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HUS726040ALA610 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2017.

Average Bench: 91.3% (17th of 1014)

Based on 67 user benchmarks.  Model: HUS726040ALA610
Poor: 70%Average: 91.3% Great: 109%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB averaged just 8.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.27MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.69MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB is 39.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS726040ALA610 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 157MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 67 samples)
Rank 1791.3%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 161 195
119 Write 165 193
55 Mixed 82.6 163
102 SusWrite 157 190
103% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.48 4K Read 0.92 1.1
1.92 4K Write 4.27 6
0.36 4K Mixed 0.69 1.1
194% 1.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: T7R4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 179 178 178 179 174 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 196
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 178
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.7
196% 1.9 MB/s
933GB free
Firmware: T7R4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 172 172 167 165 MB/s
97% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 167
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 168
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 0.7
195% 1.97 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: TAC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 157 160 157 155 163 MB/s
93.1% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 155
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 158
100% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.7
203% 2.07 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: TAC0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 94 97 91 94 97 MB/s
76.9% Very good
Read 173
Write 192
Mixed 83.5
SusWrite 93.7
99% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 5.8
4K Mixed 0.7
223% 2.47 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 99%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 93%
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Motherboard: MSI X470 GAMING PRO MAX (MS-7B79)

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples124x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples94x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD  $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples47x
GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples41x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples22x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples22x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples28x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 273%, 381,216 samples17x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples14x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples34x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples21x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples16x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 129% - Outstanding Total price: $377

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