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Red 4TB (2013)

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Release date: Q3 2013.

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Average Bench: 76.4% (102nd of 1015)

more Based on 17,350 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: 76.4% Great: 102%

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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 2.45MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 4TB (2013) is 57%. 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 81MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 17,350 samples)
Rank 10276.4%
Min Avg Max
77.3 Read 135 181
70.5 Write 127 168
44.2 Mixed 81 107
75.6 SusWrite 131 175
87% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.85 1.1
1.24 4K Write 2.45 3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.95 1.1
186% 1.42 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 163 162 166 166 165 MB/s
95% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 166
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 165
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 151 149 151 150 MB/s
90.5% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 145
Mixed 86
SusWrite 150
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.43 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 148 151 149 151 151 MB/s
85.8% Excellent
Read 149
Write 88.4
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 150
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
170% 1.23 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 130 130 130 131 130 MB/s
81% Excellent
Read 153
Write 115
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 130
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.27 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $150 @ launch in Sep '13
EbayUS $9811 mins
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AmazonUS $1483 years
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Gaming 110%
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Desktop 112%
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Workstation 91%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG STRIX Z370-E GAMING - $300

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $350Bench 92%, 341,147 samples18,912x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $270Bench 90%, 110,653 samples3,638x
Core i7-8700Intel  $310Bench 88%, 105,025 samples1,174x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $799Bench 124%, 356,296 samples6,523x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 100%, 491,016 samples5,265x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $405Bench 79%, 656,806 samples2,268x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 199%, 134,885 samples2,233x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 220%, 85,522 samples2,012x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 268%, 111,678 samples1,637x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 87%, 81,399 samples2,579x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 86%, 236,250 samples2,116x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 84%, 38,604 samples1,096x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,654

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