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HUH728060ALE600 6TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 90.7% (18th of 1015)

Based on 117 user benchmarks.  Model: HGST HUH728060ALE600
Poor: 65%Average: 90.7% Great: 106%

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Excellent average bench

The Hitachi HUH728060ALE600 6TB averaged just 9.2% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This is an excellent result which ranks the Hitachi HUH728060ALE600 6TB near the top of the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. 4K Random Mixed IO Speed 0.6MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Write Speed 3.25MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUH728060ALE600 6TB is 40.6%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUH728060ALE600 6TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 78MB/s
Avg. Sequential Read Speed 156MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 117 samples)
Rank 1890.7%
Min Avg Max
109 Read 156 187
120 Write 163 193
55.9 Mixed 78 109
98.6 SusWrite 161 188
102% 139 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.72 4K Read 0.97 1.1
1.2 4K Write 3.25 5.42
0.2 4K Mixed 0.6 1
167% 1.6 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
5.5TB free
Firmware: T52B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 192 189 190 181 MB/s
105% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 188
Mixed 84.6
SusWrite 187
116% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.07 MB/s
5.5TB free
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 194 180 180 193 197 MB/s
102% Outstanding
Read 167
Write 172
Mixed 77
SusWrite 190
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
166% 1.37 MB/s
5.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 176 181 186 179 177 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 172
Write 169
Mixed 78.9
SusWrite 178
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 0.8
177% 1.43 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 186 189 188 178 180 MB/s
100% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 178
Mixed 76.9
SusWrite 184
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
161% 1.1 MB/s
3TB free
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 163 161 164 170 161 MB/s
95.7% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 175
Mixed 85.3
SusWrite 164
109% 148 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
152% 1.2 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 106 109 106 102 107 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 95.3
Write 99.8
Mixed 55.5
SusWrite 106
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.4
147% 1.6 MB/s
23GB free
Firmware: A4GNT7J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 107 104 106 106 MB/s
56.6% Above average
Read 90.6
Write 73
Mixed 53.6
SusWrite 106
59% 80.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 3.5
4K Mixed 0.3
136% 1.57 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 41%
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Desktop
Desktop 81%
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Workstation
Workstation 35%
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Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VI HERO - $190

CPU
Core i7-4770KIntel  $120Bench 74%, 172,887 samples1,160x
Core i5-4670KIntel  $62Bench 68%, 128,482 samples410x
Core i7-4790KIntel  $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples298x
GPU
GTX 970Nvidia  $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples187x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $265Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples185x
GTX 1070Nvidia  $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples176x
SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples95x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung  $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples93x
840 Evo 250GBSamsung  $95Bench 96%, 217,115 samples91x
RAM
TridentX DDR3 2400 C10 2x8GBG.SKILLBench 67%, 24,592 samples88x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples63x
Savage DDR3 2400 C11 2x8GBHyperXBench 63%, 20,216 samples51x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 60% - Good Total price: $640

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