WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

▲ Red Pro 4TB (2014)
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Effective Speed -6%Effective Speed -6%Average Score -1%Read -4%, Write -4%, 4K Read -52%, 4K Write 38%, Mixed 22%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -8%Peak Score +3% Read -6%, Write -14%, 4K Read -57%, 4K Write 39%, Mixed 56%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -35%, Market Share -∞%, Price -142%, Value -53%Nice To Haves -6%Age -6%

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Average Bench: 84.2% (59^th of 1015)

Based on 453 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: 84.2% Great: 101%

Popular builds with this HDD

Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 15.7% 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 0.87MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.95MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 44.2%. 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 100MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 453 samples)

Rank 5984.2%

Min	Avg	Max
99	Read 153	189
94.1	Write 140	165
63.2	Mixed 100	153
85.4	SusWrite 140	171
98.2% 133 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.57	4K Read 0.85	1.1
2.09	4K Write 2.95	3.5
0.23	4K Mixed 0.87	1.2
186% 1.56 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

CAN-User, 1 day ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 174 174 174 174 MB/s

104% Outstanding

Write 165

Mixed 110

SusWrite 173

117% 159 MB/s

4K Read 1

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1.2

227% 1.67 MB/s

USA-User, 4 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 161 162 162 163 161 MB/s

95.6% Outstanding

Write 153

Mixed 104

SusWrite 161

108% 147 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.4

4K Mixed 0.9

200% 1.73 MB/s

GBR-User, 13 hrs ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 161 161 162 163 162 MB/s

94.1% Outstanding

Write 160

Mixed 94.6

SusWrite 161

107% 146 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 3

4K Mixed 1

212% 1.7 MB/s

GBR-User, 11 hrs ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 130 132 133 133 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 155

Mixed 112

SusWrite 132

103% 140 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 0.9

199% 1.7 MB/s

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Desktop 99%

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Workstation 115%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS X HERO - $260

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel $300Bench 93%, 523,762 samples	2,123x
Core i7-8086KIntel $692Bench 95%, 30,018 samples	210x
Core i9-9900KIntel $364Bench 98%, 270,584 samples	191x

GPU
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $808Bench 134%, 552,563 samples	842x
GTX 1080Nvidia $450Bench 104%, 752,973 samples	386x
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $1,264Bench 172%, 218,612 samples	339x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $60Bench 273%, 276,120 samples	207x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $95Bench 215%, 112,487 samples	162x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $130Bench 312%, 164,132 samples	147x

RAM
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $83Bench 86%, 159,909 samples	142x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $69Bench 84%, 418,722 samples	128x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $180Bench 94%, 44,788 samples	122x

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Value: 57% - Above average

Total price: $1,511

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Storage for 8 to 16 bay NAS solutions...

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

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Intel Core i5-9600K $190	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $34
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $69	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 84.2% (59^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 84.2% (59th of 1015)

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