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Hitachi

HTS725050A7E635 OPAL 500GB

▲ 500 ▼

Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 55.3% (246th of 1015)

Based on 356 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HTS725050A7E635 OPAL
Poor: 30%Average: 55.3% Great: 71%

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Average average bench

The Hitachi HTS725050A7E635 OPAL 500GB averaged 44.7% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.54MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HTS725050A7E635 OPAL 500GB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HTS725050A7E635 OPAL 500GB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 33.9MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 93.4MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 356 samples)
Rank 24655.3%
Min Avg Max
25.5 Read 97.9 126
50.9 Write 102 128
17.3 Mixed 33.9 105
50.2 SusWrite 93.4 127
59.4% 81.7 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.59 0.8
0.8 4K Write 1.54 1.9
0.17 4K Mixed 0.53 0.7
112% 0.89 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
344GB free
Firmware: GS26B840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 118 117 114 117 MB/s
66.3% Good
Read 114
Write 128
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 117
69% 95.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
131% 1.07 MB/s
207GB free
Firmware: GS26B840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 100 100 100 100 101 MB/s
61.1% Good
Read 112
Write 119
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 101
64% 88.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.07 MB/s
55GB free
Firmware: GS26B840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 102 102 102 102 MB/s
60% Good
Read 107
Write 102
Mixed 31.9
SusWrite 102
62% 85.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
135% 1.1 MB/s
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS26B840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 96 98 103 95 MB/s
55.7% Above average
Read 96.7
Write 102
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 97.2
57% 79.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
119% 0.9 MB/s
409GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GH26B8Y0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 79 82 95 80 75 MB/s
51.9% Above average
Read 98.2
Write 106
Mixed 21.6
SusWrite 82.6
56% 77 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
124% 0.93 MB/s
464GB free
Firmware: GS26B840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 6.8 0 0 105 115 MB/s
40.2% Average
Read 83
Write 117
Mixed 3.2
SusWrite 56.8
46% 64.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.83 MB/s
185GB free (System drive)
Firmware: GS26B8E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 51 56 55 48 58 MB/s
20.4% Poor
Read 19.4
Write 83.2
Mixed 12
SusWrite 51.4
30% 41.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.3
74% 0.7 MB/s
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Core i7-4600MIntelBench 56%, 7,260 samples1x
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HD 4600 (Mobile 1.15 GHz)IntelBench 3%, 258,091 samples1x
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