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HDS721064CLA332 640GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 50.5% (295th of 1015)

Based on 1,466 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS721064CLA332
Poor: 25%Average: 50.5% Great: 66%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HDS721064CLA332 640GB averaged 49.4% 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 0.78MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.69MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS721064CLA332 640GB is 41.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS721064CLA332 640GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 49.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 85MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,466 samples)
Rank 29550.5%
Min Avg Max
35.3 Read 90.9 119
29.9 Write 89.2 119
26.1 Mixed 49.2 62
36.1 SusWrite 85 116
57.6% 78.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 0.69 0.8
0.7 4K Write 1.29 1.5
0.3 4K Mixed 0.78 0.9
139% 0.92 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
596GB free
Firmware: JPGOA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 119 120 120 118 120 MB/s
68.7% Good
Read 120
Write 126
Mixed 59
SusWrite 120
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
443GB free
Firmware: JPGOA3EA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 125 124 125 124 124 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 111
Write 112
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 121
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
142GB free
Firmware: JPGOA3BF
SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 72 76 69 77 77 MB/s
44.7% Average
Read 81.5
Write 92.1
Mixed 51.2
SusWrite 74.1
55% 74.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.87 MB/s
188GB free
Firmware: JPGOA3GC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 74 69 73 73 MB/s
43.8% Average
Read 79.5
Write 73.9
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 73.1
48% 65.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
131% 0.9 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 75%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
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Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V LX

CPU
Core i5-2500KIntel  $246Bench 66%, 143,007 samples486x
Core i7-2600KIntel  $319Bench 71%, 147,533 samples423x
Core i7-2600Intel  $194Bench 67%, 185,630 samples195x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples133x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples122x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples103x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples71x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples56x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples44x
RAM
Savage DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBHyperXBench 51%, 78,181 samples66x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples54x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 2x4GBCorsairBench 48%, 73,650 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $333

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