Hitachi

HUA722020ALA331 2TB

HUA722020ALA331 2TB
BENCHMARKS (22,636)
MKT (0.1%)
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Effective Speed -61%Effective Speed -61%Average Score -52%Read -64%, Write -46%, 4K Read -78%, 4K Write -56%, Mixed -50%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -59%Peak Score -60%Read -66%, Write -49%, 4K Read -114%, 4K Write -67%, Mixed -51%, 4K Mixed -14%, SusWrite -60%Value & Sentiment -1,622%User Rating -19%, Market Share -3,226%Nice To Haves -1%Age -1%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 54.7% (250^th of 1015)

Based on 22,636 user benchmarks. Model: Hitachi HUA722020ALA331

Poor: 36%Average: 54.7% Great: 68%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB averaged 45.2% 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 0.77MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.73MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB is 32.8%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HUA722020ALA331 2TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.9MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 94.9MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 22,636 samples)

Rank 25054.7%

Min	Avg	Max
53.6	Read 94.9	120
54.1	Write 98.8	126
37.8	Mixed 54.9	64.9
49.6	SusWrite 95.6	123
63.1% 86.1 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.6	4K Read 0.73	0.8
1.2	4K Write 1.38	1.5
0.6	4K Mixed 0.77	0.9
142% 0.96 MB/s

User Benchmarks

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 3 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 129 124 123 123 MB/s

69% Good

Write 131

Mixed 61

SusWrite 124

79% 108 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.6

4K Mixed 0.9

159% 1.07 MB/s

MEX-User, 1 day ago.

2TB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 121 121 121 122 MB/s

69% Good

Write 126

Mixed 63.6

SusWrite 122

79% 107 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1 MB/s

COL-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: A3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 109 115 119 120 MB/s

64.9% Good

Write 112

Mixed 56.3

SusWrite 117

72% 98.6 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1 MB/s

POL-User, 3 days ago.

401GB free

Firmware: JKAOA3FD

SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 119 120 119 106 115 MB/s

61.6% Good

Write 100

Mixed 54.5

SusWrite 116

68% 92.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1 MB/s

MAR-User, 2 days ago.

1TB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 107 104 105 105 MB/s

60.9% Good

Write 117

Mixed 64.3

SusWrite 105

72% 98.5 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.8

150% 1.03 MB/s

DEU-User, 15 hrs ago.

289GB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 87 87 87 88 87 MB/s

59.9% Above average

Write 115

Mixed 63.2

SusWrite 86.9

71% 96.7 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.5

4K Mixed 0.8

146% 1 MB/s

EGY-User, 2 days ago.

89GB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 99 99 97 98 98 MB/s

59.7% Above average

Write 104

Mixed 63.4

SusWrite 98.9

69% 93.7 MB/s

4K Read 0.8

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

148% 1 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

812GB free

Firmware: JKAOA3NH

SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 89 90 89 90 MB/s

56.1% Above average

Write 105

Mixed 56.6

SusWrite 89

66% 89.4 MB/s

4K Read 0.7

4K Write 1.4

4K Mixed 0.8

144% 0.97 MB/s

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Gaming 8%

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Desktop 60%

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Workstation 7%

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

CPU
Core i5-3470Intel $59Bench 63%, 223,595 samples	3,920x
Core i7-3770Intel $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples	3,540x
Core i5-3570IntelBench 65%, 104,858 samples	1,609x

GPU
HD 2500 (Desktop 1.05 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 146,665 samples	2,190x
GT 1030NvidiaBench 14%, 185,384 samples	984x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	933x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	466x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	184x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	180x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	226x
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples	158x
8JTF51264AZ-1G6E1 4x4GBMicronBench 56%, 6,584 samples	152x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $87

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HUA722020ALA331 2TB

Average Bench: 54.7% (250th of 1015)

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Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7010

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Average Bench: 54.7% (250^th of 1015)