WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

▲ Red Pro 4TB (2014)
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Release date: Q3 2014.

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Effective Speed -8%Effective Speed -8%Average User Bench -6%Read -6%, Write -6%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 34%, Mixed 35%, 4K Mixed -31%, SusWrite -14%Peak Lab Bench +3% Read -5%, Write -12%, 4K Read -53%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 63%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -16%Value & Sentiment User Rating -34%, Market Share -∞%, Price -148%, Value -70%Nice To Haves -7%Age -7%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 82.9% (67^th of 1015)

Based on 283 user benchmarks. Models: WDC WD4001FFSX-68JNUN0, WDC WD4001FFSX-68JNU, WDC WD4001FFSX-6, WDC WD40 01FFSX-68JNUN0

The new 4TB WD Red Pro is an upgraded version of WD's popular Red NAS (Network Attached Storage). The Pro Reds have a rotation speed of 7200 RPM unlike their regular Red counterparts which are marketed as "IntelliPower" but actually spin at fixed speeds of 5400 or 5700 RPM depending on the exact model. Comparing the regular 3TB Red and the 4TB Pro shows that the pro version is significantly faster across the board. The biggest performance gains are seen in the small file 4K area and are a direct consequence of lower access times due to the higher rotation speed of the Pro Red. As well as offering better performance the Pro Reds have 5 year warranties vs 3 years on the regular Reds. Unfortunately it's not all good news as the Pro Red is priced around 50% higher than its regular Red sibling and thus currently represents average value for money at best. ^{[Oct '14 HDrivePro]}

Poor: 56%Average: 82.9% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 17.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.68MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.86MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 46.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 110MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 283 samples)

Rank 6782.9%

Min	Avg	Max
98.3	Read 151	192
92.2	Write 138	169
62.4	Mixed 110	160
78.7	SusWrite 133	169
98.2% 133 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.82	1.1
1.68	4K Write 2.86	3.5
0.22	4K Mixed 0.68	1.1
162% 1.45 MB/s

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

NZL-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 175 177 177 177 176 MB/s

105% Outstanding

Write 174

Mixed 109

SusWrite 176

119% 162 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.6

4K Mixed 1

211% 1.8 MB/s

NZL-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 167 165 165 165 164 MB/s

101% Outstanding

Write 165

Mixed 97

SusWrite 165

113% 154 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.1

4K Mixed 0.9

195% 1.63 MB/s

CZE-User, 4 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 154 155 156 155 155 MB/s

93.5% Outstanding

Write 164

Mixed 106

SusWrite 155

110% 149 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

199% 1.53 MB/s

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Desktop 69%

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Workstation 60%

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Motherboard: Asus RAMPAGE IV EXTREME - $589

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Core i7-3930KIntel $495Bench 67%, 21,280 samples	1,741x
Core i7-4930KIntel $600Bench 70%, 12,974 samples	675x
Core i7-3820Intel $390Bench 62%, 24,435 samples	584x

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GTX 1080-TiNvidia $799Bench 132%, 410,234 samples	481x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 104%, 528,138 samples	448x
GTX 1070Nvidia $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples	369x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples	250x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 529,683 samples	205x
840 Pro 256GBSamsung $100Bench 95%, 40,247 samples	171x

RAM
RipjawsZ DDR3 2133 C9 4x4GBG.SKILLBench 77%, 1,971 samples	107x
HyperX DDR3 2400 C11 4x8GBKingstonBench 71%, 3,388 samples	101x
CMT16GX3M4X2133C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 86%, 468 samples	98x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,990

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In use for 7 months in my 4 bay NAS. Good performance. Excellent warranty.

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WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 82.9% (67^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 82.9% (67th of 1015)

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