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HE161HJ 160GB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2015.

Average Bench: 45% (398th of 1015)

Based on 44 user benchmarks.  Model: SAMSUNG HE161HJ
Poor: 19%Average: 45% Great: 61%

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Below average average bench

The Samsung HE161HJ 160GB averaged 55.0% 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 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.8MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Samsung HE161HJ 160GB is 42.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Samsung HE161HJ 160GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 49.9MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 72.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 44 samples)
Rank 39845%
Min Avg Max
12.5 Read 80.4 112
9.7 Write 72.9 109
9.8 Mixed 49.9 99
11.1 SusWrite 73.5 114
50.9% 69.2 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.08 4K Read 0.52 0.7
0.3 4K Write 1.8 2.7
0.09 4K Mixed 0.71 1.1
134% 1.01 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
148GB free
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 110 109 108 110 110 MB/s
62.8% Good
Read 109
Write 51.8
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 109
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 98 96 98 99 54 MB/s
57% Above average
Read 108
Write 104
Mixed 57.8
SusWrite 90.3
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.33 MB/s
48GB free
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 101 103 104 103 MB/s
54.3% Above average
Read 87.4
Write 54.5
Mixed 56.9
SusWrite 102
55% 75.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
175% 1.23 MB/s
53GB free
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 110 115 117 117 116 MB/s
52.8% Above average
Read 71.1
Write 32.8
Mixed 51.8
SusWrite 112
49% 67.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.23 MB/s
117GB free
Firmware: 1121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 113 113 114 114 114 MB/s
49.1% Average
Read 57.5
Write 36.2
Mixed 43.8
SusWrite 113
46% 62.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
160% 1.13 MB/s
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 56 51 51 65 MB/s
44.1% Average
Read 94
Write 88.4
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 59.4
54% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
151% 0.97 MB/s
83GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1AC01121
SusWrite @10s intervals: 12 23 28 32 74 98 MB/s
18.7% Very poor
Read 20.5
Write 9.7
Mixed 13.3
SusWrite 44.4
16% 22 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.2
47% 0.47 MB/s
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Typical HE161HJ 160GB Builds (Compare 488 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
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Desktop
Desktop 65%
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Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B250M-HD3-CF

CPU
Core i5-7400Intel  $110Bench 64%, 234,266 samples122x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples88x
Core i5-7500Intel  $89Bench 67%, 149,467 samples87x
GPU
HD 630 (Desktop Kaby Lake)IntelBench 5%, 153,031 samples73x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples67x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples40x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples16x
SSDNow UV400 240GBKingston  $89Bench 71%, 105,079 samples12x
SSD Plus 240GBSanDisk  $26Bench 61%, 133,640 samples10x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GBCorsairBench 75%, 46,470 samples16x
HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GBKingstonBench 68%, 49,673 samples11x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GBCorsairBench 71%, 16,770 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 49% - Average Total price: $210

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