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Mg04aca6

00E 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2022.

Average Bench: 89.9% (23rd of 1015)

Based on 7 user benchmarks.  Model: MG04ACA6 00E
Poor: 28%Average: 89.9% Great: 113%

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Very good average bench

The Mg04aca6 00E 6TB averaged just 10.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Mg04aca6 00E 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 3.13MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 1.07MB/s

Terrible consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Mg04aca6 00E 6TB is 85.7%. This is a particularly wide range which indicates that the Mg04aca6 00E 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.63MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 7 samples)
Rank 2389.9%
Min Avg Max
53.4 Read 154 200
37.2 Write 158 203
29.8 Mixed 86 110
40.2 SusWrite 159 194
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
1.9 4K Read 3.13 7.5
0.9 4K Write 1.63 1.8
1 4K Mixed 1.07 1.1
280% 1.94 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 200 195 186 190 196 MB/s
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 203
Mixed 110
SusWrite 194
130% 177 MB/s
4K Read 3.3
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
293% 2.07 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: FS3J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 192 191 198 196 194 MB/s
111% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 188
Mixed 110
SusWrite 193
126% 171 MB/s
4K Read 2.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
260% 1.8 MB/s
4.5TB free
Firmware: 0401
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 193 195 194 194 194 MB/s
106% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 172
Mixed 99
SusWrite 193
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 1.7 MB/s
4TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 175 181 179 177 MB/s
99% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 184
Mixed 92.4
SusWrite 178
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1.1
250% 1.7 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 167 169 162 166 169 MB/s
92% Outstanding
Read 155
Write 160
Mixed 80.3
SusWrite 166
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
235% 1.6 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 142 140 144 153 153 MB/s
79.6% Very good
Read 131
Write 162
Mixed 80.9
SusWrite 146
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
230% 1.6 MB/s
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0114
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 40 41 41 41 38 MB/s
27.6% Poor
Read 53.4
Write 37.2
Mixed 29.8
SusWrite 40.2
30% 40.2 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 1
440% 3.13 MB/s

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Desktop 90%
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Workstation 61%
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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270H GAMING - $247

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel  $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples1,583x
Core i5-7600KIntel  $169Bench 76%, 195,006 samples580x
Core i7-7700Intel  $167Bench 76%, 256,717 samples315x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples448x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples421x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples400x
SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples135x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples134x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung  $45Bench 199%, 240,629 samples90x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair  $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples231x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples142x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples102x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 96% - Outstanding Total price: $757

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