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WD WD50EFRX

Red 5TB (2014)

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Release date: Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 75.1% (105th of 1015)

more Based on 678 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50 EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68M, WDC WD50EFRX-68L0BN1, WDC WD50EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD50 EFRX-68L0BN1
Poor: 50%Average: 75.1% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 5TB (2014) averaged 24.8% 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 0.91MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.48MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 5TB (2014) is 46.8%. 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 84.3MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 125MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 678 samples)
Rank 10575.1%
Min Avg Max
89.9 Read 137 177
76 Write 125 159
50.6 Mixed 84.3 112
70.8 SusWrite 125 166
86.7% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.85 1.2
1.29 4K Write 2.48 3
0.26 4K Mixed 0.91 1.1
182% 1.41 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 156 162 163 164 163 MB/s
92.1% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 154
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 161
103% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
182% 1.27 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 125 123 124 125 121 MB/s
72.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 115
Mixed 94
SusWrite 123
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
192% 1.53 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 106 108 109 111 111 MB/s
71.1% Very good
Read 139
Write 112
Mixed 69
SusWrite 109
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 142 143 143 143 MB/s
69.2% Good
Read 98.7
Write 96.5
Mixed 61.5
SusWrite 142
73% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
188% 1.47 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 31 33 35 36 34 MB/s
45.5% Average
Read 125
Write 123
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 33.2
67% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $199 @ launch in Jun '14
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Typical Red 5TB (2014) Builds (Compare 5,072 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings.
Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 60%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z170-HD3 - $113

CPU
Core i5-6600KIntel  $195Bench 81%, 244,179 samples1,698x
Core i7-6700KIntel  $286Bench 86%, 395,350 samples1,256x
Core i5-6500Intel  $200Bench 72%, 160,473 samples568x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $415Bench 78%, 866,583 samples817x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $267Bench 57%, 870,290 samples749x
GTX 970Nvidia  $395Bench 52%, 544,529 samples408x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 104%, 606,615 samples477x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 515,739 samples234x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $66Bench 54%, 237,491 samples104x
RAM
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL  $65Bench 71%, 65,638 samples234x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 82%, 373,850 samples221x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x8GBCorsair  $68Bench 69%, 33,171 samples166x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $873

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