WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

▲ Red Pro 4TB (2014)
BENCHMARKS (429)
MKT (0%)
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BUY • $229

Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score -2%Read -4%, Write -3%, 4K Read -55%, 4K Write 37%, Mixed 27%, 4K Mixed -8%, SusWrite -8%Peak Score +3% Read -6%, Write -12%, 4K Read -58%, 4K Write 38%, Mixed 57%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -14%Value & Sentiment User Rating -36%, Market Share -∞%, Price -167%, Value -65%Nice To Haves -6%Age -6%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

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Average Bench: 84.4% (60^th of 1014)

Based on 429 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 0.82MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.94MB/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 104MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 429 samples)

Rank 6084.4%

Min	Avg	Max
99.1	Read 153	190
94.6	Write 141	169
64.3	Mixed 104	155
83.6	SusWrite 140	171
98.9% 134 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.55	4K Read 0.84	1.1
2.1	4K Write 2.94	3.5
0.23	4K Mixed 0.82	1.2
180% 1.53 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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

USA-User, 4 days ago.

3TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 164 162 163 163 163 MB/s

98.3% Outstanding

Write 158

Mixed 94.9

SusWrite 163

109% 149 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 2.9

4K Mixed 1.1

209% 1.6 MB/s

NLD-User, 2 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 171 169 172 172 169 MB/s

97% Outstanding

Write 157

Mixed 81.5

SusWrite 170

105% 144 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 3.1

4K Mixed 1.2

237% 1.8 MB/s

NLD-User, 21 hrs ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 16 43 42 25 19 MB/s

53% Above average

Write 153

Mixed 85.7

SusWrite 29

78% 106 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.8

4K Mixed 1.2

223% 1.63 MB/s

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Gaming 26%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 20%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX58-UD3R - $200

CPU
Core i7-920Intel $349Bench 65%, 50,690 samples	391x
Core i7-950Intel $350Bench 68%, 30,978 samples	39x
Xeon X5675IntelBench 76%, 5,364 samples	31x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $400Bench 51%, 633,465 samples	31x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $146Bench 31%, 603,361 samples	25x
GTX 960Nvidia $198Bench 33%, 301,375 samples	25x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $67Bench 108%, 404,342 samples	25x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 640,525 samples	17x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 553,100 samples	15x

RAM
3x2GBUnknownBench 32%, 39,322 samples	84x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 81,323 samples	83x
3x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 32,592 samples	65x

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Value: 44% - Average

Total price: $1,016

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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 $195	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $230	Crucial MX500 250GB $44
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $65	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $30
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $28

WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 84.4% (60^th of 1014)

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Average Bench: 84.4% (60th of 1014)

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