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G-DRIVE with Thu 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 92% (14th of 1015)

Based on 45 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST G-DRIVE with Thu
Poor: 21%Average: 92% Great: 122%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 6TB averaged just 7.9% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.81MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.69MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 6TB is 101%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Hitachi G-DRIVE with Thu 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 88.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 158MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 45 samples)
Rank 1492%
Min Avg Max
33.2 Read 159 216
9 Write 159 233
12.4 Mixed 88.2 187
16.1 SusWrite 158 214
103% 141 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.2 4K Read 0.91 1.1
0.1 4K Write 2.69 4.9
0.1 4K Mixed 0.81 1.1
177% 1.47 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 198 197 194 195 197 MB/s
115% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 199
Mixed 89.2
SusWrite 196
126% 172 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
160% 1.17 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 169 166 165 168 MB/s
109% Outstanding
Read 214
Write 217
Mixed 94
SusWrite 167
126% 173 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1
190% 1.3 MB/s
637GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 190 192 192 187 188 193 MB/s
104% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 174
Mixed 74.1
SusWrite 190
111% 153 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.17 MB/s
957GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 191 193 196 195 197 MB/s
101% Outstanding
Read 157
Write 174
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 194
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.9
4K Mixed 0.9
232% 2.27 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 160 156 119 155 158 MB/s
98.2% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 136
Mixed 91.5
SusWrite 147
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 1.8 23 21 19 20 MB/s
21% Poor
Read 57.4
Write 9
Mixed 12.4
SusWrite 16.1
17% 23.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
21% 0.13 MB/s
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Gaming 133%
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Desktop
Desktop 92%
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Workstation
Workstation 144%
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Motherboard: Asus PRIME X299-DELUXE II

CPU
Core i9-10900XIntelBench 85%, 6,322 samples121x
Core i9-10980XEIntel  $1,100Bench 84%, 4,959 samples85x
Core i9-10920XIntel  $850Bench 87%, 3,007 samples80x
GPU
RTX 2080-TiNvidia  $441Bench 156%, 357,946 samples91x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,198Bench 210%, 158,856 samples86x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples57x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $93Bench 310%, 455,997 samples85x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung  $159Bench 336%, 200,600 samples38x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $157Bench 297%, 331,647 samples30x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GBCorsairBench 87%, 76,101 samples14x
CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 92%, 92,358 samples12x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 82%, 1,079 samples10x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $534

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