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HDS721010CLA330 1TB

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Release date ≤ Q4 2013.

Average Bench: 60.3% (189th of 1015)

Based on 8,135 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HDS721010CLA330
Poor: 39%Average: 60.3% Great: 77%

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Above average average bench

The Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB averaged 39.6% 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 0.76MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.72MB/s

Above average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB is 38.5%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HDS721010CLA330 1TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 57.2MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 103MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 8,135 samples)
Rank 18960.3%
Min Avg Max
62.5 Read 107 136
66 Write 107 138
38.5 Mixed 57.2 69.2
54.1 SusWrite 103 137
68.6% 93.6 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.5 4K Read 0.72 0.8
1.1 4K Write 1.39 1.5
0.6 4K Mixed 0.76 0.9
140% 0.96 MB/s
User Benchmarks Bench Sequential Random 4k Deep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
652GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 131 132 132 132 133 MB/s
75.6% Very good
Read 132
Write 126
Mixed 66.7
SusWrite 131
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
196GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 129 128 128 127 MB/s
70.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 125
Mixed 62.2
SusWrite 127
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
577GB free
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 121 126 127 126 124 MB/s
68.9% Good
Read 115
Write 114
Mixed 64.7
SusWrite 125
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
377GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JP4OA3MA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 86 84 91 97 101 MB/s
47.7% Average
Read 81.1
Write 92.5
Mixed 42.6
SusWrite 84.9
55% 75.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming 88%
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Desktop 86%
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Workstation
Workstation 85%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $115

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD  $210Bench 82%, 1,019,302 samples40,831x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD  $295Bench 84%, 696,534 samples13,376x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD  $329Bench 83%, 281,928 samples9,897x
GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD  $400Bench 104%, 407,956 samples9,326x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia  $510Bench 118%, 551,178 samples8,858x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia  $240Bench 71%, 321,694 samples6,297x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $80Bench 105%, 696,984 samples3,629x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $65Bench 284%, 370,885 samples3,018x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung  $72Bench 273%, 374,578 samples2,964x
RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $67Bench 85%, 566,994 samples10,659x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair  $88Bench 85%, 287,774 samples5,208x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL  $60Bench 84%, 269,433 samples4,373x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 69% - Good Total price: $872

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