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HDT725040VLA360 400GB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 31.7% (678th of 1014)

Based on 1,414 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDT725040VLA360
Poor: 20%Average: 31.7% Great: 37%

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Poor average bench

The Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB averaged 68.3% 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 Write Speed 1.82MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB is just 17.1%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDT725040VLA360 400GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 53.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,414 samples)
Rank 67831.7%
Min Avg Max
32.6 Read 56 64.9
32 Write 55.6 66.6
21.7 Mixed 33.6 37.9
30.2 SusWrite 53.9 64.6
36.5% 49.8 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.67 0.8
0.94 4K Write 1.82 2.1
0.5 4K Mixed 0.77 0.9
147% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
358GB free
Firmware: V5COA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 64 64 64 64 MB/s
36.8% Below average
Read 63.7
Write 59.2
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 64
41% 55.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: V5COA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 61 62 62 63 62 MB/s
35% Below average
Read 59.6
Write 65
Mixed 34.9
SusWrite 62.1
41% 55.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
296GB free
Firmware: V5COA7EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 53 53 52 53 52 MB/s
32% Below average
Read 58.6
Write 58
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 52.5
38% 51.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
158% 1.1 MB/s
56GB free
Firmware: V5COA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 56 56 56 56 56 MB/s
31% Below average
Read 51.7
Write 56.6
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 55.8
37% 49.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
130GB free
Firmware: V5COA7EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 45 46 45 45 46 MB/s
30.2% Below average
Read 59.5
Write 51.6
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 45.2
35% 48 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.2
83% 0.87 MB/s
18GB free
Firmware: V5COA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 46 47 45 42 43 MB/s
27.8% Poor
Read 51.7
Write 54.5
Mixed 33
SusWrite 44.6
34% 45.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
27GB free
Firmware: V5COA52A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 58 58 57 58 58 MB/s
27.1% Poor
Read 36.7
Write 42.2
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 57.4
30% 40.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
107GB free
Firmware: V5COA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 28 27 33 42 41 MB/s
26.7% Poor
Read 59.6
Write 53.2
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 33.1
33% 44.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
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Typical HDT725040VLA360 400GB Builds (Compare 682 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 19%
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Desktop
Desktop 76%
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Workstation
Workstation 16%
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System: Alienware X51

CPU
Core i7-3770Intel  $297Bench 69%, 278,207 samples365x
Core i7-2600Intel  $197Bench 67%, 185,630 samples88x
Core i5-3330IntelBench 61%, 51,926 samples47x
GPU
GTX 660Nvidia  $170Bench 20%, 123,956 samples94x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples55x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples53x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples21x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples18x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples15x
RAM
HMT351U6CFR8C-PB 2x4GBHynixBench 53%, 17,809 samples41x
M378B5273CH0-CK0 2x4GBSamsungBench 54%, 4,484 samples27x
M378B1G73CB0-CK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 54%, 379 samples25x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 46% - Average Total price: $567

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