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HUS72403 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 75.9% (101st of 1015)

Based on 89 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HUS72403
Poor: 47%Average: 75.9% Great: 92%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HUS72403 3TB averaged 24.1% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUS72403 3TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.66MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.2MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS72403 3TB is 44.8%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS72403 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 72.7MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 131MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 89 samples)
Rank 10175.9%
Min Avg Max
64 Read 131 170
97.6 Write 140 170
24.6 Mixed 72.7 120
80.8 SusWrite 133 160
87.4% 119 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.78 1.05
1.65 4K Write 2.2 2.5
0.22 4K Mixed 0.66 0.8
147% 1.21 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 165 166 165 165 MB/s
93.6% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 163
Mixed 92.5
SusWrite 165
107% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
181% 1.47 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 87 88 88 88 MB/s
66.2% Good
Read 143
Write 161
Mixed 39.8
SusWrite 87.6
78% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
160% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MJ8O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 87 87 87 88 88 MB/s
64% Good
Read 135
Write 165
Mixed 41
SusWrite 87.5
78% 107 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
179% 1.43 MB/s
805GB free
Firmware: MJ8O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 109 112 111 111 MB/s
61% Good
Read 100
Write 125
Mixed 34
SusWrite 112
67% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 43 43 43 43 43 MB/s
58.6% Above average
Read 161
Write 43
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 43.3
56% 76.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
128% 0.77 MB/s
511GB free
Firmware: MJ8O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 102 102 102 102 99 MB/s
51.4% Above average
Read 77.2
Write 109
Mixed 51
SusWrite 102
62% 84.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.8
167% 1.3 MB/s
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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,321,234 HDDs tested

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Typical HUS72403 3TB Builds (Compare 888 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 58%
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Desktop
Desktop 73%
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Workstation
Workstation 66%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision T5600

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 01stBench 68%, 2,388 samples96x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2620 01stBench 55%, 2,873 samples82x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2687W 01stBench 71%, 1,646 samples62x
GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples51x
Quadro 4000NvidiaBench 7%, 8,609 samples49x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples47x
SSD
A400 480GBKingston  $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples20x
BX500 240GBCrucial  $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples19x
A400 240GBKingston  $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples18x
RAM
HMT31GR7CFR4C-PB 4x8GBHynix-00ADBench 78%, 761 samples41x
M393B1K70DH0-CK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 79%, 545 samples39x
M393B1G70BH0-YK0 4x8GBSamsung-00CEBench 67%, 378 samples24x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 118% - Outstanding Total price: $170

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