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HDN 726060ALE614 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 82.2% (65th of 1015)

Based on 49 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN 726060ALE614
Poor: 14%Average: 82.2% Great: 117%

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Very good average bench

The Hitachi HDN 726060ALE614 6TB averaged just 17.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN 726060ALE614 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.71MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.15MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN 726060ALE614 6TB is 104%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN 726060ALE614 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 94.4MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 133MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 49 samples)
Rank 6582.2%
Min Avg Max
31.5 Read 147 212
28.5 Write 147 210
26.8 Mixed 94.4 196
10.3 SusWrite 133 214
96% 131 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.94 1.1
0.7 4K Write 2.15 5
0.29 4K Mixed 0.71 1.1
158% 1.27 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 207 212 202 208 205 MB/s
117% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 200
Mixed 75.7
SusWrite 208
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
178% 1.2 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 206 202 194 207 205 MB/s
110% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 192
Mixed 85.4
SusWrite 204
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
722GB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 168 167 167 166 151 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 183
Mixed 73.8
SusWrite 165
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
171% 1.17 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 158 158 154 159 161 MB/s
89.7% Excellent
Read 153
Write 154
Mixed 83
SusWrite 159
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 4.2
4K Mixed 0.5
167% 1.83 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 163 159 157 154 158 162 MB/s
89.6% Excellent
Read 154
Write 150
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 159
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
145% 1.2 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 60 61 59 59 85 MB/s
67.9% Good
Read 173
Write 185
Mixed 79.8
SusWrite 63.2
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
180% 1.17 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 58 57 55 54 71 MB/s
63.6% Good
Read 165
Write 169
Mixed 71.2
SusWrite 56.6
85% 115 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.13 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 214%
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Desktop 116%
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Workstation 251%
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System: Corsair ONE i300

CPU
Core i9-12900KIntel  $297Bench 117%, 66,991 samples104x
Core i9-13900KIntel  $475Bench 129%, 49,132 samples4x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples53x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia  $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples46x
RTX 4080Nvidia  $720Bench 290%, 22,998 samples7x
SSD
MZVL22T0HBLB-00A00 2TBSamsungBench 423%, 266 samples84x
MZVL22T0HBLB-00B00 2TBSamsungBench 391%, 3,483 samples21x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $150Bench 336%, 200,600 samples1x
RAM
CM5S16GM4800A40N2 2x16GBCorsairBench 155%, 50 samples71x
CM5S32GM4800A40N2 2x31.5GBCorsairBench 159%, 26 samples31x
Vengeance LPX 6000 C36 2x16GBCorsairBench 172%, 2,870 samples3x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 85% - Excellent Total price: $922

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