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HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB

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Release date ≤ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 56.9% (223rd of 1015)

Based on 500 user benchmarks.  Model: APPLE HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0
Poor: 30%Average: 56.9% Great: 78%

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Average average bench

The Apple HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB averaged 43.0% 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 0.74MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.97MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Apple HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB is 47.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Apple HDD WDC WD10EALX-408EA0 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 91.2MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.8MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 500 samples)
Rank 22356.9%
Min Avg Max
57.3 Read 107 144
52.1 Write 97.7 129
35.4 Mixed 82.8 118
34.9 SusWrite 91.2 131
70.1% 94.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.97 1.3
0.7 4K Write 1.85 2.4
0.22 4K Mixed 0.74 1
157% 1.18 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
931GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 121 121 124 123 123 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 130
Write 116
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 123
83% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.2 MB/s
695GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 116 119 114 MB/s
72.5% Very good
Read 137
Write 125
Mixed 95
SusWrite 115
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
196% 1.53 MB/s
931GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 124 124 123 123 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 124
Write 113
Mixed 111
SusWrite 123
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
158% 1.3 MB/s
750GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 121 122 120 121 MB/s
70.6% Very good
Read 125
Write 114
Mixed 109
SusWrite 120
87% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.2 MB/s
558GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 130 130 130 MB/s
68.9% Good
Read 110
Write 98.9
Mixed 106
SusWrite 130
82% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
396GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 88 89 88 86 87 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 123
Write 118
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 87
77% 104 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
190% 1.47 MB/s
5GB free
Firmware: 07.01D03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 27 28 27 25 21 MB/s
28.6% Poor
Read 69.7
Write 29.7
Mixed 54.6
SusWrite 29.6
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.3
72% 0.67 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 17%
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Desktop
Desktop 70%
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Workstation
Workstation 14%
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System: Apple iMac13,2

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples62x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples62x
Core i5-3470SIntelBench 65%, 14,631 samples43x
GPU
GTX 675MXNvidiaBench 16%, 591 samples73x
GTX 680MXNvidiaBench 22%, 279 samples48x
GTX 660MNvidiaBench 7%, 7,381 samples48x
SSD
SM128E 121GBAppleBench 61%, 294 samples9x
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples6x
SM768E 751GBAppleBench 62%, 163 samples4x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples36x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples34x
24GBUnknownBench 43%, 14,716 samples31x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $59

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