WD WD2503ABYX

RE4 250GB (2010)

RE4 250GB (2010)
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Effective Speed -51%Effective Speed -51%Average Score -22%Read -43%, Write -39%, 4K Read -20%, 4K Write 8%, Mixed -5%, 4K Mixed 5%, SusWrite -61%Peak Score -16%Read -40%, Write -43%, 4K Read -22%, 4K Write 23%, Mixed 8%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -47%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%, Price 149%, Value -520%Nice To Haves -8%Age -8%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 58.5% (202^nd of 1015)

Based on 1,397 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD2503ABYX-01WERA0, WDC WD25 03ABYX-01WERA2, WDC WD2503ABYX-0, WDC WD2503ABYX-01WER, WDC WD2503ABYX-01WE, WDC WD25 03ABYX-01WER, WDC WD2503ABYX-01WERA2, WDC WD2503ABYX-01WERA1, WDC WD25 03ABYX-01WERA0, WDC WD25 03ABYX-01WERA1

Poor: 28%Average: 58.5% Great: 79%

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Average average bench

The WD RE4 250GB (2010) averaged 41.5% 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 0.91MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.08MB/s

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Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD RE4 250GB (2010) is 50.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD RE4 250GB (2010) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 78MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 94.4MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 1,397 samples)

Rank 20258.5%

Min	Avg	Max
37.1	Read 109	143
47.1	Write 104	132
37.1	Mixed 78	106
40.1	SusWrite 94.4	134
71.1% 96.3 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.3	4K Read 1.08	1.4
0.7	4K Write 2.32	3.1
0.3	4K Mixed 0.91	1.1
189% 1.44 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 6 days ago.

233GB free

Firmware: 01.01S02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 129 128 128 130 130 MB/s

78.1% Very good

Write 118

Mixed 88.6

SusWrite 129

88% 120 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1.2

243% 1.83 MB/s

SGP-User, 1 month ago.

234GB free

Firmware: 01.01S02

SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 133 133 132 MB/s

77.8% Very good

Write 128

Mixed 106

SusWrite 132

93% 126 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

214% 1.77 MB/s

CZE-User, 1 month ago.

234GB free

Firmware: 01.01S01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 134 135 134 MB/s

77.6% Very good

Write 134

Mixed 110

SusWrite 134

95% 128 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1

223% 1.77 MB/s

USA-User, 2 months ago.

116GB free

Firmware: 01.01S01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 81 79 80 79 MB/s

61.1% Good

Write 124

Mixed 76.3

SusWrite 79.7

76% 103 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 0.9

186% 1.43 MB/s

NZL-User, 29 days ago.

120GB free

Firmware: 01.01S01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 73 72 72 72 MB/s

56.3% Above average

Write 127

Mixed 105

SusWrite 71.7

80% 107 MB/s

4K Read 1.4

4K Write 2.4

4K Mixed 1

214% 1.6 MB/s

FRA-User, 2 months ago.

17GB free

Firmware: 01.01S01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 103 90 112 109 MB/s

51.4% Above average

Write 67.8

Mixed 62.8

SusWrite 106

57% 77.4 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

156% 1.07 MB/s

DEU-User, 11 days ago.

61GB free

Firmware: 01.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 73 69 69 MB/s

43.1% Average

Write 73.8

Mixed 77.5

SusWrite 70.7

56% 75.2 MB/s

4K Read 1.3

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 1

195% 1.3 MB/s

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Desktop 100%

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Workstation 105%

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Motherboard: MSI MAG Z390 TOMAHAWK (MS-7B18) - $200

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Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,806x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	1,602x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	1,245x

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RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	745x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	555x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	398x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	343x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	301x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples	213x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	264x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	249x
DDR4 3200 2x8GBUnknownBench 81%, 16,423 samples	216x

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Value: 114% - Outstanding

Total price: $761

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD2503ABYX

RE4 250GB (2010)

Average Bench: 58.5% (202^nd of 1015)

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RE4 250GB (2010)

Average Bench: 58.5% (202nd of 1015)

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