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HDN721010ALE604 10TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2017.

Average Bench: 108% (1st of 1015)

Based on 330 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN721010ALE604
Poor: 77%Average: 108% Great: 135%

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Outstanding average bench

The Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB averaged 8.2% higher than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.03MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.94MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB is 58.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN721010ALE604 10TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 104MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 185MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 330 samples)
Rank 1108%
Min Avg Max
133 Read 189 236
123 Write 192 240
71.9 Mixed 104 200
115 SusWrite 185 236
123% 167 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.06 4K Read 2.07 2.8
4.26 4K Write 4.94 5.5
0.61 4K Mixed 1.03 1.3
293% 2.68 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
7TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 238 229 232 236 241 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 224
Mixed 110
SusWrite 237
146% 199 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 5.6
4K Mixed 1
298% 2.87 MB/s
7TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 241 239 231 231 235 241 MB/s
133% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 233
Mixed 99.2
SusWrite 236
145% 199 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 5.3
4K Mixed 1.1
320% 2.93 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 230 224 228 234 227 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 210
Write 228
Mixed 103
SusWrite 228
140% 192 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1
297% 2.77 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 203 207 200 207 204 202 MB/s
126% Outstanding
Read 233
Write 244
Mixed 99.7
SusWrite 204
142% 195 MB/s
4K Read 2.2
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.1
305% 2.73 MB/s
8.5TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 231 224 229 232 227 MB/s
125% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 228
Mixed 103
SusWrite 228
140% 191 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 1
301% 2.8 MB/s
5TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 169 163 161 163 164 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 152
Mixed 86
SusWrite 164
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.2
320% 2.8 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 140 144 139 143 144 MB/s
80.4% Excellent
Read 136
Write 140
Mixed 79.7
SusWrite 143
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1
269% 2.47 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 83XN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 124 120 122 123 MB/s
70.8% Very good
Read 122
Write 130
Mixed 80.2
SusWrite 123
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 1.3
314% 2.7 MB/s
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Typical HDN721010ALE604 10TB Builds (Compare 268 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Asrock Z87 Extreme6 - $199

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples95x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples69x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples25x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples24x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples22x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples21x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples17x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples11x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples9x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 74%, 7,519 samples11x
RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 53%, 6,467 samples8x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 61% - Good Total price: $464

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