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WD WD4001FFSX

Red Pro 4TB (2014)

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Release date: Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 84.1% (55th 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

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
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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 BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 144 147 147 146 147 MB/s
86.5% Excellent
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 94.9
SusWrite 146
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
212% 1.6 MB/s
547GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 128 131 129 131 130 MB/s
78.7% Very good
Read 144
Write 129
Mixed 91.7
SusWrite 130
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 3.3
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.67 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,603,079 HDDs tested

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MSRP ≈ $249 @ launch in Jul '14
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Gaming
Gaming 152%
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Desktop 102%
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Workstation
Workstation 151%
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Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO (WI-FI) - $439

CPU
Core i9-9900KIntel  $387Bench 98%, 354,223 samples4,883x
Core i7-9700KIntel  $230Bench 97%, 550,833 samples1,576x
Core i7-8700KIntel  $170Bench 88%, 746,287 samples545x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $365Bench 156%, 357,946 samples1,526x
RTX 2080Nvidia  $270Bench 124%, 316,424 samples601x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $565Bench 204%, 155,335 samples566x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,104x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $147Bench 297%, 331,647 samples700x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $165Bench 336%, 200,600 samples321x
RAM
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBG.SKILL  $105Bench 91%, 87,239 samples426x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $96Bench 89%, 144,399 samples337x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples275x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $1,391

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HDrivePro
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Official site www.wdc.com/...

Storage for 8 to 16 bay NAS solutions...

Added 9 years ago.
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Good (edit your comment) Add link

7 years ago.

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

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