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Red 4TB (2013)

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Release date: Q3 2013.

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Average Bench: 77.4% (97th of 1015)

more Based on 14,746 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: 77.4% Great: 101%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 4TB (2013) averaged 22.6% 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 55.4%. 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 82.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 129MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 14,746 samples)
Rank 9777.4%
Min Avg Max
77.7 Read 137 178
69.9 Write 129 169
39.5 Mixed 82.1 108
70.5 SusWrite 133 174
88.2% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.84 1
0.81 4K Write 2.42 3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.95 1.1
185% 1.4 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 141 144 141 143 143 MB/s
84.2% Excellent
Read 151
Write 137
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 142
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 128 129 128 124 128 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 136
Write 126
Mixed 85
SusWrite 127
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 18,407,621 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $150 @ launch in Sep '13
EbayUS $1062 mins
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Typical Red 4TB (2013) Builds (Compare 24,304 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 128%
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Desktop
Desktop 124%
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Workstation
Workstation 112%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $499

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 107%, 328,671 samples17,739x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $260Bench 102%, 116,390 samples3,406x
Core i7-8700Intel  $295Bench 103%, 103,720 samples1,084x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $750Bench 153%, 383,820 samples6,105x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 123%, 505,858 samples4,976x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 97%, 637,429 samples2,137x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 204%, 143,079 samples2,159x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $135Bench 220%, 90,581 samples1,903x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 271%, 95,528 samples1,532x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 90%, 72,848 samples2,455x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 87%, 230,653 samples2,011x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 84%, 34,050 samples1,027x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $1,804

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