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HUA72303 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q1 2015.

Average Bench: 71.6% (121st of 1015)

Based on 237 user benchmarks.  Model: Hitachi HUA72303
Poor: 42%Average: 71.6% Great: 88%

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Good average bench

The Hitachi HUA72303 3TB averaged 28.4% 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 0.83MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.94MB/s

Average consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Hitachi HUA72303 3TB is 46.3%. This is a relatively wide range which indicates that the Hitachi HUA72303 3TB performs inconsistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 70.5MB/s
Avg. Sustained Write Speed 122MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 237 samples)
Rank 12171.6%
Min Avg Max
63.5 Read 127 157
40.6 Write 125 154
40.5 Mixed 70.5 88.2
42 SusWrite 122 153
81.5% 111 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.62 4K Read 0.94 1.2
0.7 4K Write 1.87 2.3
0.52 4K Mixed 0.83 1.1
166% 1.22 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2.5TB free
Firmware: A6L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 141 139 141 138 MB/s
79.2% Very good
Read 137
Write 139
Mixed 76.7
SusWrite 139
90% 123 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
201% 1.33 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: NS00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 130 129 128 MB/s
76.6% Very good
Read 139
Write 135
Mixed 81.3
SusWrite 128
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
180% 1.37 MB/s
2TB free
Firmware: AA50
SusWrite @10s intervals: 139 139 140 140 140 140 MB/s
76.2% Very good
Read 126
Write 122
Mixed 77.7
SusWrite 140
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1.1
207% 1.43 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 94 107 106 108 106 MB/s
64.7% Good
Read 121
Write 117
Mixed 51.7
SusWrite 104
72% 98.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
2.5TB free
Firmware: MKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 41 42 42 41 42 MB/s
61% Good
Read 171
Write 42.5
Mixed 54
SusWrite 41.4
57% 77.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.83 MB/s
58GB free
Firmware: MKAO
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 76 77 77 MB/s
57.9% Above average
Read 125
Write 148
Mixed 57.9
SusWrite 76.5
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.4 MB/s
2.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: A5V0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 73 75 71 85 94 MB/s
55.1% Above average
Read 116
Write 118
Mixed 65.4
SusWrite 76.3
69% 93.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.97 MB/s
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Gaming
Gaming 31%
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Desktop
Desktop 77%
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Workstation
Workstation 41%
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Motherboard: Dell Precision Tower 7910

CPU
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2680 v41stBench 66%, 1,252 samples60x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2690 v41stBench 72%, 529 samples57x
CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2630 v31stBench 64%, 1,710 samples47x
GPU
Quadro M4000NvidiaBench 32%, 9,043 samples102x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples70x
RTX 3060-TiNvidia  $340Bench 128%, 442,467 samples70x
SSD
CT1000P3SSD8 1TBBench 268%, 44,174 samples68x
980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $94Bench 251%, 262,559 samples29x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung  $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples29x
RAM
9ASF1G72PZ-2G3B1 8x8GBMicronBench 112%, 172 samples40x
HMA81GR7AFR8N-UH 8x8GBHynixBench 112%, 137 samples34x
HMA41GR7MFR8N-TF 8x8GBHynixBench 109%, 271 samples33x
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