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HUA723020ALA641 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 63.8% (170th of 1015)

Based on 30,011 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HUA723020ALA641
Poor: 40%Average: 63.8% Great: 82%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB averaged 36.2% 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 Mixed IO Speed 0.8MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.05MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB is 42.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 66.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30,011 samples)
Rank 17063.8%
Min Avg Max
65.2 Read 111 144
68 Write 115 146
39 Mixed 66.7 82.6
64.5 SusWrite 111 146
74.1% 101 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.66 4K Read 0.85 1
1.7 4K Write 2.05 2.3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.8 0.9
162% 1.23 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MK7O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 138 139 138 139 138 MB/s
77.2% Very good
Read 131
Write 131
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 138
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
632GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 116 117 118 118 118 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 104
Write 118
Mixed 70.1
SusWrite 118
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.23 MB/s
164GB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 75 71 69 69 MB/s
48.3% Average
Read 96.7
Write 92.7
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 71.3
59% 79.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.17 MB/s
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Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples5,007x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples3,179x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples2,944x
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RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples1,510x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,314x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,300x
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860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples884x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples788x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples685x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples1,555x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples1,516x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples959x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $687

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Excellent (edit your comment) Add link

4 years ago.

BRA-User
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Good

5 years ago.

Its almost fast, but is not really fast like other HD's, and i used it for i think 5 years.

spazma
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Average

5 years ago.

noise + temp

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