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WD40PURX-64GVNY0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2016.

Average Bench: 67.8% (140th of 1015)

Based on 19 user benchmarks.  Model: WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0
Poor: 46%Average: 67.8% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 4TB averaged 32.2% 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 0.45MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.06MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 4TB is 37.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD WD40PURX-64GVNY0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 114MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 19 samples)
Rank 14067.8%
Min Avg Max
75.2 Read 119 157
68.3 Write 114 151
63.4 Mixed 100 136
89.1 SusWrite 116 140
83.3% 113 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.68 0.9
1.19 4K Write 2.06 2.6
0.16 4K Mixed 0.45 1
116% 1.06 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 138 138 144 138 MB/s
71.7% Very good
Read 110
Write 104
Mixed 68.8
SusWrite 140
77% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.33 MB/s
378GB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 84 89 82 78 MB/s
63.1% Good
Read 134
Write 132
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 85.6
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 106 106 113 114 MB/s
62.9% Good
Read 110
Write 104
Mixed 63.4
SusWrite 108
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.4 MB/s
841GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 91 89 90 90 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 128
Write 81.5
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 89.1
69% 93.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 109 107 106 106 MB/s
60.5% Good
Read 104
Write 106
Mixed 68.2
SusWrite 106
71% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 1
187% 1.37 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 86%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII HERO - $240

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel  $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples4,558x
Core i5-6600KIntel  $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples843x
Core i7-7700KIntel  $230Bench 84%, 712,312 samples597x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples992x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples893x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples470x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples442x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples314x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples180x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples346x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples254x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples137x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 70% - Good Total price: $953

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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