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Red 5TB (2014)

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Release date: Q2 2014.

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Average Bench: 77.6% (89th of 1010)

more Based on 418 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50 EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68M, WDC WD50EFRX-68L0BN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD50 EFRX-68L0BN1
Poor: 52%Average: 77.6% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 5TB (2014) averaged 22.3% 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 0.49MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.34MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 5TB (2014) is 46.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 5TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 125MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 418 samples)
Rank 8977.6%
Min Avg Max
92.8 Read 143 194
85.4 Write 128 161
65.6 Mixed 109 153
78.6 SusWrite 125 168
93.4% 126 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.41 4K Read 0.75 1.1
0.99 4K Write 2.34 3
0.15 4K Mixed 0.49 1
129% 1.2 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: 160 164 165 164 164 165 MB/s
103% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 168
Mixed 110
SusWrite 164
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
211% 1.63 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 143 146 145 146 MB/s
90% Excellent
Read 169
Write 135
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 144
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
216% 1.63 MB/s
288GB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 157 157 157 157 MB/s
71.9% Very good
Read 92.8
Write 87.3
Mixed 52
SusWrite 157
71% 97.4 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.53 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $199 @ launch in Jun '14
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Gaming
Gaming 91%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 53%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $77

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $238Bench 84%, 178,572 samples986x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $291Bench 89%, 290,659 samples724x
Core i5-6500Intel  $211Bench 71%, 90,037 samples326x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $330Bench 98%, 531,065 samples505x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $230Bench 70%, 550,267 samples475x
GTX 970Nvidia  $374Bench 63%, 434,663 samples262x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $104Bench 105%, 425,292 samples318x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $105Bench 113%, 306,583 samples155x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $60Bench 54%, 144,913 samples71x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $85Bench 73%, 37,992 samples145x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $105Bench 87%, 161,789 samples129x
Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GBHyperX  $122Bench 73%, 27,749 samples103x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 103% - Outstanding Total price: $834

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