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HDN726050AL 5TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 75.6% (102nd of 1015)

Based on 29 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HDN726050AL
Poor: 50%Average: 75.6% Great: 99%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HDN726050AL 5TB averaged 24.4% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HDN726050AL 5TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.48MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.58MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDN726050AL 5TB is 48.1%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDN726050AL 5TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 89.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 81MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 29 samples)
Rank 10275.6%
Min Avg Max
114 Read 158 197
38.5 Write 102 174
36.6 Mixed 81 160
43.6 SusWrite 89.8 186
79.4% 108 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.58 4K Read 1.05 1.2
1.12 4K Write 2.58 4.3
0.1 4K Mixed 0.48 1
145% 1.37 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: APGN
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 178 180 182 186 185 MB/s
95.4% Outstanding
Read 149
Write 173
Mixed 55.4
SusWrite 183
102% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.9
4K Mixed 0.2
144% 1.77 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: T517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 44 45 44 43 43 MB/s
67.7% Good
Read 192
Write 43
Mixed 52.8
SusWrite 44
61% 82.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.2
122% 1.4 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: T517
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 42 41 41 31 MB/s
59.7% Above average
Read 168
Write 40.9
Mixed 50.1
SusWrite 39.1
55% 74.6 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.3
137% 1.5 MB/s
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Gaming 164%
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Desktop 95%
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Workstation 187%
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Motherboard: Asrock X570 Taichi - $213

CPU
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD  $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples398x
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD  $249Bench 99%, 60,132 samples381x
Ryzen 7 5800XAMD  $202Bench 98%, 128,080 samples333x
GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia  $625Bench 187%, 424,051 samples271x
RTX 3090Nvidia  $1,148Bench 210%, 158,856 samples151x
RTX 3070Nvidia  $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples144x
SSD
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $90Bench 310%, 455,997 samples171x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $102Bench 394%, 276,089 samples115x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples71x
RAM
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GBG.SKILLBench 104%, 73,741 samples121x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GBG.SKILLBench 106%, 11,505 samples67x
F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x16GBG.SKILLBench 110%, 12,538 samples38x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 78% - Very good Total price: $1,323

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