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HDN 726050ALE610 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 85.5% (44th of 1015)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN 726050ALE610
Poor: 61%Average: 85.5% Great: 108%

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Very good average bench

The Hitachi HDN 726050ALE610 5TB averaged just 14.5% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN 726050ALE610 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.96MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN 726050ALE610 5TB is 47%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN 726050ALE610 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Write Speed 147MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 126MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 4485.5%
Min Avg Max
98.7 Read 154 194
102 Write 147 203
62.7 Mixed 126 185
125 SusWrite 153 189
107% 145 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.62 4K Read 0.96 1.18
1 4K Write 2.1 4.5
0.3 4K Mixed 0.6 1
145% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 181 180 176 188 179 MB/s
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 203
Mixed 87.8
SusWrite 181
122% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.3
158% 1.93 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 148 148 154 156 150 MB/s
88.7% Excellent
Read 157
Write 159
Mixed 75
SusWrite 152
99% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.13 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 149 137 125 162 150 MB/s
86.3% Excellent
Read 154
Write 173
Mixed 72.7
SusWrite 146
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.4
164% 1.83 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 149 145 144 152 150 MB/s
83.8% Excellent
Read 144
Write 150
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 148
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 1
167% 0.97 MB/s
867GB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 122 128 126 127 MB/s
64.3% Good
Read 98.7
Write 121
Mixed 62.7
SusWrite 125
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 1
179% 1.1 MB/s
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Typical HDN 726050ALE610 5TB Builds (Compare 1,356 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 23%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 19%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus P6X58D-E

CPU
Core i7-950Intel  $100Bench 66%, 36,389 samples498x
Core i7 930Intel  $199Bench 64%, 19,497 samples201x
Core i7 960Intel  $220Bench 68%, 16,233 samples145x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples74x
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples74x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples68x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples47x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples40x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples40x
RAM
6x4GBUnknownBench 47%, 28,320 samples231x
6x2GBUnknownBench 46%, 38,297 samples223x
3x4GBUnknownBench 42%, 39,448 samples132x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 67% - Good Total price: $299

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