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Red 6TB (2019)

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Release date ≈ Q1 2019.

Average Bench: 66.9% (147th of 1015)

more Based on 374 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD60EFAX-68SHWN0, WDC WD60EFAX-68J, WDC WD60 EFAX-68JH4N0, WDC WD60 EFAX-68JH4N1, WDC WD60EFAX-68S, WDC WD60EFAX-68JH4N1, WDC WD60EFAX-68JH4N0, WDC WD60 EFAX-68SHWN0
Poor: 20%Average: 66.9% Great: 97%

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Above average average bench

The WD Red 6TB (2019) averaged 33.1% 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 Write Speed 6.02MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.62MB/s

Very poor consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 6TB (2019) is 77.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the WD Red 6TB (2019) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 67.8MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 105MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 374 samples)
Rank 14766.9%
Min Avg Max
43.1 Read 126 188
19.8 Write 123 184
14.7 Mixed 67.8 104
13.8 SusWrite 105 176
77.3% 105 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 1.54 5.42
0 4K Write 6.02 8
0.1 4K Mixed 0.62 0.96
245% 2.73 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
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Gaming 2%
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Desktop 58%
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Workstation 2%
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System: HP Compaq Pro 6300 MT

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $69Bench 63%, 223,595 samples933x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples294x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples209x
GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples421x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples195x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples131x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples89x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples47x
A400 480GBKingston  $35Bench 74%, 237,487 samples25x
RAM
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 1x4GBMicronBench 28%, 7,085 samples20x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 2x4GBMicronBench 52%, 17,707 samples20x
M378B5173DB0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 51%, 14,844 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $94

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