0, WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B2, WD1003FBYX-01Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-36Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-50Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-50Y7B0, WDC WD10 03FBYX-18Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-50Y7B1, WDC WD1003FBYX-20Y7B0, WD1003FBYX-12, WD1003FB YX-12, WDC WD10 03FBYX-01Y7B, WDC WD10 03FBYX-05Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-12Y7B0, WDC WD10 03FBYX-18Y7B, WDC WD10 03FBYX-50Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-7, WDC WD10 03FBYX-50Y7B1, WDC WD1003FBYX-18Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-5, WDC WD1003FBYX-18Y7B, WDC WD10 03FBYX-20Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-3, WDC WD1003FBYX-05Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-1, WDC WD10 03FBYX-12Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-708DB0, WDC WD1003FBYX-0, WDC WD1003FBYX-70Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-88, WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B1, WD1003FBYX-23, WDC WD1003FBYX-36Y7B0, WD1003FBYX-88, WD1003FB YX-88, WD1003FBYX-01Y7B0, WDC WD1003FBYX-010FB0, WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B, WDC WD1003FBYX-01Y7B2, WDC WD1003FBYX-05Y7B, WD1003FB YX-01Y7B0
Poor: 36%Average: 60.5% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The WD RE4 1TB (2010) averaged 39.5% 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 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD RE4 1TB (2010) is 40.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD RE4 1TB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 100MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7,743 samples)
Rank 19060.5%
Min Avg Max
61.6 Read 110 141
62.2 Write 104 129
48.2 Mixed 82.3 108
57.6 SusWrite 100 130
73.3% 99.3 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1.1 1.4
1.5 4K Write 2.4 2.9
0.7 4K Mixed 0.94 1.1
194% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
794GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 114 118 103 85 MB/s
67% Good
Read 125
Write 114
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 108
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.6 MB/s
320GB free
Firmware: 00.0NS03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 88 88 88 88 MB/s
54.1% Above average
Read 100
Write 98.6
Mixed 102
SusWrite 87.6
72% 97.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
101GB free
Firmware: 01.01V01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 64 61 63 66 67 MB/s
53.1% Above average
Read 122
Write 114
Mixed 67.5
SusWrite 62.9
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.57 MB/s
905GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 01.01V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 50 64 75 68 MB/s
30.4% Below average
Read 50.3
Write 85.5
Mixed 52
SusWrite 55.6
45% 60.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 0.43 MB/s
369GB free
Firmware: 01.01V02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 54 53 54 54 MB/s
20.8% Poor
Read 18.2
Write 49.3
Mixed 40.5
SusWrite 54.3
30% 40.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
56% 0.43 MB/s
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Typical RE4 1TB (2010) Builds (Compare 46,263 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 56%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
Surfboard

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CPU
Core i7-2600Intel  $236Bench 58%, 87,163 samples2,449x
Core i7-3770Intel  $198Bench 64%, 143,535 samples2,441x
Core i5-2400Intel  $78Bench 54%, 78,215 samples1,739x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 31%, 449,329 samples2,062x
HD 2000 (Desktop 1.1 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 76,705 samples1,861x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $285Bench 56%, 747,470 samples1,422x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $60Bench 105%, 491,389 samples1,111x
A400 120GBKingston  $20Bench 60%, 54,893 samples740x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 382,161 samples726x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 263,267 samples2,128x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 115,943 samples1,482x
1x4GBUnknownBench 26%, 90,094 samples683x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $451

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