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Red Pro 4TB (2014)

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Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84.1% (57th of 1015)

Based on 520 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: 56%Average: 84.1% Great: 102%

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Very good average bench

The WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) averaged just 15.8% 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 3.05MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 45.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 92.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 520 samples)
Rank 5784.1%
Min Avg Max
96.7 Read 152 184
91 Write 140 167
62.9 Mixed 92.9 113
87 SusWrite 141 171
96.7% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.88 1.1
2.2 4K Write 3.05 3.5
0.83 4K Mixed 1.02 1.2
206% 1.65 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 171 173 173 173 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 170
Mixed 124
SusWrite 172
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.8 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 01.04Q.6
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 144 147 147 147 148 MB/s
84.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 143
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 146
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.3
245% 1.83 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 39,053,694 HDDs tested.

 Prices

MSRP ≈ $249 @ launch in Jul '14
BHPhotoUS $2294 years
AmazonUS $4532 months
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Gaming
Gaming 46%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski

Motherboard: Asrock Z97 Extreme6 - $220

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 83%, 316,893 samples1,028x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $175Bench 78%, 186,899 samples281x
Core i7-4790Intel  $236Bench 76%, 235,676 samples108x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $340Bench 51%, 671,374 samples221x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $400Bench 80%, 1,173,275 samples129x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $450Bench 106%, 916,461 samples118x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 798,238 samples92x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $135Bench 112%, 684,094 samples75x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $115Bench 114%, 447,629 samples60x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 58%, 86,383 samples57x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 21,724 samples55x
BLS8G3D1609DS1S00. 2x8GBCrucialBench 55%, 44,747 samples46x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 51% - Above average Total price: $1,008

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Official site www.wdc.com/...

Storage for 8 to 16 bay NAS solutions...

Added 6 years ago.
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

4 years ago.

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

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