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Hitachi HDS723030ALA640

Deskstar 7K3000 3TB

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Release date: Q1 2011.

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Average Bench: 70.4% (131st of 1015)

Based on 2,284 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS723030ALA640

The 3TB Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 once delivered performance that rivaled the long established class leaders in this capacity (WD Black included) and at an extremely competitive price. The drive was special in that it had 5 platters (vs the usual 3) and ran at 7K rpm despite having a relatively high capacity. The new design worked fantastically well resulting in a class leading product at launch. That was nearly three years ago. With peak sequential speeds of 95 MB/s and 4K speeds of 1 MB/s the Deskstar 7K3000 can no longer compete and clocks in around 35% slower than its modern day competitors. There are far better deals to be had elsewhere at this time. [Oct '12 HDrivePro]

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Poor: 44%Average: 70.4% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB averaged 29.6% 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 0.84MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 1.03MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB is 43.9%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 69.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,284 samples)
Rank 13170.4%
Min Avg Max
77.1 Read 126 157
74.4 Write 124 156
44.4 Mixed 69.5 89.9
60.1 SusWrite 120 154
80.5% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 1.03 1.2
1.24 4K Write 1.84 2.3
0.7 4K Mixed 0.84 0.9
170% 1.24 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 133 137 138 139 139 MB/s
80.5% Excellent
Read 144
Write 140
Mixed 77.2
SusWrite 137
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 135 137 138 139 138 MB/s
80% Very good
Read 142
Write 142
Mixed 77
SusWrite 137
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
169% 1.17 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOAA10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 131 132 132 133 133 MB/s
77.5% Very good
Read 138
Write 142
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 132
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.37 MB/s
372GB free
Firmware: MKAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 71 72 72 72 MB/s
61.3% Good
Read 142
Write 134
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 71.3
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.2 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $217 @ launch in Mar '11
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Motherboard: Asrock X370 Taichi - $160

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD  $235Bench 84%, 93,679 samples1,868x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD  $158Bench 88%, 59,592 samples1,376x
Ryzen 7 1800XAMD  $207Bench 93%, 44,391 samples1,219x
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GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $808Bench 151%, 355,445 samples1,013x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $528Bench 122%, 462,708 samples893x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $335Bench 98%, 663,441 samples716x
SSD
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $85Bench 202%, 126,035 samples810x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $140Bench 216%, 85,404 samples642x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $100Bench 113%, 360,199 samples507x
RAM
Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GBG.SKILL  $166Bench 108%, 18,793 samples834x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $78Bench 87%, 208,510 samples560x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $75Bench 92%, 95,450 samples289x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $1,454

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  • Rotational Speed (RPM) 7200
  • Performance Idle 3TB: 6.8W
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Pros: Very high capacity High platter density Excellent overall performance Cons: Slightly higher than normal power consumption Can't match Western Digital's warranty period (3 vs. 5 years)

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£200 Hardly a deal, but the only price I could find in the uk. Can import it from the US for approx £150 via ebay.

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