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WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

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Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 83.7% (65th of 1015)

Based on 322 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]

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Poor: 57%Average: 83.7% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 16.3% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.89MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 45.5%. 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 108MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 322 samples)
Rank 6583.7%
Min Avg Max
99.5 Read 152 192
93.4 Write 139 169
63.3 Mixed 108 160
82.9 SusWrite 136 171
98.8% 134 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.83 1.1
2 4K Write 2.89 3.5
0.22 4K Mixed 0.72 1.1
168% 1.48 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 157 155 153 154 156 MB/s
90% Excellent
Read 158
Write 144
Mixed 106
SusWrite 155
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.8 MB/s
735GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 119 100 120 120 121 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 169
Write 159
Mixed 85.6
SusWrite 116
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
215% 1.7 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $249 @ launch in Jul '14
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Gaming 114%
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Desktop 118%
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Workstation
Workstation 95%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $260

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $355Bench 94%, 381,974 samples8,209x
Core i7-8086KIntel  $749Bench 95%, 21,822 samples692x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $245Bench 91%, 141,514 samples657x
GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 129%, 426,287 samples3,711x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $540Bench 105%, 614,460 samples1,609x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $346Bench 79%, 759,017 samples987x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $127Bench 219%, 99,922 samples1,016x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 203%, 174,625 samples1,005x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $88Bench 274%, 146,644 samples716x
RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $95Bench 86%, 101,976 samples764x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 84%, 283,637 samples510x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $73Bench 86%, 178,276 samples378x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $1,645

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HDrivePro
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Official site www.wdc.com/...

Storage for 8 to 16 bay NAS solutions...

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Good (edit your comment) Add link

2 years ago.

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

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