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WD WD40EFRX

Red 4TB (2013)

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Release date: Q3 2013.

Average Bench: 76.4% (102nd of 1015)

more Based on 25,909 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD40EFRX-68WT0N0, WDC WD40 EFRX-68WT0N0, WDC WD40EFRX-68EUZN0, WD40EFRX-68WT0N0, WDC WD40EFRX-67N32N0, WDC WD40EFRX-68W, WDC WD40 EFRX-68N32N0, WDC WD40EFRX-68N32N0, WDC WD40EFRX-68N, WD WD40EFRX-68WT0N0
Poor: 46%Average: 76.4% Great: 100%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 4TB (2013) averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red 4TB (2013) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.95MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.42MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 4TB (2013) is 54.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 4TB (2013) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25,909 samples)
Rank 10276.4%
Min Avg Max
79.1 Read 136 181
70.8 Write 127 169
43.4 Mixed 81.9 109
72 SusWrite 130 173
87.2% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.86 1.1
1.2 4K Write 2.42 3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.95 1.1
186% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 148 151 155 151 151 MB/s
90.6% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 162
Mixed 109
SusWrite 151
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 149 151 151 147 147 MB/s
83% Excellent
Read 140
Write 141
Mixed 93.7
SusWrite 149
96% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.53 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 114 104 68 93 64 MB/s
59.9% Above average
Read 117
Write 119
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 91.7
70% 96.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.03 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $150 @ launch in Sep '13
EbayUS $10521 mins
BHPhotoUS $1109 months
OutletPCUS $1354 days
AmazonUS $1483 years
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Typical Red 4TB (2013) Builds (Compare 19,790 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 135%
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Desktop
Desktop 138%
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Workstation
Workstation 124%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING - $194

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel  $345Bench 99%, 207,108 samples5,826x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $525Bench 99%, 184,143 samples5,740x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $196Bench 96%, 138,800 samples2,355x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $1,180Bench 168%, 140,605 samples2,252x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $698Bench 119%, 155,132 samples2,230x
RTX 2070Nvidia  $450Bench 105%, 208,255 samples1,967x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $98Bench 273%, 172,315 samples1,967x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $120Bench 290%, 136,348 samples1,763x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $200Bench 324%, 71,780 samples1,077x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $94Bench 86%, 134,405 samples1,136x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 84%, 374,591 samples1,009x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 85%, 89,565 samples995x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $1,911

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The WD Red family just got bigger...

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Good

30 days ago.

Pretty fast and has lots of capacy

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