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WD WD40EFRX

Red 4TB (2013)

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Release date: Q3 2013.

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Average Bench: 77% (100th of 1015)

more Based on 13,689 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: 45%Average: 77% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 4TB (2013) averaged 23.0% 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 0.94MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.39MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 4TB (2013) is 55.6%. 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 82.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 128MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 13,689 samples)
Rank 10077%
Min Avg Max
79.4 Read 138 180
72 Write 128 167
41 Mixed 82.1 109
73.6 SusWrite 131 173
87.8% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.85 1.1
0.75 4K Write 2.39 3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.94 1.1
184% 1.39 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 177 176 179 179 176 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 167
Mixed 111
SusWrite 176
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.1
209% 1.6 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 175 175 177 178 176 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 166
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 176
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 170 171 171 170 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 182
Write 162
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 170
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.47 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 113 113 111 MB/s
62.4% Good
Read 106
Write 108
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 111
73% 99.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
183% 1.47 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $150 @ launch in Sep '13
EbayUS $11024 mins
OutletPCUS $11523 hrs
NeweggUS $1203 hrs
BHPhotoUS $12414 hrs
AmazonUS $1482 years
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Typical Red 4TB (2013) Builds (Compare 22,711 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 128%
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Desktop
Desktop 123%
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Workstation
Workstation 112%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $170

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $355Bench 107%, 284,422 samples16,632x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $260Bench 102%, 110,124 samples3,216x
Core i7-8700Intel  $300Bench 103%, 77,956 samples975x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 154%, 308,250 samples5,748x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 449,288 samples4,704x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $380Bench 98%, 573,744 samples2,007x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 200%, 127,708 samples2,078x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 217%, 78,507 samples1,821x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $133Bench 269%, 84,079 samples1,420x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $115Bench 91%, 61,083 samples2,335x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $90Bench 86%, 166,861 samples1,924x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $106Bench 85%, 30,091 samples969x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $1,548

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