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Hitachi

HTS541515A9E630 1.5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2014.

Average Bench: 44.6% (416th of 1014)

Based on 2,360 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HTS541515A9E630
Poor: 26%Average: 44.6% Great: 59%

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Below average average bench

The Hitachi HTS541515A9E630 1.5TB averaged 55.4% 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 0.47MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.52MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS541515A9E630 1.5TB is 33.3%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS541515A9E630 1.5TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 20.6MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 77.3MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,360 samples)
Rank 41644.6%
Min Avg Max
32.3 Read 77.3 102
25.7 Write 78.4 104
13.5 Mixed 20.6 28.5
40.2 SusWrite 77.8 104
46% 63.5 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.52 0.6
0.9 4K Write 1.52 1.8
0.3 4K Mixed 0.47 0.6
103% 0.84 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 105 104 106 105 105 MB/s
57.4% Above average
Read 95.9
Write 87.9
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 104
56% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
106% 0.87 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 94 94 94 93 95 MB/s
53.4% Above average
Read 91.8
Write 99.1
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 94
56% 77.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.93 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 81 80 78 79 79 MB/s
42.5% Average
Read 69.7
Write 78.7
Mixed 17.4
SusWrite 78.3
44% 61 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
110% 0.9 MB/s
912GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 56 58 58 57 MB/s
36.5% Below average
Read 69.9
Write 58.8
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 57.2
38% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
214GB free
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 63 63 63 63 MB/s
35.6% Below average
Read 60.5
Write 67.7
Mixed 17
SusWrite 63.2
38% 52.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
664GB free (System drive)
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 55 61 65 62 61 MB/s
35.4% Below average
Read 62.9
Write 74.9
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 60.1
40% 54.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.5
104% 0.83 MB/s
8GB free
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 66 61 61 56 59 MB/s
33.7% Below average
Read 56.2
Write 58.3
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 61.2
35% 48.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.3
66% 0.57 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: KA0OA500
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 34 34 38 30 18 MB/s
29.6% Poor
Read 71.4
Write 46.5
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 31.6
31% 42.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.2
57% 0.57 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 8%
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Desktop
Desktop 59%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Asus N550JK

CPU
Core i7-4700HQIntel  $370Bench 62%, 42,062 samples525x
Core i7-4710HQIntelBench 58%, 69,536 samples273x
Core i5-4200HIntelBench 57%, 11,882 samples17x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples551x
GTX 850MNvidiaBench 14%, 13,931 samples266x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples27x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples25x
X110 256GBSanDisk  $100Bench 79%, 4,989 samples22x
RAM
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 52%, 22,647 samples232x
M471B1G73QH0-YK0 1x8GBSamsungBench 28%, 40,451 samples102x
M471B5173DB0-YK0 M471B1G73QH0-YK0 12GBSamsungBench 41%, 874 samples41x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 52% - Above average Total price: $450

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