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Red 5TB (2014)

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Release date: Q2 2014.

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Average Bench: 76.4% (103rd of 1015)

more Based on 483 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50 EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68M, WDC WD50EFRX-68L0BN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD50 EFRX-68L0BN1
Poor: 51%Average: 76.4% Great: 98%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 5TB (2014) averaged 23.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red 5TB (2014) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.36MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 5TB (2014) is 47.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 5TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 483 samples)
Rank 10376.4%
Min Avg Max
92.4 Read 141 189
84.7 Write 126 159
58.3 Mixed 102 151
75.7 SusWrite 123 167
91% 123 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 0.77 1.1
1 4K Write 2.36 3
0.17 4K Mixed 0.6 1.1
142% 1.24 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: 122 118 117 123 120 117 MB/s
78.2% Very good
Read 153
Write 113
Mixed 72
SusWrite 119
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.33 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 109 107 110 109 108 MB/s
65.1% Good
Read 118
Write 95.2
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 108
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.43 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 104 103 102 102 103 MB/s
62.3% Good
Read 115
Write 109
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 102
72% 98.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
199% 1.53 MB/s
116GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 110 110 108 MB/s
62.1% Good
Read 108
Write 100
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 109
72% 97.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
189% 1.37 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 19,896,197 HDDs tested.

 Prices

Approx. $199 @ launch in Jun '14
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Gaming
Gaming 72%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 44%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $210Bench 69%, 204,615 samples1,227x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $284Bench 76%, 326,590 samples894x
Core i5-6500Intel  $190Bench 58%, 118,276 samples408x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $409Bench 79%, 656,806 samples632x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $240Bench 56%, 642,931 samples574x
GTX 970Nvidia  $399Bench 50%, 447,803 samples318x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $70Bench 105%, 496,833 samples373x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $105Bench 113%, 383,170 samples181x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 193,675 samples87x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $75Bench 73%, 52,452 samples173x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $70Bench 83%, 234,467 samples156x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $71Bench 70%, 23,956 samples129x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $877

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