WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

▲ Red Pro 4TB (2014)
BENCHMARKS (550)
MKT (0%)
BUILDS
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BUY • $229

Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score +2% Read -3%, Write -3%, 4K Read -45%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -2%Read -8%, Write -13%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 17%, 4K Mixed 19%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -12%, Market Share -∞%, Price -168%, Value -63%Nice To Haves -5%Age -5%

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Average Bench: 84.4% (56^th of 1015)

Based on 550 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: 84.4% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 15.6% 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 1.02MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.07MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 44.7%. 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 93.1MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 550 samples)

Rank 5684.4%

Min	Avg	Max
96.9	Read 152	185
91.7	Write 140	167
63	Mixed 93.1	115
86.7	SusWrite 142	172
96.9% 132 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.88	1.1
2.24	4K Write 3.07	3.6
0.8	4K Mixed 1.02	1.2
206% 1.65 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

LVA-User, 3 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 148 148 149 148 MB/s

84.6% Excellent

Write 137

Mixed 86

SusWrite 148

95% 129 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.1

4K Mixed 0.9

191% 1.6 MB/s

DEU-User, 2 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 124 126 126 128 125 MB/s

76.2% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 87.1

SusWrite 125

89% 121 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.7

4K Mixed 1

194% 1.5 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 day ago.

674GB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 34 33 32 126 MB/s

56.9% Above average

Write 28.2

Mixed 88

SusWrite 48.6

59% 78.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.6

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 1

164% 1.03 MB/s

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 39%

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Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 83%, 389,955 samples	1,099x
Core i5-4690KIntel $155Bench 79%, 215,811 samples	296x
Core i7-4790Intel $226Bench 76%, 249,438 samples	117x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $340Bench 51%, 731,766 samples	238x
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 80%, 1,236,286 samples	138x
GTX 1080Nvidia $540Bench 105%, 878,504 samples	119x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 827,550 samples	96x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $120Bench 111%, 742,645 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 456,834 samples	65x

RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 64%, 23,572 samples	61x
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 94,884 samples	60x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 56%, 46,104 samples	47x

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Value: 51% - Above average

Total price: $1,008

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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 i5-11600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $45
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WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 84.4% (56^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 84.4% (56th of 1015)

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