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Hitachi

HDN724030ALE640 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 68.5% (135th of 1014)

Based on 4,385 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN724030ALE640
Poor: 45%Average: 68.5% Great: 88%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB averaged 31.4% 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 0.72MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB is 42.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN724030ALE640 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 28.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 118MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,385 samples)
Rank 13568.5%
Min Avg Max
68.9 Read 118 155
79.3 Write 121 154
12.7 Mixed 28.4 49
81.8 SusWrite 120 155
70.2% 97 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 1 1.1
1.6 4K Write 2.05 2.3
0.5 4K Mixed 0.72 0.8
160% 1.26 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 155 147 154 155 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 147
Write 154
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 153
85% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
180% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 149 150 149 150 149 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 122
Write 127
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 149
76% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.3 MB/s
148GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 135 135 144 146 MB/s
73.7% Very good
Read 119
Write 122
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 138
72% 99.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
161% 1.27 MB/s
153GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 106 106 115 102 94 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 130
Write 133
Mixed 24.6
SusWrite 105
71% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
310GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 100 95 97 98 98 MB/s
58.9% Above average
Read 107
Write 105
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 97.9
66% 90.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1 MB/s
569GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 109 108 108 109 MB/s
56.1% Above average
Read 87.1
Write 117
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 108
60% 83.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
125GB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 103 104 103 103 106 MB/s
52.1% Above average
Read 77.9
Write 73.2
Mixed 32
SusWrite 103
52% 71.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
531GB free (System drive)
Firmware: A5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 38 43 51 46 45 MB/s
20.3% Poor
Read 26.3
Write 59.5
Mixed 8
SusWrite 44.4
25% 34.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.3
64% 0.53 MB/s
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Typical HDN724030ALE640 3TB Builds (Compare 17,408 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 142%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C91) - $140

CPU
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $150Bench 96%, 383,420 samples5,227x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $200Bench 98%, 128,080 samples3,432x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples1,672x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples1,728x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples1,382x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $270Bench 100%, 447,556 samples1,365x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,117x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples761x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $98Bench 394%, 276,089 samples725x
RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples706x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples691x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 89%, 92,468 samples348x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 99% - Outstanding Total price: $848

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