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MAL32000SA-T72 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q2 2016.

Average Bench: 68% (140th of 1015)

Based on 30 user benchmarks.  Model: MARSHAL MAL32000SA-T72
Poor: 29%Average: 68% Great: 84%

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Above average average bench

The Marshal MAL32000SA-T72 2TB averaged 32.0% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.67MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.09MB/s

Below average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Marshal MAL32000SA-T72 2TB is 55.2%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Marshal MAL32000SA-T72 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 111MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)
Rank 14068%
Min Avg Max
38 Read 125 157
31 Write 125 157
25.1 Mixed 81.6 171
21 SusWrite 111 157
81.3% 110 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.4 4K Read 0.83 1.3
1.38 4K Write 2.09 3.2
0.17 4K Mixed 0.67 1.1
148% 1.2 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1TB free
Firmware: FP4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 166 159 161 162 160 MB/s
84.8% Excellent
Read 134
Write 125
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 161
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.27 MB/s
398GB free
Firmware: FP4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 136 136 137 MB/s
84% Excellent
Read 157
Write 157
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 136
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
195% 1.3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 136 138 135 137 138 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 151
Write 149
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 136
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.63 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MT2A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 141 142 142 142 MB/s
78% Very good
Read 130
Write 151
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 142
88% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
136% 1.07 MB/s
824GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 125 128 126 127 128 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 135
Write 126
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 126
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
71GB free
Firmware: FL1A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 88 61 62 100 47 MB/s
53.7% Above average
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 58.9
SusWrite 73.5
67% 90.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.9
182% 1.43 MB/s
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Gaming 55%
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Desktop 91%
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Workstation 50%
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Motherboard: Asrock Z370 Pro4 - $107

CPU
Core i7-8700KIntel  $186Bench 88%, 746,287 samples1,056x
Core i5-8600KIntel  $173Bench 91%, 264,837 samples758x
Core i5-8400Intel  $131Bench 82%, 312,220 samples643x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples424x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples361x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples304x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples114x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples112x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples92x
RAM
Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 82%, 163,634 samples127x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples113x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 97% - Outstanding Total price: $526

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