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WD WD60EFRX

Red 6TB (2014)

▲ 51201 ▼

Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 77.2% (90th of 1015)

more Based on 11,340 user benchmarks.  Models: WDC WD60EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD60EFRX-68T, WDC WD60EFRX-68TGBN1, WDC WD60 EFRX-68TGBN1, WDC WD60EFRX-68L0BN1, WDC WD60 EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD60 EFRX-68MYMN1, WDC WD60EFRX-68L, WDC WD60EFRX-68MYMN0, WDC WD60EFRX-68M, WDC WD60 EFRX-68L0BN1, WD WD60EFRX-68MYMN1

The 6TB WD Red is one of the first 6TB consumer drives. Sporting five large 1.2TB platters the Red is targeted at consumers for use in 1-8 bay NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices. The large platters on the 6TB drive enable slightly faster peak read speeds than on the smaller capacity Reds. Comparing performance between the 2TB and 6TB versions shows that the 6TB version is between 10 and 15% faster. At current market prices ($300) the 6TB red isn't a bad value proposition and, considering that the 6TB Red is just a few months old, prices are likely to drop significantly over the coming months. [Oct '14 HDrivePro]

Poor: 49%Average: 77.2% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The WD Red 6TB (2014) averaged 22.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red 6TB (2014) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.57MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red 6TB (2014) is 49.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red 6TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 84.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 127MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 11,340 samples)
Rank 9077.2%
Min Avg Max
85.6 Read 138 179
76.2 Write 127 163
50.9 Mixed 84.4 109
77.1 SusWrite 130 169
88.3% 120 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.83 1
1.05 4K Write 2.57 3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
189% 1.46 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 172 170 171 170 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 171
Mixed 91.2
SusWrite 171
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 133 131 134 131 MB/s
85.5% Excellent
Read 166
Write 154
Mixed 89
SusWrite 132
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
198% 1.57 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 82.00A82
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 141 136 142 139 138 MB/s
85.1% Excellent
Read 157
Write 151
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 139
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.67 MB/s
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MSRP ≈ $289 @ launch in Jul '14
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Workstation 105%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO WIFI - $297

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Core i7-9700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples4,906x
Core i9-9900KIntel  $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,789x
Core i5-9600KIntel  $135Bench 93%, 321,194 samples1,853x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $275Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,361x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $550Bench 187%, 424,051 samples1,169x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $460Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,105x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,066x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples831x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $69Bench 275%, 495,311 samples695x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples523x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples516x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples481x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $957

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