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HUS726040ALA614 4TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 92.2% (13th of 1015)

Based on 361 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS726040ALA614
Poor: 65%Average: 92.2% Great: 110%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUS726040ALA614 4TB averaged just 7.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS726040ALA614 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 4.44MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS726040ALA614 4TB is 44.7%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS726040ALA614 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.4MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 160MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 361 samples)
Rank 1392.2%
Min Avg Max
107 Read 160 194
115 Write 165 198
58 Mixed 82.4 156
102 SusWrite 161 191
104% 142 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.72 4K Read 0.92 1.1
2.39 4K Write 4.44 6.1
0.39 4K Mixed 0.67 0.9
195% 2.01 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: A5GNWD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 190 181 184 190 181 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 190
Mixed 82.7
SusWrite 185
117% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 5.2
4K Mixed 0.7
216% 2.3 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: A5DEKN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 160 171 165 159 171 MB/s
95.9% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 168
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 165
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.6
189% 2.03 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: WD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 145 149 153 143 147 MB/s
92.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 169
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 148
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 0.8
206% 2.03 MB/s
84GB free
Firmware: A5GNWD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 146 155 152 150 154 MB/s
89.5% Excellent
Read 159
Write 169
Mixed 79
SusWrite 152
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.7
4K Mixed 0.6
195% 2.1 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: A5GNWD05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 164 158 160 165 159 MB/s
89.4% Excellent
Read 150
Write 153
Mixed 75
SusWrite 161
98% 135 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.7
193% 1.93 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: A5DEKN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 142 134 139 143 138 MB/s
80.3% Excellent
Read 139
Write 144
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 140
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 4.6
4K Mixed 0.4
167% 1.97 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: A5DEKN03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 140 138 130 137 140 MB/s
76.4% Very good
Read 130
Write 136
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 136
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 0.7
192% 1.83 MB/s
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Desktop 94%
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Workstation 130%
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Motherboard: Asus TUF GAMING X570-PLUS (WI-FI) - $192

CPU
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples4,642x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples4,263x
Ryzen 5 5600XAMD  $153Bench 96%, 383,420 samples3,410x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples2,234x
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples2,073x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples1,467x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples1,835x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $104Bench 394%, 276,089 samples1,106x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples865x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples770x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples724x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair  $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples646x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $932

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