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 -11%Read -5%, Write -6%, 4K Read -59%, 4K Write 30%, Mixed 44%, 4K Mixed -61%, SusWrite -17%Peak Lab Bench +3% Read -1%, Write -12%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write 38%, Mixed 67%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -17%Value & Sentiment User Rating -32%, Market Share -∞%, Price -154%, Value -66%Nice To Haves -9%Age -9%

Market Leaders

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 83.8% (57^th of 1010)

Based on 204 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: 57%Average: 83.8% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 16.1% 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 0.55MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.79MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 43.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 132MB/s

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 117MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 204 samples)

Rank 5783.8%

Min	Avg	Max
102	Read 153	200
94.7	Write 139	170
63.7	Mixed 117	164
78.6	SusWrite 132	168
100% 135 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.5	4K Read 0.81	1.09
1.14	4K Write 2.79	3.5
0.21	4K Mixed 0.55	1.1
146% 1.38 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 10 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 170 170 170 169 MB/s

98.9% Outstanding

Write 169

Mixed 111

SusWrite 170

115% 156 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 3.6

4K Mixed 1

219% 1.87 MB/s

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 169 169 167 169 MB/s

96.9% Outstanding

Write 158

Mixed 97.7

SusWrite 169

109% 148 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 3.5

4K Mixed 1

222% 1.87 MB/s

CAN-User, 12 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 157 157 157 159 MB/s

91.5% Outstanding

Write 149

Mixed 103

SusWrite 156

105% 143 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

214% 1.77 MB/s

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Gaming 64%

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Desktop 79%

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Workstation 69%

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Motherboard: Asus X99-A - $236

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel $391Bench 85%, 50,772 samples	2,337x
Core i7-5930KIntel $599Bench 86%, 18,721 samples	446x
Core i7-5960XIntel $945Bench 89%, 8,365 samples	135x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $374Bench 63%, 376,689 samples	487x
GTX 1080Nvidia $528Bench 123%, 459,370 samples	360x
GTX 980Nvidia $500Bench 74%, 95,625 samples	322x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $105Bench 112%, 348,851 samples	240x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $65Bench 105%, 411,158 samples	223x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung $355Bench 226%, 31,936 samples	112x

RAM
Ballistix Sport DDR4 2400 C16 4x4GBCrucial $171Bench 99%, 1,188 samples	110x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 4x4GBCorsair $116Bench 92%, 2,824 samples	96x
4x8GBUnknownBench 74%, 14,273 samples	60x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,276

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

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-8700K $365	Nvidia GTX 1070 $364	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $65
AMD Ryzen 5 1600 $120	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $230	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $105
Intel Core i5-8600K $260	Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti $808	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $97

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $43	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $105	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $43
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $761	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $48
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $45	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $110	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $12

WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 83.8% (57^th of 1010)

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Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 83.8% (57th of 1010)

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