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HDN724040ALE640 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2014.

Average Bench: 78.2% (84th of 1014)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN724040ALE640
Poor: 56%Average: 78.2% Great: 93%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HDN724040ALE640 4TB averaged 21.7% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN724040ALE640 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.37MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.91MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN724040ALE640 4TB is 37%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN724040ALE640 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 102MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 123MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 8478.2%
Min Avg Max
83.5 Read 144 170
67.8 Write 128 161
18 Mixed 102 159
91.2 SusWrite 123 157
91.7% 124 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.37 4K Read 0.91 1.2
0.97 4K Write 1.99 2.3
0.15 4K Mixed 0.37 0.8
116% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 155 155 157 159 160 MB/s
87.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 147
Mixed 18
SusWrite 157
84% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 143 143 142 144 143 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 156
Mixed 39
SusWrite 143
90% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
41GB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 105 106 108 103 111 MB/s
72.9% Very good
Read 149
Write 109
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 105
72% 99.2 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
138% 1.23 MB/s
100GB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 122 119 121 121 MB/s
66.4% Good
Read 110
Write 114
Mixed 37.3
SusWrite 121
69% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
165% 1.3 MB/s
215GB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 92 91 92 108 94 MB/s
55.9% Above average
Read 99.8
Write 80.7
Mixed 20
SusWrite 94.6
53% 73.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.23 MB/s
387GB free
Firmware: MJAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 113 114 113 115 MB/s
46.8% Average
Read 49.3
Write 126
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 113
58% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.3 MB/s
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Typical HDN724040ALE640 4TB Builds (Compare 2,544 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 10%
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Desktop
Desktop 69%
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Workstation
Workstation 9%
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Motherboard: Asus Z87-PRO - $225

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,091x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples422x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples235x
GPU
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples170x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples158x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples158x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples106x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples100x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples97x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples59x
HyperX DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBKingstonBench 50%, 19,207 samples52x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples52x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 63% - Good Total price: $450

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Intel Core i5-12400F $133Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
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