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S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB

S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB
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Effective Speed -15%Effective Speed -15%Average Score +7% Read -13%, Write -6%, 4K Read 105%, 4K Write -7%, Mixed 0%, 4K Mixed -12%, SusWrite -17%Peak Score +55% Read -9%, Write -6%, 4K Read 338%, 4K Write -5%, Mixed 55%, 4K Mixed 17%, SusWrite -6%Value & Sentiment User Rating -19%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves +28% Age 28%

Barracuda 7200.14 1TB

Average Bench: 76.8% (94^th of 1015)

Based on 30 user benchmarks. Model: GENERIC S400 HARD DRIVE

Poor: 52%Average: 76.8% Great: 102%

Popular builds with this HDD

Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (2)

Good average bench

The Generic S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB averaged 23.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Generic S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 2.66MB/s

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.77MB/s

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Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Generic S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB is 49.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Generic S400 HARD DRIVE 4TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 82.4MB/s

Avg. Sustained Write Speed 130MB/s

Average Bench

(Based on 30 samples)

Rank 9476.8%

Min	Avg	Max
3	Read 137	183
20	Write 136	177
8.8	Mixed 82.4	152
22.8	SusWrite 130	186
89.1% 121 MB/s

Min	Avg	Max
0	4K Read 2.66	7.5
0.05	4K Write 2.01	2.4
0	4K Mixed 0.77	1.2
234% 1.81 MB/s

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The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

AUS-User, 12 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 184 176 188 173 186 MB/s

102% Outstanding

Write 151

Mixed 68.7

SusWrite 182

105% 144 MB/s

4K Read 5.2

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1.1

380% 2.83 MB/s

AUS-User, 12 months ago.

3.5TB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 172 185 172 183 MB/s

98% Outstanding

Write 160

Mixed 62.1

SusWrite 178

102% 141 MB/s

4K Read 5.3

4K Write 2.1

4K Mixed 1

371% 2.8 MB/s

AUS-User, 21 months ago.

189GB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 168 163 170 171 170 MB/s

92.3% Outstanding

Write 168

Mixed 67.6

SusWrite 154

101% 139 MB/s

4K Read 4.3

4K Write 2.3

4K Mixed 1.2

355% 2.6 MB/s

AUS-User, 1 month ago.

26GB free

Firmware: FP2A

SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 113 113 114 114 113 MB/s

74.3% Very good

Write 146

Mixed 64.1

SusWrite 108

86% 117 MB/s

4K Read 2.9

4K Write 2.2

4K Mixed 1.2

295% 2.1 MB/s

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Gaming 22%

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Desktop 71%

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Workstation 17%

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Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3

CPU
Core i5 760Intel $100Bench 64%, 34,495 samples	139x
Core i5-750Intel $72Bench 62%, 43,796 samples	128x
Core i7 870Intel $100Bench 66%, 37,228 samples	87x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	31x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	26x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	23x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	16x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples	16x

RAM
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	110x
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	95x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	78x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $187

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Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3 (2)

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Average Bench: 76.8% (94^th of 1015)

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Average Bench: 76.8% (94^th of 1015)