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Hitachi HDS723030ALA640

Deskstar 7K3000 3TB

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Release date: Q1 2011.

Average Bench: 67.6% (146th of 1015)

Based on 2,588 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: 67.6% Great: 86%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB averaged 32.3% 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 0.82MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.99MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi Deskstar 7K3000 3TB is 41.7%. 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 67.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 116MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 2,588 samples)
Rank 14667.6%
Min Avg Max
73.5 Read 120 153
73.9 Write 119 153
43 Mixed 67.3 83.9
70.4 SusWrite 116 151
77.4% 106 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.99 1.2
1.2 4K Write 1.81 2.3
0.6 4K Mixed 0.82 0.9
166% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 145 143 146 146 144 MB/s
80.8% Excellent
Read 137
Write 143
Mixed 74.7
SusWrite 144
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
172% 1.27 MB/s
422GB free
Firmware: MKAOA390
SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 87 91 90 90 MB/s
50.3% Above average
Read 85.5
Write 84
Mixed 49.8
SusWrite 89.4
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.17 MB/s
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 Prices

Approx. $217 @ launch in Mar '11
AmazonUS $1404 years
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Gaming 41%
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Desktop 48%
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Workstation 33%
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Motherboard: Asus P6X58D PREMIUM

CPU
Core i7 930Intel  $100Bench 45%, 15,433 samples495x
Core i7-950Intel  $300Bench 49%, 24,139 samples398x
Core i7-920Intel  $259Bench 44%, 39,965 samples291x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $185Bench 52%, 490,040 samples188x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $369Bench 79%, 714,011 samples142x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $155Bench 32%, 458,990 samples112x
SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 529,683 samples130x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $107Bench 112%, 412,784 samples99x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 97%, 123,908 samples51x
RAM
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 23,579 samples478x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 24,661 samples325x
6x4GBUnknownBench 48%, 14,257 samples312x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 54% - Above average Total price: $361

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An extraordinary blend of capacity, performance and efficiency...

Key Specs

  • Model HDS723030ALA640
  • 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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So what we have here then is a hard drive with colossal capacity (2.79TB formatted) matched with excellent performance so therefore everything must be rosy...

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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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