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HUS724020ALA640 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 77.9% (87th of 1015)

Based on 862 user benchmarks.  Model: HITACHI HUS724020ALA640
Poor: 57%Average: 77.9% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB averaged 22.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.74MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.27MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB is 35.4%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS724020ALA640 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 76MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 135MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 862 samples)
Rank 8777.9%
Min Avg Max
95.4 Read 136 164
76 Write 137 164
53.4 Mixed 76 92.3
93.8 SusWrite 135 162
88.7% 121 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.7 4K Read 0.89 1
1.8 4K Write 2.27 2.5
0.6 4K Mixed 0.74 0.8
162% 1.3 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 160 161 161 161 MB/s
92.5% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 152
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 161
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.47 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 162 162 162 161 MB/s
91.2% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 168
Mixed 89.9
SusWrite 162
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 157 158 158 MB/s
86.7% Excellent
Read 144
Write 150
Mixed 78
SusWrite 158
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
173% 1.4 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 123 150 149 149 150 MB/s
82.5% Excellent
Read 147
Write 142
Mixed 73.1
SusWrite 141
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.4 MB/s
433GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 108 116 106 99 107 MB/s
75.2% Very good
Read 154
Write 154
Mixed 83.9
SusWrite 108
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.47 MB/s
572GB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 120 115 120 120 118 MB/s
67.3% Good
Read 116
Write 121
Mixed 65.5
SusWrite 118
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
417GB free
Firmware: MF6ONS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 110 110 111 110 111 MB/s
64.2% Good
Read 113
Write 118
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 111
78% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
154% 1.27 MB/s
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Gaming 143%
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Desktop 101%
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Workstation
Workstation 142%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z490 UD

CPU
Core i7-10700KIntel  $236Bench 97%, 198,859 samples475x
Core i5-10400FIntel  $99Bench 85%, 153,026 samples264x
Core i5-10600KIntel  $144Bench 92%, 70,951 samples263x
GPU
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples328x
RTX 2060Nvidia  $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples162x
RTX 3060Nvidia  $275Bench 100%, 447,556 samples160x
SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples79x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $43Bench 276%, 367,854 samples76x
SA2000M8500G 500GBKingstonBench 197%, 87,883 samples66x
RAM
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples149x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples76x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBKingstonBench 90%, 54,651 samples68x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 90% - Excellent Total price: $794

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