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HDS723030ALA640 3TB

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Release date ≈ Q4 2016.

Average Bench: 66.9% (147th of 1015)

Based on 6 user benchmarks.  Model: eSATA-2 HDS723030ALA640
Poor: 60%Average: 66.9% Great: 73%

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Above average average bench

The Esata-2 HDS723030ALA640 3TB averaged 33.1% 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 0.53MB/s
Avg. 4K Random Read Speed 0.96MB/s

Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the Esata-2 HDS723030ALA640 3TB is just 12.6%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the Esata-2 HDS723030ALA640 3TB performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Sequential Mixed IO Speed 91.8MB/s
Avg. Sequential Write Speed 114MB/s
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Average Bench

(Based on 6 samples)
Rank 14766.9%
Min Avg Max
106 Read 117 129
103 Write 114 125
63.7 Mixed 91.8 128
114 SusWrite 115 116
80.8% 109 MB/s
Min Avg Max
0.83 4K Read 0.96 1.03
1.54 4K Write 1.8 2.1
0.22 4K Mixed 0.53 0.9
132% 1.09 MB/s
User Benchmarks BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
The fastest HDD (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
2TB free
Firmware: MKAOA3B0 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
72.6% Very good
Read 129
Write 124
Mixed 78.3
82% 110 MB/s
4K Read 1.03
4K Write 1.72
4K Mixed 0.44
124% 1.07 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA800 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
70.4% Very good
Read 120
Write 125
Mixed 128
94% 124 MB/s
4K Read 0.89
4K Write 1.87
4K Mixed 0.39
115% 1.05 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 115 115 115 116 118 MB/s
67.6% Good
Read 120
Write 105
Mixed 63.7
SusWrite 116
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
170% 1.3 MB/s
1TB free
Firmware: MKAOA800 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
66.1% Good
Read 115
Write 116
Mixed 127
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.83
4K Write 1.57
4K Mixed 0.22
88% 0.87 MB/s
1.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 114 114 114 114 115 MB/s
64.4% Good
Read 110
Write 108
Mixed 76.8
SusWrite 114
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
179% 1.3 MB/s
915GB free
Firmware: MKAO Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s
60.1% Good
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 77.4
71% 95.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.99
4K Write 1.54
4K Mixed 0.41
116% 0.98 MB/s

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The number of benchmark samples for this model as a percentage of all 53,394,947 HDDs tested

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Gaming
Gaming 45%
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Desktop
Desktop 79%
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Workstation
Workstation 39%
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Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH X79 - $335

CPU
Core i7-3930KIntel  $280Bench 74%, 33,172 samples440x
Core i7-3820IntelBench 70%, 38,674 samples385x
Core i7-4820KIntel  $110Bench 72%, 23,169 samples298x
GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia  $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples106x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia  $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples105x
GTX 1080Nvidia  $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples101x
SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung  $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples77x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung  $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples63x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung  $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples62x
RAM
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 53%, 20,667 samples30x
Dominator DHX DDR3 1866 C9 4x4GBCorsairBench 73%, 416 samples21x
Vengeance DDR3 1866 4x8GBCorsairBench 88%, 441 samples19x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 77% - Very good Total price: $808

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