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HDN724030ALE6400 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 72.8% (117th of 1015)

Based on 52 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN724030ALE6400
Poor: 55%Average: 72.8% Great: 90%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HDN724030ALE6400 3TB averaged 27.1% 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 0.42MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.9MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN724030ALE6400 3TB is 34.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN724030ALE6400 3TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 120MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 52 samples)
Rank 11772.8%
Min Avg Max
80.7 Read 128 163
79.9 Write 127 156
12.4 Mixed 91.2 158
54.1 SusWrite 120 152
85.8% 116 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.39 4K Read 0.9 1.16
0.81 4K Write 1.95 2.26
0.12 4K Mixed 0.42 0.8
120% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 142 142 143 147 146 MB/s
77.4% Very good
Read 126
Write 142
Mixed 53.3
SusWrite 143
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 141 143 142 142 146 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 124
Write 126
Mixed 43.2
SusWrite 142
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 109 107 107 107 109 MB/s
72.1% Very good
Read 143
Write 155
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 108
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.4 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 108 107 106 MB/s
69.8% Good
Read 136
Write 133
Mixed 34.5
SusWrite 107
74% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.3 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8OA5E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 102 106 106 105 106 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 121
Write 120
Mixed 22.3
SusWrite 105
66% 91.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
150% 1.17 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 43%
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Desktop
Desktop 85%
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Workstation
Workstation 36%
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Motherboard: Asus Z97-PRO (Wi-Fi ac)

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples583x
Core i5-4690KIntel  $53Bench 70%, 229,359 samples131x
Core i7-4790Intel  $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples84x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples140x
HD 4600 (Desktop 1.25 GHz)Intel  $15Bench 3%, 230,189 samples55x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples52x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $90Bench 112%, 695,664 samples36x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples29x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples48x
Vengeance Pro DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBCorsairBench 58%, 40,596 samples31x
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples28x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 62% - Good Total price: $678

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