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Md4000gsa6472dvr

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Release date ≈ Q2 2020.

Average Bench: 72.4% (118th of 1015)

Based on 25 user benchmarks.  Model: MD4000GSA6472DVR 0
Poor: 46%Average: 72.4% Great: 91%

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Good average bench

The Md4000gsa6472dvr 0 4TB averaged 27.5% 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 0.68MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.09MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Md4000gsa6472dvr 0 4TB is 45.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Md4000gsa6472dvr 0 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 73.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 25 samples)
Rank 11872.4%
Min Avg Max
23.7 Read 130 163
30.6 Write 132 164
35.8 Mixed 73.6 98.6
42.6 SusWrite 122 162
84% 114 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.86 1.1
0.6 4K Write 2.09 2.5
0.2 4K Mixed 0.68 0.8
150% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: MJAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s
91.1% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 164
Mixed 85.1
SusWrite 162
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.43 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 151 154 156 154 153 MB/s
90.5% Outstanding
Read 162
Write 160
Mixed 92.7
SusWrite 153
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 160 159 162 159 161 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 153
Write 156
Mixed 88.6
SusWrite 159
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 153 154 156 155 153 MB/s
89% Excellent
Read 156
Write 158
Mixed 90
SusWrite 154
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.4
117% 1.1 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 139 139 142 143 141 MB/s
87.4% Excellent
Read 163
Write 162
Mixed 98.6
SusWrite 141
104% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
164% 1.37 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 118 118 120 120 120 MB/s
77.6% Very good
Read 151
Write 154
Mixed 86.6
SusWrite 119
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MJAONS04
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 128 127 123 117 120 MB/s
71.6% Very good
Read 126
Write 141
Mixed 74.3
SusWrite 123
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.3 MB/s
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GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples142x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples75x
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850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples60x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GBSamsung  $250Bench 199%, 40,327 samples42x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples32x
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Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples39x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples39x
Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $38Bench 85%, 31,641 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $795

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