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HDT721064SLA360 640GB

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Release date ≤ Q1 2014.

Average Bench: 45.3% (390th of 1014)

Based on 3,861 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDT721064SLA360
Poor: 27%Average: 45.3% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB averaged 54.7% 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 0.79MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.63MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB is 32%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 640GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 43.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 77.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 3,861 samples)
Rank 39045.3%
Min Avg Max
39.9 Read 80.4 103
32.8 Write 77.3 103
23.8 Mixed 43.6 56.2
36.1 SusWrite 77.2 104
51% 69.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.63 0.8
0.6 4K Write 1.63 2.1
0.4 4K Mixed 0.79 1
144% 1.02 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
543GB free
Firmware: STDOA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 105 105 105 104 MB/s
60.4% Good
Read 105
Write 94.5
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 105
66% 89.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.27 MB/s
580GB free
Firmware: STDOA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 85 100 103 103 104 MB/s
57.7% Above average
Read 102
Write 102
Mixed 56.7
SusWrite 99
66% 90 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
540GB free
Firmware: STDOA3AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 101 101 101 102 MB/s
57.5% Above average
Read 98.9
Write 100
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 101
65% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
412GB free
Firmware: STDOA3AA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 98 99 98 98 99 MB/s
56.4% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 103
Mixed 54.2
SusWrite 98.3
65% 88.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
162% 1.13 MB/s
581GB free
Firmware: STDOA31B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 102 101 100 102 101 MB/s
47.4% Average
Read 64.2
Write 65.2
Mixed 39.9
SusWrite 101
50% 67.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
77GB free
Firmware: ST0KA36A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 90 94 92 94 95 MB/s
44% Average
Read 60.3
Write 54
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 92.9
45% 61.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
145% 1.03 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 24%
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Desktop
Desktop 72%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus P7H55-M PRO

CPU
Core i7 870Intel  $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples76x
Core i7 860Intel  $339Bench 64%, 51,451 samples69x
Core i5 650Intel  $70Bench 46%, 42,063 samples58x
GPU
GTX 960Nvidia  $198Bench 33%, 440,282 samples28x
HD Graphics (Clarkdale 0.733/0.9 GHz)IntelBench 1%, 20,588 samples24x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples18x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples30x
A400 120GBKingston  $29Bench 61%, 166,392 samples15x
SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GBIntel  $209Bench 69%, 7,834 samples7x
RAM
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples163x
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples113x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 53% - Above average Total price: $326

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