Hitachi

HUA723030ALA640 3TB

HUA723030ALA640 3TB
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Effective Speed -28%Effective Speed -28%Average Score -20%Read -31%, Write -17%, 4K Read -43%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -16%, 4K Mixed -1%, SusWrite -25%Peak Score -21%Read -31%, Write -22%, 4K Read -56%, 4K Write -9%, Mixed -12%, 4K Mixed 8%, SusWrite -28%Value & Sentiment -1,362%User Rating -19%, Market Share -5,452%, Price 16%, Value 6%Nice To Haves -8%Age -8%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 69.1% (128^th of 1015)

Based on 11,382 user benchmarks. Model: Hitachi HUA723030ALA640

Poor: 47%Average: 69.1% Great: 87%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB averaged 30.9% 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 0.86MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.91MB/s

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Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB is 39.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 71MB/s

Avg. Sequential Read Speed 119MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 11,382 samples)

Rank 12869.1%

Min	Avg	Max
68	Read 119	152
62	Write 123	154
45.6	Mixed 71	87.7
72.8	SusWrite 121	154
79.8% 109 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0.7	4K Read 0.91	1.1
1.5	4K Write 1.97	2.3
0.7	4K Mixed 0.86	1.1
170% 1.25 MB/s

User Benchmarks

Bench

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Random 4k

Deep queue 4k

The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 6 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: MKAOAA10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 144 152 158 160 MB/s

87.8% Excellent

Write 147

Mixed 95.1

SusWrite 153

101% 137 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 0.8

167% 1.3 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: MKAOAA50

SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 133 132 132 131 MB/s

77.9% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 83.5

SusWrite 132

89% 121 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1

198% 1.43 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: MKAONS01

SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 144 146 145 145 141 MB/s

77.2% Very good

Write 126

Mixed 66.8

SusWrite 144

84% 115 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.9

176% 1.3 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

2.5TB free

Firmware: A5C0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 135 137 136 136 135 MB/s

74.7% Very good

Write 138

Mixed 74.9

SusWrite 136

87% 118 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 1.7

4K Mixed 0.8

158% 1.13 MB/s

USA-User, 1 day ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: MKAOAA10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 141 142 141 141 143 MB/s

74.1% Very good

Write 122

Mixed 71.2

SusWrite 141

83% 113 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 0.8

165% 1.27 MB/s

USA-User, 6 days ago.

1.5TB free

Firmware: MKAOA6L0

SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 130 126 129 129 MB/s

72.9% Very good

Write 138

Mixed 77.9

SusWrite 129

86% 117 MB/s

4K Read 1.1

4K Write 1.8

4K Mixed 0.9

179% 1.27 MB/s

USA-User, 5 days ago.

2TB free

Firmware: MKAOAA10

SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 128 127 128 127 MB/s

72.1% Very good

Write 130

Mixed 66.7

SusWrite 127

82% 112 MB/s

4K Read 0.9

4K Write 2

4K Mixed 0.8

163% 1.23 MB/s

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Gaming 144%

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Desktop 101%

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Workstation 132%

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Motherboard: Asus PRIME Z390-A - $175

CPU
Core i7-9700KIntel $252Bench 97%, 550,833 samples	9,171x
Core i9-9900KIntel $410Bench 98%, 354,223 samples	6,201x
Core i5-9600KIntel $155Bench 93%, 321,194 samples	4,127x

GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,884x
RTX 3080Nvidia $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	1,604x

SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	1,558x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	1,323x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	1,123x

RAM
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	1,269x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples	932x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	930x

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Value: 98% - Outstanding

Total price: $978

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Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16

Hitachi

HUA723030ALA640 3TB

Average Bench: 69.1% (128^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 69.1% (128th of 1015)

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