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HDN726060ALE614 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 96.3% (6th of 1015)

Based on 1,326 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN726060ALE614
Poor: 62%Average: 96.3% Great: 121%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB averaged just 3.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.7MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.24MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB is 58.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN726060ALE614 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 168MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 1,326 samples)
Rank 696.3%
Min Avg Max
103 Read 168 212
108 Write 172 216
56 Mixed 76.4 89.1
103 SusWrite 168 214
106% 146 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.8 4K Read 0.96 1.1
1.5 4K Write 3.24 5.2
0.3 4K Mixed 0.7 1
178% 1.64 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 206 187 187 195 210 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 226
Write 200
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 197
129% 177 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.23 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 213 214 209 218 216 MB/s
121% Outstanding
Read 208
Write 213
Mixed 83.7
SusWrite 214
131% 180 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 193 188 195 190 193 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 205
Mixed 83.4
SusWrite 191
122% 168 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.3 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 196 199 194 198 196 MB/s
107% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 184
Mixed 73
SusWrite 197
115% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGNW7JH
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 149 145 152 155 150 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 199
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 151
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 0.4
185% 2.2 MB/s
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Gaming 82%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation 72%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X99

CPU
Core i7-5820KIntel  $130Bench 77%, 101,694 samples353x
Core i7-5930KIntel  $70Bench 80%, 34,039 samples157x
Core i7-6800KIntel  $103Bench 81%, 50,196 samples127x
GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples107x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples86x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples73x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $76Bench 310%, 455,997 samples39x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples34x
950 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GBSamsung  $625Bench 223%, 54,978 samples33x
RAM
4x8GBUnknownBench 70%, 41,916 samples30x
Ripjaws 4 DDR4 2800 C16 8x8GBG.SKILLBench 120%, 113 samples24x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples21x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $606

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