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Hitachi

HTS545032A7E3800 320GB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 32.1% (666th of 1015)

Based on 60 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HTS545032A7E3800
Poor: 13%Average: 32.1% Great: 43%

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Poor average bench

The Hitachi HTS545032A7E3800 320GB averaged 67.8% 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 0.32MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.05MB/s

Good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS545032A7E3800 320GB is 30%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS545032A7E3800 320GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 34.3MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 50.9MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 60 samples)
Rank 66632.1%
Min Avg Max
11.5 Read 58.3 78
10.8 Write 53.9 75
8.7 Mixed 34.3 70.2
18.6 SusWrite 50.9 72.7
36.3% 49.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.08 4K Read 0.37 0.5
0.11 4K Write 1.05 1.5
0.1 4K Mixed 0.32 0.5
70.5% 0.58 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBZ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 72 71 75 77 MB/s
42.9% Average
Read 76.3
Write 67.5
Mixed 30
SusWrite 73.1
45% 61.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
99% 0.73 MB/s
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 66 64 66 64 71 MB/s
41.1% Average
Read 78
Write 62.5
Mixed 29.3
SusWrite 65.2
43% 58.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
94% 0.7 MB/s
279GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBZ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 58 62 68 58 MB/s
40% Below average
Read 77.1
Write 42.4
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 62.1
38% 52.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
98% 0.77 MB/s
273GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 63 62 61 66 60 MB/s
38.6% Below average
Read 73.8
Write 73
Mixed 29
SusWrite 60.5
43% 59.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
235GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 58 58 57 60 59 MB/s
35.3% Below average
Read 65.5
Write 69.5
Mixed 28
SusWrite 57.2
40% 55 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
88% 0.7 MB/s
233GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBZ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 42 32 38 44 43 MB/s
25.1% Poor
Read 47.5
Write 43.5
Mixed 20.3
SusWrite 39.9
28% 37.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.4
79% 0.63 MB/s
219GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GGBZ
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 41 37 39 41 MB/s
20.9% Poor
Read 33
Write 64.4
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 39.5
30% 40.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
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Gaming 5%
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Desktop 47%
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Workstation 5%
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System: HP EliteBook 8460p

CPU
Core i5-2520MIntel  $34Bench 48%, 45,308 samples521x
Core i5-2540MIntel  $315Bench 52%, 16,964 samples256x
Core i7-2620MIntelBench 52%, 16,111 samples112x
GPU
HD 3000 (Mobile V2 1.3 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 110,588 samples813x
Radeon HD 6470MAMDBench 2%, 4,805 samples122x
HD 3000 (Mobile V1 1.1/1.2 GHz)IntelBench 2%, 209,058 samples61x
SSD
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples40x
320 Series 160GBIntel  $149Bench 42%, 13,029 samples24x
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples16x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples452x
1x4GBUnknownBench 28%, 154,807 samples212x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples120x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $62

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