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HUS 724020ALE640 2TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2014.

Average Bench: 67.2% (144th of 1015)

Based on 26 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUS 724020ALE640
Poor: 48%Average: 67.2% Great: 83%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HUS 724020ALE640 2TB averaged 32.8% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.48MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 1.92MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUS 724020ALE640 2TB is 35.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUS 724020ALE640 2TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 86.7MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 106MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 26 samples)
Rank 14467.2%
Min Avg Max
73.6 Read 124 159
48 Write 113 152
56 Mixed 86.7 140
15.1 SusWrite 106 149
79.5% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.46 4K Read 0.78 1
0.43 4K Write 1.92 2.5
0.16 4K Mixed 0.48 0.8
122% 1.06 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 149 148 150 149 150 MB/s
83.1% Excellent
Read 140
Write 150
Mixed 73.3
SusWrite 149
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
175% 1.4 MB/s
609GB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 126 126 126 126 127 MB/s
81.7% Excellent
Read 159
Write 152
Mixed 89
SusWrite 126
97% 131 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.8
171% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 132 133 132 134 MB/s
80.1% Excellent
Read 146
Write 147
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 133
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
165% 1.27 MB/s
870GB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 122 121 121 122 121 MB/s
69.6% Good
Read 122
Write 132
Mixed 67.3
SusWrite 121
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.8
169% 1.33 MB/s
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 110 97 127 110 135 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 122
Write 130
Mixed 63.9
SusWrite 108
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
241GB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 101 101 101 101 101 MB/s
63.9% Good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 101
73% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 111 104 109 46 MB/s
55.3% Above average
Read 97.7
Write 57.1
Mixed 59.2
SusWrite 94.9
57% 77.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
146% 1.13 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MJ6O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s
28.3% Poor
Read 83.5
Write 52
Mixed 61.2
SusWrite 14.4
40% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
156% 1.27 MB/s
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Typical HUS 724020ALE640 2TB Builds (Compare 20 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 2%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 41%
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Workstation
Workstation 2%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-M52LT-D3

CPU
Athlon II X3 445AMD  $100Bench 44%, 3,101 samples4x
Phenom II X4 955AMD  $83Bench 51%, 41,403 samples2x
Athlon II X3 450AMD  $80Bench 44%, 4,468 samples2x
GPU
Radeon HD 5450AMDBench 1%, 66,079 samples4x
GTX 750-TiNvidia  $92Bench 17%, 309,423 samples2x
HD 7750AMDBench 8%, 22,655 samples2x
SSD
AGILITY3 60GBOCZBench 42%, 14,293 samples3x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $38Bench 54%, 339,020 samples1x
SSD 120GBBench 68%, 22,748 samples1x
RAM
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples4x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples2x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples2x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 58% - Above average Total price: $100

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