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Lacie

2Big Quadra v3 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 78.4% (83rd of 1014)

Based on 28 user benchmarks.  Model: LaCie 2Big Quadra v3
Poor: 14%Average: 78.4% Great: 130%

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Good average bench

The Lacie 2Big Quadra v3 4TB averaged 21.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Lacie 2Big Quadra v3 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.23MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Lacie 2Big Quadra v3 4TB is 116%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Lacie 2Big Quadra v3 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 63.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 109MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 28 samples)
Rank 8378.4%
Min Avg Max
23.2 Read 140 230
22.2 Write 109 224
16.5 Mixed 63.7 179
13.2 SusWrite 137 228
82.1% 112 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.3 4K Read 1 1.9
0.4 4K Write 3.23 6.39
0.1 4K Mixed 0.66 1.3
175% 1.63 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 181 180 181 111 104 MB/s
96.3% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 156
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 156
103% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 1.2
270% 2.37 MB/s
742GB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 122 124 123 124 126 MB/s
71.5% Very good
Read 125
Write 92.6
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 123
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
142% 1.8 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 109 112 98 107 108 MB/s
61.5% Good
Read 106
Write 113
Mixed 93.6
SusWrite 108
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.8
199% 1.67 MB/s
46GB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 59 60 64 66 67 MB/s
45% Average
Read 93.8
Write 85.3
Mixed 48.5
SusWrite 62.6
53% 72.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.2 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 40 39 39 39 MB/s
22.3% Poor
Read 37.2
Write 35.7
Mixed 30.5
SusWrite 39
26% 35.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 1.3
280% 2.37 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 051E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 39 41 40 41 40 MB/s
22.2% Poor
Read 36.2
Write 36.7
Mixed 30.8
SusWrite 39.4
26% 35.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.3
278% 2.33 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,357,643 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 25%
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Desktop
Desktop 78%
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Workstation
Workstation 22%
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System: Asus M51AC

CPU
Core i7-4770Intel  $75Bench 70%, 176,321 samples387x
Core i7-4770SIntel  $112Bench 71%, 13,157 samples125x
Core i5-4570Intel  $99Bench 62%, 129,272 samples33x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples43x
GeForce GT 640NvidiaBench 6%, 34,519 samples41x
GTX 650Nvidia  $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples35x
SSD
MX500 1TBCrucial  $66Bench 106%, 202,785 samples15x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples15x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples14x
RAM
MI64C1D1629Z1 2x8GBAdataBench 54%, 2,816 samples78x
MI64C1D1629Z1 1x8GBAdataBench 31%, 1,606 samples36x
AO2L16BC8R2-BR2S 2x8GBUnknownBench 56%, 671 samples36x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Outstanding Total price: $200

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