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WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2022.

Average Bench: 30.8% (1011th of 1072)

Based on 285 user benchmarks.  Model: WDC WD40EFPX-68C6CN0
Poor: 20%Average: 30.8% Great: 40%

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Poor average bench

The WDC WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 4TB averaged 69.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 25.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 178MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the WDC WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 4TB is 20.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the WDC WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 4TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. 4K-64Thread Read Speed 5.1MB/s
Avg. 4K-64Thread Mixed IO Speed 3.01MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 285 samples)
Rank 101130.8%
Min Avg Max
123 Read 182 214
110 Write 166 204
84.6 Mixed 130 168
123 SusWrite 178 205
36.9% 164 MB/s
Min Avg Max
5.93 4K Read 25.6 44.1
6.83 4K Write 10.7 13.9
0.7 4K Mixed 1.14 1.5
45.9% 12.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.7 DQ Read 5.1 11
7.67 DQ Write 11 14
1.7 DQ Mixed 3.01 4.53
3.73% 6.38 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest SSD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 207 204 205 205 203 MB/s
38.8% Below average
Read 198
Write 205
Mixed 165
SusWrite 205
44% 193 MB/s
4K Read 38.7
4K Write 14.3
4K Mixed 1.3
68% 18.1 MB/s
DQ Read 2.7
DQ Write 10.7
DQ Mixed 4.2
4% 5.87 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 183 187 186 181 181 MB/s
37.5% Below average
Read 192
Write 191
Mixed 138
SusWrite 184
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 40.1
4K Write 11.4
4K Mixed 1.3
68% 17.6 MB/s
DQ Read 3.3
DQ Write 11.3
DQ Mixed 2.8
3% 5.8 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 196 187 187 186 195 MB/s
36% Below average
Read 193
Write 172
Mixed 147
SusWrite 190
40% 176 MB/s
4K Read 34.7
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 1.1
61% 16.4 MB/s
DQ Read 3.9
DQ Write 13.3
DQ Mixed 2.3
4% 6.5 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 112 111 112 118 MB/s
31.1% Below average
Read 186
Write 194
Mixed 168
SusWrite 113
37% 165 MB/s
4K Read 35.3
4K Write 11.9
4K Mixed 1.4
62% 16.2 MB/s
DQ Read 3.1
DQ Write 11.8
DQ Mixed 3.5
4% 6.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 182 182 181 183 178 MB/s
26.4% Poor
Read 157
Write 154
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 181
32% 143 MB/s
4K Read 18
4K Write 8.8
4K Mixed 0.9
33% 9.23 MB/s
DQ Read 1.4
DQ Write 9
DQ Mixed 1.9
2% 4.1 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 173 201 198 193 199 MB/s
26.2% Poor
Read 180
Write 161
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 191
35% 154 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 6.8
4K Mixed 1.4
27% 7.5 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 135 136 132 135 MB/s
26.2% Poor
Read 137
Write 134
Mixed 151
SusWrite 135
32% 139 MB/s
4K Read 24.4
4K Write 13.5
4K Mixed 1
45% 13 MB/s
DQ Read 2.6
DQ Write 12.4
DQ Mixed 1.6
3% 5.53 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 22%
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Desktop
Desktop 71%
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Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asrock B75 Pro3 - $89

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel  $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples81x
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples79x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples57x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples38x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples28x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples28x
SSD
WD40EFPX-68C6CN0 4TBWDCBench 31%, 285 samples1x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples23x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples12x
XMS3 DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 50%, 11,344 samples9x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 107% - Outstanding Total price: $207

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