WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

▲ Red Pro 4TB (2014)
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Effective Speed -5%Effective Speed -5%Average Score +2% Read -2%, Write -3%, 4K Read -49%, 4K Write 42%, Mixed 14%, 4K Mixed 18%, SusWrite -7%Peak Score -2%Read -9%, Write -13%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write 43%, Mixed 16%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -15%Value & Sentiment User Rating -12%, Market Share -30,656%, Price -235%, Value -117%Nice To Haves -4%Age -4%

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Average Bench: 84.1% (55^th of 1015)

Based on 679 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: 59%Average: 84.1% Great: 101%

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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 3.06MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WD Red Pro 4TB (2014) is 42.7%. 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 93.4MB/s

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 140MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 679 samples)

Rank 5584.1%

Min	Avg	Max
95.9	Read 152	184
91.8	Write 140	166
65.3	Mixed 93.4	114
86.5	SusWrite 141	171
96.8% 132 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.87	1.1
2.4	4K Write 3.06	3.6
0.9	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%

CZE-User, 15 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 81.0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 161 163 163 162 MB/s

94.4% Outstanding

Write 158

Mixed 86.6

SusWrite 162

105% 143 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

206% 1.7 MB/s

REU-User, 12 days ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: 0A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 146 150 150 151 150 MB/s

87% Excellent

Write 147

Mixed 102

SusWrite 145

102% 138 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

210% 1.73 MB/s

NLD-User, 16 days ago.

660GB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 119 120 121 120 120 MB/s

72.3% Very good

Write 121

Mixed 90.5

SusWrite 119

85% 116 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 3.3

4K Mixed 1

206% 1.7 MB/s

USA-User, 19 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: 81.00A81

SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 137 137 138 137 139 MB/s

70.6% Very good

Write 98.3

Mixed 60.9

SusWrite 137

74% 101 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.5

4K Mixed 1

195% 1.47 MB/s

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Desktop 102%

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Workstation 151%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $422

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel $530Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	4,095x
Core i7-9700KIntel $298Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	1,294x
Core i7-8700KIntel $243Bench 88%, 746,287 samples	442x

GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples	1,280x
RTX 2080Nvidia $576Bench 124%, 316,424 samples	506x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $980Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	501x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $50Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	932x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $74Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	597x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $30Bench 276%, 367,854 samples	279x

RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples	354x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $95Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	284x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	227x

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Value: 93% - Outstanding

Total price: $1,548

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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 i5-13600K $316	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

Average Bench: 84.1% (55^th of 1015)

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