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HDP72505 500GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 41.4% (478th of 1015)

Based on 355 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDP72505
Poor: 28%Average: 41.4% Great: 51%

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Below average average bench

The Hitachi HDP72505 500GB averaged 58.6% 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 0.61MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.55MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDP72505 500GB is 22.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDP72505 500GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 54.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 69.2MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 355 samples)
Rank 47841.4%
Min Avg Max
44.8 Read 72.1 88.6
46.3 Write 73.6 90.5
26 Mixed 54.7 87
34.7 SusWrite 69.2 89.8
49.8% 67.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.57 0.8
0.7 4K Write 1.55 1.9
0.21 4K Mixed 0.61 1
120% 0.91 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
353GB free
Firmware: A5CA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 88 88 88 88 87 MB/s
49.8% Average
Read 85.8
Write 84.8
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 87.4
56% 76.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.2 MB/s
320GB free
Firmware: GM4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 89 89 88 88 88 MB/s
49.6% Average
Read 84.3
Write 86.2
Mixed 49.5
SusWrite 88.1
56% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
193% 1.3 MB/s
435GB free
Firmware: GM4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 89 90 87 89 88 MB/s
47.9% Average
Read 78
Write 90.8
Mixed 47.7
SusWrite 88.5
56% 76.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
167% 1.17 MB/s
178GB free
Firmware: GM4O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 62 62 64 62 64 MB/s
39.1% Below average
Read 73.2
Write 85.9
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 62.8
49% 66.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.1 MB/s
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Typical HDP72505 500GB Builds (Compare 507 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 4%
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Desktop
Desktop 40%
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Workstation
Workstation 4%
Tree trunk

System: HP Compaq 8000 Elite SFF PC

CPU
Core2 Duo E8400Intel  $89Bench 40%, 68,540 samples227x
Core2 Duo E8500Intel  $110Bench 42%, 18,841 samples49x
Core2 Duo E7500Intel  $109Bench 39%, 39,897 samples37x
GPU
Q45/Q43 Express ChipsetIntelBench 0%, 16,152 samples231x
GeForce GT 710NvidiaBench 3%, 187,161 samples62x
GeForce 210NvidiaBench 1%, 98,254 samples32x
SSD
A400 120GBKingston  $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples23x
Burst 120GBPatriotBench 66%, 15,567 samples10x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples9x
RAM
ID:80 CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M378B5673FH0-CH9 40GBUnknownBench 25%, 680 samples9x
ID:80 CE M378B5773CH0-CH9 ID:80 CE M378B5773CH0-CH9 40GBUnknownBench 25%, 619 samples8x
ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 ID:80 2C 16JTF25664AZ-1G4F ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 ID:80 2C 8JTF25664AZ-1G4D1 44GBUnknownBench 21%, 16 samples6x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 43% - Average Total price: $121

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