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HDN726040ALE614 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2017.

Average Bench: 90.1% (22nd of 1015)

Based on 4,649 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN726040ALE614
Poor: 59%Average: 90.1% Great: 113%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB averaged just 9.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.65MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.15MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB is 54%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN726040ALE614 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 156MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 4,649 samples)
Rank 2290.1%
Min Avg Max
97.3 Read 156 199
105 Write 161 201
55.2 Mixed 73.9 86.2
104 SusWrite 158 199
100% 137 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.97 1.1
1.4 4K Write 3.15 5.2
0.3 4K Mixed 0.65 1
171% 1.59 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 199 202 198 199 202 MB/s
112% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 200
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 200
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.6
187% 1.9 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 189 185 189 188 181 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 199
Mixed 77.1
SusWrite 187
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
156% 1.9 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 188 185 189 188 182 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 199
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 188
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 0.4
156% 1.73 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 186 176 190 183 181 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 172
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 185
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.6
4K Mixed 0.3
138% 1.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 119 115 118 117 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 184
Write 197
Mixed 80
SusWrite 117
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.3
153% 1.8 MB/s
596GB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 154 148 154 154 150 MB/s
86.4% Excellent
Read 148
Write 157
Mixed 78.8
SusWrite 152
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.4
165% 1.93 MB/s
449GB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 123 115 122 120 MB/s
82.1% Excellent
Read 164
Write 186
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 122
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 74%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X370-PRO - $109

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples416x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $225Bench 71%, 66,470 samples326x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD  $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples204x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples214x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples194x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples188x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples94x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples89x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples75x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples160x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples122x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples57x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 64% - Good Total price: $847

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