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HUS724040ALA640 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2015.

Average Bench: 78.9% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 1,620 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS724040ALA640
Poor: 52%Average: 78.9% Great: 97%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB averaged 21.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.3MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS724040ALA640 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71.1MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 136MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,620 samples)
Rank 8378.9%
Min Avg Max
72.3 Read 136 169
88.8 Write 142 173
48.3 Mixed 71.1 92.5
86.7 SusWrite 139 172
89.2% 122 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.98 1.2
1.7 4K Write 2.3 2.6
0.56 4K Mixed 0.84 1
176% 1.37 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAC50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 173 173 172 173 172 MB/s
96.9% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 170
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 173
107% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOABW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 166 159 165 164 163 MB/s
92.9% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 157
Mixed 74
SusWrite 164
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.9
192% 1.5 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MFAOAA70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 115 120 118 118 MB/s
79% Very good
Read 159
Write 177
Mixed 94.6
SusWrite 116
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MFAOAA70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 147 155 141 156 160 MB/s
74.4% Very good
Read 110
Write 115
Mixed 39.2
SusWrite 150
75% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.87 MB/s
339GB free
Firmware: MFAOABW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 95 99 99 98 99 MB/s
74.2% Very good
Read 160
Write 165
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 98.1
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.63 MB/s
257GB free
Firmware: MFAOAC50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 94 95 94 95 94 MB/s
64% Good
Read 129
Write 139
Mixed 67.7
SusWrite 94
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.9
194% 1.5 MB/s
326GB free
Firmware: MFAOAA70
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 86 88 86 86 86 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 115
Write 120
Mixed 82.1
SusWrite 86.4
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
162% 1.33 MB/s
43GB free
Firmware: MFAOABY0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 101 101 95 102 101 MB/s
55.6% Above average
Read 92.9
Write 100
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 101
64% 87.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
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Desktop 84%
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Workstation 40%
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Motherboard: MSI B360M BAZOOKA (MS-7B24)

CPU
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples2,225x
Core i7-8700Intel  $200Bench 87%, 349,567 samples859x
Core i5-9400FIntel  $102Bench 85%, 299,482 samples761x
GPU
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples783x
GTX 1060-3GBNvidia  $119Bench 52%, 627,793 samples582x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples389x
SSD
Green 120GB (2018)WD  $59Bench 43%, 69,933 samples184x
Green 240GB (2018)WD  $35Bench 45%, 156,194 samples159x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples97x
RAM
M378A1K43CB2-CTD 2x8GBSamsungBench 80%, 29,586 samples221x
DDR4 2400 2OZ 1x8GBUnknownBench 40%, 8,909 samples185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples134x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 80% - Excellent Total price: $320

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