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HTS541064A9E680 640GB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 38.8% (530th of 1015)

Based on 152 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HTS541064A9E680
Poor: 18%Average: 38.8% Great: 51%

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Poor average bench

The Hitachi HTS541064A9E680 640GB averaged 61.2% 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 0.44MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.28MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS541064A9E680 640GB is 33.2%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS541064A9E680 640GB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 35.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 64MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 152 samples)
Rank 53038.8%
Min Avg Max
13.4 Read 69.2 95.3
24.7 Write 69.2 94.6
14.2 Mixed 35.4 79
23.3 SusWrite 64 89.5
43.5% 59.4 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.17 4K Read 0.42 0.5
0.45 4K Write 1.28 1.6
0.14 4K Mixed 0.44 0.6
90.2% 0.71 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
59GB free
Firmware: JA4OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 73 74 74 73 MB/s
41.9% Average
Read 72.7
Write 70
Mixed 28.8
SusWrite 73.3
45% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
95GB free
Firmware: JA4OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 75 79 80 78 79 79 MB/s
39.3% Below average
Read 58.5
Write 58.2
Mixed 26
SusWrite 78.2
40% 55.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
288GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA4OA7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 51 57 28 49 72 MB/s
37.6% Below average
Read 78.8
Write 78
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 52
43% 59.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
96% 0.73 MB/s
508GB free
Firmware: JA4OA7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 52 52 52 52 MB/s
31.8% Below average
Read 58.9
Write 59.3
Mixed 25.9
SusWrite 51.6
36% 48.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
73GB free
Firmware: JA4OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 50 50 50 50 50 MB/s
28.8% Poor
Read 50.5
Write 50.5
Mixed 22.1
SusWrite 49.6
32% 43.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.77 MB/s
7GB free
Firmware: JA4OA560
SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 64 32 2.2 3.4 2 MB/s
24.6% Poor
Read 57.8
Write 67.5
Mixed 24
SusWrite 27.6
32% 44.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
111% 0.83 MB/s
335GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA4OA7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 38 70 43 70 71 MB/s
24.2% Poor
Read 25.7
Write 66.8
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 58.7
30% 42 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
36% 0.23 MB/s
108GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA4OA7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 36 30 32 32 39 MB/s
23.5% Poor
Read 46.3
Write 53.1
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 35.5
28% 38.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.5
90% 0.67 MB/s
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Gaming 7%
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Desktop
Desktop 58%
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Workstation
Workstation 7%
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System: Dell Precision M4800

CPU
Core i7-4810MQIntel  $400Bench 62%, 26,927 samples850x
Core i7-4800MQIntel  $150Bench 63%, 22,632 samples483x
Core i7-4910MQIntel  $110Bench 67%, 6,703 samples295x
GPU
HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples1,351x
Quadro K2100MNvidiaBench 7%, 6,539 samples637x
Quadro K1100MNvidiaBench 5%, 5,195 samples382x
SSD
hynix SH920 2.5 256GBSKBench 73%, 2,404 samples50x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples46x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples43x
RAM
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 2x8GBHynixBench 52%, 34,976 samples165x
M471B1G73DB0-YK0 2x8GBSamsungBench 53%, 30,591 samples93x
HMT41GS6BFR8A-PB 4x8GBHynixBench 54%, 1,944 samples80x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 56% - Above average Total price: $400

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