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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 79.3% (83rd of 1015)

Based on 99 user benchmarks.  Model: MB4000GDUPB
Poor: 50%Average: 79.3% Great: 96%

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Good average bench

The MB4000GDUPB 4TB averaged 20.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the MB4000GDUPB 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.96MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 2.7MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the MB4000GDUPB 4TB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the MB4000GDUPB 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 60.6MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 134MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 99 samples)
Rank 8379.3%
Min Avg Max
91.5 Read 142 173
43.3 Write 135 165
46 Mixed 60.6 67.9
40.9 SusWrite 134 168
85.9% 118 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.6 4K Read 0.84 0.9
0.6 4K Write 2.7 3.1
0.64 4K Mixed 0.96 1.1
192% 1.5 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
3.5TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 167 170 164 169 169 MB/s
94.1% Outstanding
Read 161
Write 158
Mixed 63.1
SusWrite 167
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
219% 1.73 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 127 131 129 128 MB/s
82.3% Excellent
Read 158
Write 153
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 129
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1
206% 1.67 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 141 142 140 144 142 MB/s
78.5% Very good
Read 132
Write 140
Mixed 59.8
SusWrite 142
86% 118 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
187% 1.53 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 139 142 136 143 140 MB/s
75.1% Very good
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 54.9
SusWrite 139
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 0.9
195% 1.63 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 108 113 111 108 112 MB/s
72% Very good
Read 140
Write 136
Mixed 58.3
SusWrite 110
81% 111 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 0.7
171% 1.53 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: HPG4
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 128 140 139 137 138 MB/s
64.8% Good
Read 99
Write 100
Mixed 45
SusWrite 127
68% 92.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.8
123% 0.67 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s
58.5% Above average
Read 163
Write 40.2
Mixed 41.2
SusWrite 40.6
52% 71.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.77 MB/s
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Typical MB4000GDUPB 4TB Builds (Compare 1,063 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 28%
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Motherboard: Asus M5A99FX PRO R2.0 - $200

CPU
FX-8350AMD  $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples564x
FX-8320AMD  $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples138x
FX-6300AMD  $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples80x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples67x
RX 580AMD  $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples62x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples59x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples41x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples40x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples33x
RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples37x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 34,385 samples24x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples18x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 57% - Above average Total price: $610

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